Hello all! As Chad explained last week, I'm now on tour with a fantastic orchestra called The English Concert. We had a whirlwind three days of rehearsal, and our first concert is tomorrow. We rehearsed in London, but we're starting the tour off in Paris. I wish I had more time to enjoy the city, but we leave already the morning after the concert! The European part of the tour goes by very quickly, and I head back to America on Monday to await the next couple concerts. I'll spend about two weeks there (broken up by a trip to Michigan) and I hope to see a bunch of my old friends. That's one of the nice things about this career. I meet so many different people, and even if I don't live in the same city as my friends, something usually takes me back to those cities, and I'm able to catch up with friends! Case in point, last night in London I got together with a big group of people that I hadn't seen since the summer of 2011, and it was such fun! I have to thank Facebook for helping me stay in contact with all these people!
The street where the rehearsal hall was located. Between the buildings
in the distance you can see the famous London Eye.
An orchestral rehearsal of Radamisto. Harry Bicket conducts the orchestra while
playing the harpsichord. The man standing to the right is
David Daniels, who sings the title role.
After rehearsal on Sunday night, one of my new colleagues invited me to come with her to an Evensong church service. I had never been to an Evensong service, and had always been interested, because most of the service is sung! The cathedral was beautiful, and so was the music. I love all the history that is present in these old cities, and was happy for this surprise outing!
St. Mark's lit up at night. It looks a little spookier than it did in real life!
I left my hotel in London this morning (they were kind enough to let me leave one of my suitcases there, since I'll be returning late Friday night anyway!), and in the taxi on the way to the train station (yes, train station! I took the Eurostar train from London to Paris, which means I got to go through the Chunnel! It was dark.) I spotted this little street! Chad and I will have to go back to it someday and see if it leads anywhere special.
Well, I should rest up for the big concert tomorrow night! Hard to believe that I'll be in the States by this time next week. Until then!
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