Random musings about chorus rehearsal

• During tonight's rehearsal we did a musical "thank you" to our acting musical director, Lee, to the tune of the last movement in the Britten Ceremony of Carols, "Deo Gracias". It occurred to me that we have at long last (since redcub's departure from the RGMC) found our new resident filk artist. (No, that is not a typo.)


• Also in the C of C there is a section of "There is no rose" in Latin which goes "Res miranda" (translation: "a thing to behold"). To show how evil and twisted one can get with the most pious of lyrics, imagine this set to the tune of "Help Me, Rhonda": "Res miranda, res, res miranda..." ;-)


• Then there was the moment during our small group rehearsal for the Rachmaninoff pieces we're doing, in which the lead baritone, Todd, was sort of conducting, both with his head and with his music folder (Does that make him a semi-conductor? ;-). Lee pointed out that he needed Todd to "give us more head" (and less folder). ;-)

P.S. Brandy (see icon) is so cute when she sacks out on the corner of the bed and snores.