Dear friends! Another tour comes to an end. This one has been slightly odd, weather-wise, as it snowed in Dallas and was below freezing in Florida, yet was in the 60s Farenheit in Salt Lake City with no snow to be seen (very unusual in February). We suffered a rather silly flight cancellation and lost baggage misery, but then some rather humorous shopping experiences and dress-down concerts to follow. It's included encounters with several former KS colleagues (Messrs. Lawson, Chilcott, Phoenix and Tyson) and performed to well over 20,000 people in our three weeks here. All in all, a great month of work. Always keen to champion new music, we premiered two works - the first by Philip Lawson, a wonderful setting of words by James Joyce for the KS and SATB choir, and the second a piece by Jake Heggie that was commissioned by and for ACDA. This last piece will certainly remain in our repertoire as it represents a new voice within the KS library. Our rest time at home is slightly curtailed compared to the usual schedule, as we're off to Holland on Saturday for performances in Den Haag and (on Sunday morning) at Het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam (always my answer when asked to pick a favourite venue). We're nearing the Easter break, but there's plenty of wonderful music to be made before then. We hope many of you can join us for the ride!
Dear friends! Another tour comes to an end. This one has been slightly odd, weather-wise, as it snowed in Dallas and was below freezing in Florida, yet was in the 60s Farenheit in Salt Lake City with no snow to be seen (very unusual in February). We suffered a rather silly flight cancellation and lost baggage misery, but then some rather humorous shopping experiences and dress-down concerts to follow. It's included encounters with several former KS colleagues (Messrs. Lawson, Chilcott, Phoenix and Tyson) and performed to well over 20,000 people in our three weeks here. All in all, a great month of work. Always keen to champion new music, we premiered two works - the first by Philip Lawson, a wonderful setting of words by James Joyce for the KS and SATB choir, and the second a piece by Jake Heggie that was commissioned by and for ACDA. This last piece will certainly remain in our repertoire as it represents a new voice within the KS library. Our rest time at home is slightly curtailed compared to the usual schedule, as we're off to Holland on Saturday for performances in Den Haag and (on Sunday morning) at Het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam (always my answer when asked to pick a favourite venue). We're nearing the Easter break, but there's plenty of wonderful music to be made before then. We hope many of you can join us for the ride!
Dear friends! Another tour comes to an end. This one has been slightly odd, weather-wise, as it snowed in Dallas and was below freezing in Florida, yet was in the 60s Farenheit in Salt Lake City with no snow to be seen (very unusual in February). We suffered a rather silly flight cancellation and lost baggage misery, but then some rather humorous shopping experiences and dress-down concerts to follow. It's included encounters with several former KS colleagues (Messrs. Lawson, Chilcott, Phoenix and Tyson) and performed to well over 20,000 people in our three weeks here. All in all, a great month of work. Always keen to champion new music, we premiered two works - the first by Philip Lawson, a wonderful setting of words by James Joyce for the KS and SATB choir, and the second a piece by Jake Heggie that was commissioned by and for ACDA. This last piece will certainly remain in our repertoire as it represents a new voice within the KS library. Our rest time at home is slightly curtailed compared to the usual schedule, as we're off to Holland on Saturday for performances in Den Haag and (on Sunday morning) at Het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam (always my answer when asked to pick a favourite venue). We're nearing the Easter break, but there's plenty of wonderful music to be made before then. We hope many of you can join us for the ride!
Dear friends! Another tour comes to an end. This one has been slightly odd, weather-wise, as it snowed in Dallas and was below freezing in Florida, yet was in the 60s Farenheit in Salt Lake City with no snow to be seen (very unusual in February). We suffered a rather silly flight cancellation and lost baggage misery, but then some rather humorous shopping experiences and dress-down concerts to follow. It's included encounters with several former KS colleagues (Messrs. Lawson, Chilcott, Phoenix and Tyson) and performed to well over 20,000 people in our three weeks here. All in all, a great month of work. Always keen to champion new music, we premiered two works - the first by Philip Lawson, a wonderful setting of words by James Joyce for the KS and SATB choir, and the second a piece by Jake Heggie that was commissioned by and for ACDA. This last piece will certainly remain in our repertoire as it represents a new voice within the KS library. Our rest time at home is slightly curtailed compared to the usual schedule, as we're off to Holland on Saturday for performances in Den Haag and (on Sunday morning) at Het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam (always my answer when asked to pick a favourite venue). We're nearing the Easter break, but there's plenty of wonderful music to be made before then. We hope many of you can join us for the ride!
Dear friends! Another tour comes to an end. This one has been slightly odd, weather-wise, as it snowed in Dallas and was below freezing in Florida, yet was in the 60s Farenheit in Salt Lake City with no snow to be seen (very unusual in February). We suffered a rather silly flight cancellation and lost baggage misery, but then some rather humorous shopping experiences and dress-down concerts to follow. It's included encounters with several former KS colleagues (Messrs. Lawson, Chilcott, Phoenix and Tyson) and performed to well over 20,000 people in our three weeks here. All in all, a great month of work. Always keen to champion new music, we premiered two works - the first by Philip Lawson, a wonderful setting of words by James Joyce for the KS and SATB choir, and the second a piece by Jake Heggie that was commissioned by and for ACDA. This last piece will certainly remain in our repertoire as it represents a new voice within the KS library. Our rest time at home is slightly curtailed compared to the usual schedule, as we're off to Holland on Saturday for performances in Den Haag and (on Sunday morning) at Het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam (always my answer when asked to pick a favourite venue). We're nearing the Easter break, but there's plenty of wonderful music to be made before then. We hope many of you can join us for the ride!
Dear friends! Another tour comes to an end. This one has been slightly odd, weather-wise, as it snowed in Dallas and was below freezing in Florida, yet was in the 60s Farenheit in Salt Lake City with no snow to be seen (very unusual in February). We suffered a rather silly flight cancellation and lost baggage misery, but then some rather humorous shopping experiences and dress-down concerts to follow. It's included encounters with several former KS colleagues (Messrs. Lawson, Chilcott, Phoenix and Tyson) and performed to well over 20,000 people in our three weeks here. All in all, a great month of work. Always keen to champion new music, we premiered two works - the first by Philip Lawson, a wonderful setting of words by James Joyce for the KS and SATB choir, and the second a piece by Jake Heggie that was commissioned by and for ACDA. This last piece will certainly remain in our repertoire as it represents a new voice within the KS library. Our rest time at home is slightly curtailed compared to the usual schedule, as we're off to Holland on Saturday for performances in Den Haag and (on Sunday morning) at Het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam (always my answer when asked to pick a favourite venue). We're nearing the Easter break, but there's plenty of wonderful music to be made before then. We hope many of you can join us for the ride!
Dear friends! Another tour comes to an end. This one has been slightly odd, weather-wise, as it snowed in Dallas and was below freezing in Florida, yet was in the 60s Farenheit in Salt Lake City with no snow to be seen (very unusual in February). We suffered a rather silly flight cancellation and lost baggage misery, but then some rather humorous shopping experiences and dress-down concerts to follow. It's included encounters with several former KS colleagues (Messrs. Lawson, Chilcott, Phoenix and Tyson) and performed to well over 20,000 people in our three weeks here. All in all, a great month of work. Always keen to champion new music, we premiered two works - the first by Philip Lawson, a wonderful setting of words by James Joyce for the KS and SATB choir, and the second a piece by Jake Heggie that was commissioned by and for ACDA. This last piece will certainly remain in our repertoire as it represents a new voice within the KS library. Our rest time at home is slightly curtailed compared to the usual schedule, as we're off to Holland on Saturday for performances in Den Haag and (on Sunday morning) at Het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam (always my answer when asked to pick a favourite venue). We're nearing the Easter break, but there's plenty of wonderful music to be made before then. We hope many of you can join us for the ride!
