As Johnny mentioned yesterday, it has been an amazing week. Our stay in Rexburg was wonderful, and being able to perform Mack Wilberg's beautiful arrangements with the musicians at BYU Idaho was a delight. We were also so pleased to be joined for our stay in Idaho by our good friend, Ron Gunnell, an alumnus of BYU Idaho (in its previous incarnation as Ricks College), and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir President's Special Advisor. Ron hosted us fabulously when we were the guests of the MTC's Christmas spectacular in 2007, and, despite being in the midst of preparations for this year's Christmas show, made time to join us. He drove us safely across the snowy Teton Mountains (check Facebook for photos), and it was lovely to spend time with him.Today we sing in Benaroya Hall in Seattle. This is the home of the Seattle Symphony. I'm looking forward to meeting up with the Symphony's Executive Director, Simon Woods, who was a producer for EMI when I joined The King's Singers, and produced various KS discs, including Good Vibrations. Our concert this evening is part of the Symphony's season, and will include some wonderful Advent and Christmas music, including Lassus's Magnificat "Praeter Rerum Seriem". Other highlights for me in this programme are the three lovely Carol-Anthems by Herbert Howells, and Francis Poulenc's short Cantata "Un soir de neige". Composed over Christmas 1944, this sets words by Poulenc's friend, the poet Paul Eluard, who fought with the French Resistance, and the words describe the terror and isolation of a winter night as a Resistance fighter tries to evade the German forces. The piece is in stark contrast to the rest of the music in the programme, but it is so atmospheric.I must say that after a few days at altitude, and with very dry air, it is lovely to be down at sea level for a couple of days, with warm wet air to breath. Tomorrow we head up and east again, this time to Billings, Montana.
As Johnny mentioned yesterday, it has been an amazing week. Our stay in Rexburg was wonderful, and being able to perform Mack Wilberg's beautiful arrangements with the musicians at BYU Idaho was a delight. We were also so pleased to be joined for our stay in Idaho by our good friend, Ron Gunnell, an alumnus of BYU Idaho (in its previous incarnation as Ricks College), and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir President's Special Advisor. Ron hosted us fabulously when we were the guests of the MTC's Christmas spectacular in 2007, and, despite being in the midst of preparations for this year's Christmas show, made time to join us. He drove us safely across the snowy Teton Mountains (check Facebook for photos), and it was lovely to spend time with him.Today we sing in Benaroya Hall in Seattle. This is the home of the Seattle Symphony. I'm looking forward to meeting up with the Symphony's Executive Director, Simon Woods, who was a producer for EMI when I joined The King's Singers, and produced various KS discs, including Good Vibrations. Our concert this evening is part of the Symphony's season, and will include some wonderful Advent and Christmas music, including Lassus's Magnificat "Praeter Rerum Seriem". Other highlights for me in this programme are the three lovely Carol-Anthems by Herbert Howells, and Francis Poulenc's short Cantata "Un soir de neige". Composed over Christmas 1944, this sets words by Poulenc's friend, the poet Paul Eluard, who fought with the French Resistance, and the words describe the terror and isolation of a winter night as a Resistance fighter tries to evade the German forces. The piece is in stark contrast to the rest of the music in the programme, but it is so atmospheric.I must say that after a few days at altitude, and with very dry air, it is lovely to be down at sea level for a couple of days, with warm wet air to breath. Tomorrow we head up and east again, this time to Billings, Montana.
As Johnny mentioned yesterday, it has been an amazing week. Our stay in Rexburg was wonderful, and being able to perform Mack Wilberg's beautiful arrangements with the musicians at BYU Idaho was a delight. We were also so pleased to be joined for our stay in Idaho by our good friend, Ron Gunnell, an alumnus of BYU Idaho (in its previous incarnation as Ricks College), and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir President's Special Advisor. Ron hosted us fabulously when we were the guests of the MTC's Christmas spectacular in 2007, and, despite being in the midst of preparations for this year's Christmas show, made time to join us. He drove us safely across the snowy Teton Mountains (check Facebook for photos), and it was lovely to spend time with him.Today we sing in Benaroya Hall in Seattle. This is the home of the Seattle Symphony. I'm looking forward to meeting up with the Symphony's Executive Director, Simon Woods, who was a producer for EMI when I joined The King's Singers, and produced various KS discs, including Good Vibrations. Our concert this evening is part of the Symphony's season, and will include some wonderful Advent and Christmas music, including Lassus's Magnificat "Praeter Rerum Seriem". Other highlights for me in this programme are the three lovely Carol-Anthems by Herbert Howells, and Francis Poulenc's short Cantata "Un soir de neige". Composed over Christmas 1944, this sets words by Poulenc's friend, the poet Paul Eluard, who fought with the French Resistance, and the words describe the terror and isolation of a winter night as a Resistance fighter tries to evade the German forces. The piece is in stark contrast to the rest of the music in the programme, but it is so atmospheric.I must say that after a few days at altitude, and with very dry air, it is lovely to be down at sea level for a couple of days, with warm wet air to breath. Tomorrow we head up and east again, this time to Billings, Montana.
As Johnny mentioned yesterday, it has been an amazing week. Our stay in Rexburg was wonderful, and being able to perform Mack Wilberg's beautiful arrangements with the musicians at BYU Idaho was a delight. We were also so pleased to be joined for our stay in Idaho by our good friend, Ron Gunnell, an alumnus of BYU Idaho (in its previous incarnation as Ricks College), and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir President's Special Advisor. Ron hosted us fabulously when we were the guests of the MTC's Christmas spectacular in 2007, and, despite being in the midst of preparations for this year's Christmas show, made time to join us. He drove us safely across the snowy Teton Mountains (check Facebook for photos), and it was lovely to spend time with him.Today we sing in Benaroya Hall in Seattle. This is the home of the Seattle Symphony. I'm looking forward to meeting up with the Symphony's Executive Director, Simon Woods, who was a producer for EMI when I joined The King's Singers, and produced various KS discs, including Good Vibrations. Our concert this evening is part of the Symphony's season, and will include some wonderful Advent and Christmas music, including Lassus's Magnificat "Praeter Rerum Seriem". Other highlights for me in this programme are the three lovely Carol-Anthems by Herbert Howells, and Francis Poulenc's short Cantata "Un soir de neige". Composed over Christmas 1944, this sets words by Poulenc's friend, the poet Paul Eluard, who fought with the French Resistance, and the words describe the terror and isolation of a winter night as a Resistance fighter tries to evade the German forces. The piece is in stark contrast to the rest of the music in the programme, but it is so atmospheric.I must say that after a few days at altitude, and with very dry air, it is lovely to be down at sea level for a couple of days, with warm wet air to breath. Tomorrow we head up and east again, this time to Billings, Montana.
As Johnny mentioned yesterday, it has been an amazing week. Our stay in Rexburg was wonderful, and being able to perform Mack Wilberg's beautiful arrangements with the musicians at BYU Idaho was a delight. We were also so pleased to be joined for our stay in Idaho by our good friend, Ron Gunnell, an alumnus of BYU Idaho (in its previous incarnation as Ricks College), and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir President's Special Advisor. Ron hosted us fabulously when we were the guests of the MTC's Christmas spectacular in 2007, and, despite being in the midst of preparations for this year's Christmas show, made time to join us. He drove us safely across the snowy Teton Mountains (check Facebook for photos), and it was lovely to spend time with him.Today we sing in Benaroya Hall in Seattle. This is the home of the Seattle Symphony. I'm looking forward to meeting up with the Symphony's Executive Director, Simon Woods, who was a producer for EMI when I joined The King's Singers, and produced various KS discs, including Good Vibrations. Our concert this evening is part of the Symphony's season, and will include some wonderful Advent and Christmas music, including Lassus's Magnificat "Praeter Rerum Seriem". Other highlights for me in this programme are the three lovely Carol-Anthems by Herbert Howells, and Francis Poulenc's short Cantata "Un soir de neige". Composed over Christmas 1944, this sets words by Poulenc's friend, the poet Paul Eluard, who fought with the French Resistance, and the words describe the terror and isolation of a winter night as a Resistance fighter tries to evade the German forces. The piece is in stark contrast to the rest of the music in the programme, but it is so atmospheric.I must say that after a few days at altitude, and with very dry air, it is lovely to be down at sea level for a couple of days, with warm wet air to breath. Tomorrow we head up and east again, this time to Billings, Montana.
As Johnny mentioned yesterday, it has been an amazing week. Our stay in Rexburg was wonderful, and being able to perform Mack Wilberg's beautiful arrangements with the musicians at BYU Idaho was a delight. We were also so pleased to be joined for our stay in Idaho by our good friend, Ron Gunnell, an alumnus of BYU Idaho (in its previous incarnation as Ricks College), and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir President's Special Advisor. Ron hosted us fabulously when we were the guests of the MTC's Christmas spectacular in 2007, and, despite being in the midst of preparations for this year's Christmas show, made time to join us. He drove us safely across the snowy Teton Mountains (check Facebook for photos), and it was lovely to spend time with him.Today we sing in Benaroya Hall in Seattle. This is the home of the Seattle Symphony. I'm looking forward to meeting up with the Symphony's Executive Director, Simon Woods, who was a producer for EMI when I joined The King's Singers, and produced various KS discs, including Good Vibrations. Our concert this evening is part of the Symphony's season, and will include some wonderful Advent and Christmas music, including Lassus's Magnificat "Praeter Rerum Seriem". Other highlights for me in this programme are the three lovely Carol-Anthems by Herbert Howells, and Francis Poulenc's short Cantata "Un soir de neige". Composed over Christmas 1944, this sets words by Poulenc's friend, the poet Paul Eluard, who fought with the French Resistance, and the words describe the terror and isolation of a winter night as a Resistance fighter tries to evade the German forces. The piece is in stark contrast to the rest of the music in the programme, but it is so atmospheric.I must say that after a few days at altitude, and with very dry air, it is lovely to be down at sea level for a couple of days, with warm wet air to breath. Tomorrow we head up and east again, this time to Billings, Montana.
As Johnny mentioned yesterday, it has been an amazing week. Our stay in Rexburg was wonderful, and being able to perform Mack Wilberg's beautiful arrangements with the musicians at BYU Idaho was a delight. We were also so pleased to be joined for our stay in Idaho by our good friend, Ron Gunnell, an alumnus of BYU Idaho (in its previous incarnation as Ricks College), and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir President's Special Advisor. Ron hosted us fabulously when we were the guests of the MTC's Christmas spectacular in 2007, and, despite being in the midst of preparations for this year's Christmas show, made time to join us. He drove us safely across the snowy Teton Mountains (check Facebook for photos), and it was lovely to spend time with him.Today we sing in Benaroya Hall in Seattle. This is the home of the Seattle Symphony. I'm looking forward to meeting up with the Symphony's Executive Director, Simon Woods, who was a producer for EMI when I joined The King's Singers, and produced various KS discs, including Good Vibrations. Our concert this evening is part of the Symphony's season, and will include some wonderful Advent and Christmas music, including Lassus's Magnificat "Praeter Rerum Seriem". Other highlights for me in this programme are the three lovely Carol-Anthems by Herbert Howells, and Francis Poulenc's short Cantata "Un soir de neige". Composed over Christmas 1944, this sets words by Poulenc's friend, the poet Paul Eluard, who fought with the French Resistance, and the words describe the terror and isolation of a winter night as a Resistance fighter tries to evade the German forces. The piece is in stark contrast to the rest of the music in the programme, but it is so atmospheric.I must say that after a few days at altitude, and with very dry air, it is lovely to be down at sea level for a couple of days, with warm wet air to breath. Tomorrow we head up and east again, this time to Billings, Montana.
