Well, here we are in a State with a silent letter. Does anyone know of any other States with similar pronunciation quirks? I can think of the silent 's' in both Illinois and Arkansas...I must say how lovely it has been having the chance to get washing and ironing done these past 24 hours...it's the small things in life!Yesterday we had a good session with three choirs performing a range of music. I find it so interesting to listen to choirs from all around the world and note similarities and differences, both in terms of their choral sound but also in the various approaches to topics such as: choice of (age- and ability-appropriate) repertoire, how to stand and position the choristers (block or mixed up or other), use of/reliance on a conductor, intonation, blend and balance, musicianship, vocal ability...the list goes on. I think, one day, I'd quite like to document the global approach to singing alongside the various 'national choral sounds' because they are so distinct. An American choir invariably sounds different to a New Zealand choir, for example. Without going into details, the way in which both countries pronounce English gives the listener some idea as to their rather different approaches and therefore the choral sound of each country, respectively, differs. Anyway, more on that later!Tonight we have a performance of our Postcards programme. This has been very well received so far on this tour. I'm sure tonight will be no exception. I have some friends, and friends of friends, coming along so that will be lovely to catch up again and meet new acquaintances.A quick word of thanks to Steph Reiss from IMG who looks after us in the US. She's fabulous and we wish we could see her more often.And then no sooner is the washing done and suitcase suitably re-packed and we're off again to the next destination...Hope this finds you all well. See you soon!
Well, here we are in a State with a silent letter. Does anyone know of any other States with similar pronunciation quirks? I can think of the silent 's' in both Illinois and Arkansas...I must say how lovely it has been having the chance to get washing and ironing done these past 24 hours...it's the small things in life!Yesterday we had a good session with three choirs performing a range of music. I find it so interesting to listen to choirs from all around the world and note similarities and differences, both in terms of their choral sound but also in the various approaches to topics such as: choice of (age- and ability-appropriate) repertoire, how to stand and position the choristers (block or mixed up or other), use of/reliance on a conductor, intonation, blend and balance, musicianship, vocal ability...the list goes on. I think, one day, I'd quite like to document the global approach to singing alongside the various 'national choral sounds' because they are so distinct. An American choir invariably sounds different to a New Zealand choir, for example. Without going into details, the way in which both countries pronounce English gives the listener some idea as to their rather different approaches and therefore the choral sound of each country, respectively, differs. Anyway, more on that later!Tonight we have a performance of our Postcards programme. This has been very well received so far on this tour. I'm sure tonight will be no exception. I have some friends, and friends of friends, coming along so that will be lovely to catch up again and meet new acquaintances.A quick word of thanks to Steph Reiss from IMG who looks after us in the US. She's fabulous and we wish we could see her more often.And then no sooner is the washing done and suitcase suitably re-packed and we're off again to the next destination...Hope this finds you all well. See you soon!
Well, here we are in a State with a silent letter. Does anyone know of any other States with similar pronunciation quirks? I can think of the silent 's' in both Illinois and Arkansas...I must say how lovely it has been having the chance to get washing and ironing done these past 24 hours...it's the small things in life!Yesterday we had a good session with three choirs performing a range of music. I find it so interesting to listen to choirs from all around the world and note similarities and differences, both in terms of their choral sound but also in the various approaches to topics such as: choice of (age- and ability-appropriate) repertoire, how to stand and position the choristers (block or mixed up or other), use of/reliance on a conductor, intonation, blend and balance, musicianship, vocal ability...the list goes on. I think, one day, I'd quite like to document the global approach to singing alongside the various 'national choral sounds' because they are so distinct. An American choir invariably sounds different to a New Zealand choir, for example. Without going into details, the way in which both countries pronounce English gives the listener some idea as to their rather different approaches and therefore the choral sound of each country, respectively, differs. Anyway, more on that later!Tonight we have a performance of our Postcards programme. This has been very well received so far on this tour. I'm sure tonight will be no exception. I have some friends, and friends of friends, coming along so that will be lovely to catch up again and meet new acquaintances.A quick word of thanks to Steph Reiss from IMG who looks after us in the US. She's fabulous and we wish we could see her more often.And then no sooner is the washing done and suitcase suitably re-packed and we're off again to the next destination...Hope this finds you all well. See you soon!
Well, here we are in a State with a silent letter. Does anyone know of any other States with similar pronunciation quirks? I can think of the silent 's' in both Illinois and Arkansas...I must say how lovely it has been having the chance to get washing and ironing done these past 24 hours...it's the small things in life!Yesterday we had a good session with three choirs performing a range of music. I find it so interesting to listen to choirs from all around the world and note similarities and differences, both in terms of their choral sound but also in the various approaches to topics such as: choice of (age- and ability-appropriate) repertoire, how to stand and position the choristers (block or mixed up or other), use of/reliance on a conductor, intonation, blend and balance, musicianship, vocal ability...the list goes on. I think, one day, I'd quite like to document the global approach to singing alongside the various 'national choral sounds' because they are so distinct. An American choir invariably sounds different to a New Zealand choir, for example. Without going into details, the way in which both countries pronounce English gives the listener some idea as to their rather different approaches and therefore the choral sound of each country, respectively, differs. Anyway, more on that later!Tonight we have a performance of our Postcards programme. This has been very well received so far on this tour. I'm sure tonight will be no exception. I have some friends, and friends of friends, coming along so that will be lovely to catch up again and meet new acquaintances.A quick word of thanks to Steph Reiss from IMG who looks after us in the US. She's fabulous and we wish we could see her more often.And then no sooner is the washing done and suitcase suitably re-packed and we're off again to the next destination...Hope this finds you all well. See you soon!
Well, here we are in a State with a silent letter. Does anyone know of any other States with similar pronunciation quirks? I can think of the silent 's' in both Illinois and Arkansas...I must say how lovely it has been having the chance to get washing and ironing done these past 24 hours...it's the small things in life!Yesterday we had a good session with three choirs performing a range of music. I find it so interesting to listen to choirs from all around the world and note similarities and differences, both in terms of their choral sound but also in the various approaches to topics such as: choice of (age- and ability-appropriate) repertoire, how to stand and position the choristers (block or mixed up or other), use of/reliance on a conductor, intonation, blend and balance, musicianship, vocal ability...the list goes on. I think, one day, I'd quite like to document the global approach to singing alongside the various 'national choral sounds' because they are so distinct. An American choir invariably sounds different to a New Zealand choir, for example. Without going into details, the way in which both countries pronounce English gives the listener some idea as to their rather different approaches and therefore the choral sound of each country, respectively, differs. Anyway, more on that later!Tonight we have a performance of our Postcards programme. This has been very well received so far on this tour. I'm sure tonight will be no exception. I have some friends, and friends of friends, coming along so that will be lovely to catch up again and meet new acquaintances.A quick word of thanks to Steph Reiss from IMG who looks after us in the US. She's fabulous and we wish we could see her more often.And then no sooner is the washing done and suitcase suitably re-packed and we're off again to the next destination...Hope this finds you all well. See you soon!
Well, here we are in a State with a silent letter. Does anyone know of any other States with similar pronunciation quirks? I can think of the silent 's' in both Illinois and Arkansas...I must say how lovely it has been having the chance to get washing and ironing done these past 24 hours...it's the small things in life!Yesterday we had a good session with three choirs performing a range of music. I find it so interesting to listen to choirs from all around the world and note similarities and differences, both in terms of their choral sound but also in the various approaches to topics such as: choice of (age- and ability-appropriate) repertoire, how to stand and position the choristers (block or mixed up or other), use of/reliance on a conductor, intonation, blend and balance, musicianship, vocal ability...the list goes on. I think, one day, I'd quite like to document the global approach to singing alongside the various 'national choral sounds' because they are so distinct. An American choir invariably sounds different to a New Zealand choir, for example. Without going into details, the way in which both countries pronounce English gives the listener some idea as to their rather different approaches and therefore the choral sound of each country, respectively, differs. Anyway, more on that later!Tonight we have a performance of our Postcards programme. This has been very well received so far on this tour. I'm sure tonight will be no exception. I have some friends, and friends of friends, coming along so that will be lovely to catch up again and meet new acquaintances.A quick word of thanks to Steph Reiss from IMG who looks after us in the US. She's fabulous and we wish we could see her more often.And then no sooner is the washing done and suitcase suitably re-packed and we're off again to the next destination...Hope this finds you all well. See you soon!
Well, here we are in a State with a silent letter. Does anyone know of any other States with similar pronunciation quirks? I can think of the silent 's' in both Illinois and Arkansas...I must say how lovely it has been having the chance to get washing and ironing done these past 24 hours...it's the small things in life!Yesterday we had a good session with three choirs performing a range of music. I find it so interesting to listen to choirs from all around the world and note similarities and differences, both in terms of their choral sound but also in the various approaches to topics such as: choice of (age- and ability-appropriate) repertoire, how to stand and position the choristers (block or mixed up or other), use of/reliance on a conductor, intonation, blend and balance, musicianship, vocal ability...the list goes on. I think, one day, I'd quite like to document the global approach to singing alongside the various 'national choral sounds' because they are so distinct. An American choir invariably sounds different to a New Zealand choir, for example. Without going into details, the way in which both countries pronounce English gives the listener some idea as to their rather different approaches and therefore the choral sound of each country, respectively, differs. Anyway, more on that later!Tonight we have a performance of our Postcards programme. This has been very well received so far on this tour. I'm sure tonight will be no exception. I have some friends, and friends of friends, coming along so that will be lovely to catch up again and meet new acquaintances.A quick word of thanks to Steph Reiss from IMG who looks after us in the US. She's fabulous and we wish we could see her more often.And then no sooner is the washing done and suitcase suitably re-packed and we're off again to the next destination...Hope this finds you all well. See you soon!
