Our resident KTB Choir blogger is away for the next few rehearsals, so strap in reader, you're back with me... (muhahah).
We began this evening's rehearsal in the capable hand of Kate as we warmed up our voices and jumped right into 'Torches'. Torches, torches, run with torches! What a rousing tune to start the evening. Kate's note of "they're not just announcing the birth of Jesus, they're announcing the BIRTH of JESUS!" truly made us all go for it.
Next, we polished off a few tricky page turns in 'Winter Wonderland'. The repeat spits us out on page three and we all seemed to be requiring a few of those torches to find our way (I did warn you reader). After a couple and again‘s from Kate, we had it nailed.
It was Tom's turn to conduct then, beginning with 'Star Carol'. Personally, I find this quite a tricky piece as each individual part seems to be doing very different things throughout. I think we all silently cheer when we get to "See his star shining bright"! It is starting to sound pretty epic though, come December I think it may become a favoured song.
Now I must warn you, no lies are being told in the next few sentences, I promise. Katy Bradley arrived at rehearsal with a box. "What's in the box?" I hear you cry. Well, dear reader, KAZOOS! The KTB team have caved to Kate’s insistence that kazoo-ing is a completely normal and respectful Christmas pastime. Watching Tom conduct us through a verse of Mele Kalikimaka à la kazoo has very quickly become a new choir highlight.
What a fabulous rehearsal. Kazoo honks, page turn marathons and a very proudly exclaimed 'torch', it was a rehearsal to remember. Bring on Christmas.
Written by Becky Fowler
