ForrestWorks

We’re back in South Carolina, now, after a long drive back today.

The concert in Kansas was a really neat time- I talked about Words From Paradise, then they sang Hallelujah, Hosanna, and Amen (and Lucy Conklin now holds the official title of Most Beautiful Solo Ever On Amen- up to the high B! I usually “brace myself” when that comes- but she absolutely nailed it- it was stunning!).

Then Anthony Silvestri talked about Sleep (the famous Robert Frost story) and Leonardo Dreams, followed by performances of both of those pieces.

Then the Chamber Choir premiered Oread Farewell, so the audience could hear what Tony and I were talking about- then we discussed how the piece came together, and then they sang it once more to close the concert.

The whole thing came together quite nicely, and people seemed genuinely fascinated with the whole creative process…and yes, I did get one “Wow- I didn’t know composers were still LIVING!” comment.

Now, on to the BJU “ForrestFest” concert, Friday night. You can read one choirmember’s blog post about it, here…

More to come…