A quick apology to all - I’ve been trying to time my posts so there's news to catch up on when you get home from work - sorry - just realized it was Saturday.
also apologies for all my typos etc. hope you can read through them - if my director at work sees them - i'll certainly hear about it when i get back!!Our day started early this morning - the kids had to be on stage for the 9:00 AM presentation concert. Each morning the festival begins with 15-20 minute sets of each of the visiting choirs, and all of the classes from the wonderful Adolf Fredrick's school. What a great way to ensure we got a chance to hear and see the other international choirs. This morning was our turn, along with the choirs from Hungary, Argentina, South Africa, and Estonia. We were the last choir on the bill this morning. We opened with Uber, then Adiemus, Past Lives and ended with Tjack! There was much applause and stamping of 1600 pairs of feet (better stamping feet than strained voices). If there was ever any concern about how HCC might measure up against the European choirs - well, let's just say - no worries.
The students and other choirs love what we do on stage - I understand Zimfira has been asked a number of times about Tjack - it is truly an amazing piece to both hear and see and the chorister's love of the song shines through in their smiles, energy - you can feel the sheer joy they get from performing it.
After the presentation concerts we walked back through the park to the school and had another healthy lunch - I don't think we've had any fast food or deep fried anything since we arrived. Considering all the walking, performing and healthy eating we may all come back home in better shape than we were when we left! It is no wonder the Swedes all look so fit and healthy. After lunch we gathered in the courtyard to get ready for our walk to S. Jacob's krykan for out afternoon concert with the grade 7 and grade 9 choirs from the AF school. I'll stop this post now and add some of my pictures - the afternoon performance, I think, deserves its own post.
Here are some random shots of the choir getting ready to trek downtown:
Hi mom!
ReplyDeleteHaving a great time! Check you email!
Miss you and love you!
Julia,
I think it's amazing to be able to start the morning with music, especially with the wide range of cultures...
ReplyDeleteIt's great to hear you're being so well recieved by the European choral world.
Speaking of well recieved, the Prelude and Concert choirs had their last concert today. It was wonderful!
Kaila - your sister sang a BEAUTIFUL solo - you should be proud of her.
As a matter of fact, all those of you with siblings/friends in Prelude and Concert should be very proud of them.
Zimfira should be proud of the organisation she has created!
I can't wait to see more pictures!
<3 -Mara
HEY MOMMY :P
ReplyDeleteits like 12:00 pm right now :P but im just ''blogging'' to say HELLO, and that i miss and love yah! and dad and sarah, and the redheads :)
im gonna email you ;)
love you lots
EMMA GRAFHAM (L)
oops, okay thast supposed to be from emma, :S
ReplyDeletethast from emma not julia :P
SORRY!!
HEY EMMY!!! Great to hear from you! Sitting her reading through the entries from today with a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes as usual lol!! So proud of all of you, and desperately wish I were there to hear all this beautiful music in such a stunning city!! You enjoy girl, you all deserve it! Love you very much!
ReplyDeleteTook Sarah to the farm today, and she found the best, smelliest, pile of something to roll in, so you wouldn't like her too much atm!! I'll bath her, she's absolutely FOUL!!
Take care, give my love to all your friends too! Mom XOXOXOXOOXO...
HEY MOMMA! :P So, i am currently at my second billet family,. and they have a computer so im using it ;P so today we had a concert like when we arrived so im pretty pooped out :P
ReplyDeleteso julias mom isnt replying to her posts, could you do her a favour and see if Monica can actually see the posts? or has she just not seen julia posting? thanks mommy, and i will talk to you later mommagator. ;P
love you loads, EMMA V. Grafham ... yess V. ;P
Julia I do see your posts and your emails. I replied to your email. Jade got her grad dress today and my feet are so sore. Emerald green, she looks fabulous and it was 15x more than yours. Oh well your turn will come. Sleep well Princess.
ReplyDeleteLove mom and dad and I have shared the blog with lots of people and they are sooooooo impressed and proud...
Hi mom, its julia!
ReplyDeleteAww thats good! :P
Thanks!
Love you!
Hi Alison, wow what beautiful pictures, hope you are taking all this in, what an experience.
ReplyDeletelove Aunt Cindy and Sela