The Messiah begins!

The first rehearsal for Handel's Messiah took place tonight, which Dad and I eagerly attended. Dad decided to sing as a bass since he's somewhere in between the tenor and the bass sections. I'm in with the altos. We went over some familiar parts ("For Unto Us a Child is Born," "Glory to God," etc.) and some that are not-so-familiar to me. (Somehow it had escaped me that "Worthy is the Lamb" has about a zillion "amen"s at the end! It's so easy to get lost!) Our choir director is hilarious -- he not only causes laughter every three seconds, but also imparts bits of baroque musical trivia along the way. He does a great job of correcting and guiding us.

Only five more rehearsals until the performance! December will soon be upon us! :)