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Marcelle McGuirk will be performing in her first General Recital at Marywood University on Monday, March 15, 2010, at 7:00 PM. She will be performing three pieces from a variety of genres: Faites-lui mes aveux from Gounod's Faust; I'm In Love Again by Cole Porter; and, I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls by M.W. Balfe. She will be accompanied by pianist, Dr. Rick Hoffenberg.
Please come out and support Marcelle and her colleagues! Admission is FREE!
Hope to see you there!!
Hello everyone!
I hope everyone had a Blessed Christmas season and a safe and happy New Year!
My holidays went very well this year, and afforded many opportunities to sing, which was a lot of fun. I really do think that Christmas Carols are on my list of 'Favourite Things to Sing!' :)
They also went by, FAR to quickly, however. Thankfully, the shop that I work at was exceptionally busy, and we still haven't really caught up from the Christmas rush, but I'm taking it as a good sign. There was a bit of craziness to the holiday season as well, since I had to pack up our apartment the week after Christmas. Anthony and I decided last semester that it would be best if we moved closer to school, since I was driving more than 8 hours every week, between work and school. *tired* lol.
So, the day after New Years', with the help of my family and some friends, we moved into our new apartment. It took Daisy a few days to acclimate to the new place. The way she cried when I would leave for work was heartbreaking. You'd think we were going to leave her there and never come back. *laughs* But, she's better now and likes to take long walks around our new neighbourhood.
I'm really loving the new apartment, despite all the boxes still laying about, because I can see my school from the front door! It's a three minute walk to school, which makes it much more convenient when I need the school computers to do my theory homework.
The only downside is that now I'm a half hour away from my family. Already my little sister had my Mom call to tell me that I "needed to come visit, now that you live so far away!" :)
Classes started on Monday, and the schedule for this semester is pretty good. I'm taking 19 credits, which is a bit crazy, but thankfully my classes are one right after the other, and I only need to go into work once a day. I'm glad because it gives me more opportunities to practice! Yay! :)
I think so far, my favourite class has to be percussion methods. I have to admit that I've always wanted to play the timpani (the big drums in the orchestra), and it was really exciting to find out that I was going to learn how to play them! Oh, and I get to learn the marimba and xylophone as well!! It's so much fun! =)
I'm also very excited about the music I'm going to get to sing this semester. I'm learning Faites-lui mes aveux from Faust, which is a fun aria, although I'm not to fond of trouser roles. I'm also going to perform it for the Mostly Opera concert in the Spring. I'm really psyched about singing with one of my colleagues for the General Recital, as well. We're going to sing La ci darem la mano from Mozart's Don Giovanni, and it promises to turn out very well. I already have the music, and I can't wait to start working on it!
Speaking of Mostly Opera, I'm going to post the date of the concert now, so that those who want to come can mark it down in their calendars. We're performing at the JCC in Scranton on Sunday, April 25th. Usually the concert is in the late afternoon, but I will post more details as we get closer.
I don't know when the General Recital is yet, but as soon as I do, I'll be sure to post that as well.
Well, I think that's about all for today. Have a great weekend!!
workingA sob escaped her lips and her shoulders trembled as a deep sadness washed over her. She knew it was too late to look back; the damage had already been done. With heated words and a proud heart, Lara had pushed away the one true love in her life.
She idly wondered if Robert had moved on with his own life. She knew that he deserved to be happy, even happier than he had been with her. Lara bitterly blamed herself for every bad thing that had passed between them.
Lara was so absorbed in her thoughts that she hardly heard the telephone ringing in the kitchen. At the last minute she jumped up and ran to the phone, only to find that the machine had already picked up. She paid passing attention to the answering machine as she sought out a tissue to dry her eyes.
The object of her search on hand, Lara started to return to the living room when the voice on the answering machine made her pause.
“I’m guessing I still have the right number…” Disbelief flooded her and Lara stood rooted to her spot, hanging on every word the serene, baritone voice said.
“Well, um… Anyway, I was thinking about us today, I mean you, that is.” A chuckle resonated through the kitchen. “It has been two years to the day, after all…”
Lara’s eyes darted to the calendar hanging on the wall. It was June thirteenth, two years exactly…
“I guess what I’m trying to say,” the voice continued, “is that I haven’t forgotten about you, Lara. I can understand if you don’t want to talk to me, but if you do…”
Frantically, Lara jumped for the phone. How could he think that she wouldn’t want to talk to him? She had caused all the problems after all. But that didn’t matter right now; all she wanted was to talk to him.
“Hello? Robert?” she asked into the receiver, anxiety gripping her heart. There was a long silence on the other line.
Finally, she heard Robert take a deep breath. “Hey,” he said, and Lara could hear the smile in his voice.
“Hey,” she replied, grinning broadly. “I’ve missed you, too.”
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bouncy
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