Eb in England--Historical Trust Sites #1

[blpurdom at yahoo.com]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Ebony AKA AngieJ" <ebonyink at h...> wrote:
> Hey, Barb!
> 
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., blpurdom at y... wrote:
> > The first time I was ever paid to sing was when I did 
Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers at Christ Church; even for one having to 
concentrate on performing, it was an ethereal experience, and has 
been every time I perform there. 
> 
> Oh, cool!  I had no idea that you're a singer... you'd really like 
my sister, I think.  Are you soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, or 
contralto?

Soprano.  And I almost forgot about Henry Purcell! You've read my 
fic, with the whole Dido and Aeneas thing.  How could I forget 
Purcell!  The group I sing with the most in Philadelphia was founded 
and is conducted by the man for whom the Purcell catalogue is named!  
(He did it while at Oxford.)

> Now I'm at the point where I really want to attend a symphony or 
two while I am here.  I'll have to ask around.  I also could kick 
myself for missing church this morning... I'd planned to walk to one 
or the other that had been suggested to hear the choirs, but this was 
the first time since I've been here that I was able to sleep more 
than 4-5 hours at a stretch... and I slept through the alarm.  :-(

Since you seem to be near university activities, maybe there are 
student recitals available.  I know that I love to go to these, both 
for the economy of it and for the chance to see future luminaries.  I 
had the opportunity to see Richard Troxell in La Boheme at the 
Academy of Vocal Arts; he later played the lead in the most recent 
film of Madama Butterfly!  And a slew of other AVA students I loved 
hearing in recital are now at the Met...I knew (well, I heard) them 
when...

> (  But on a brighter note, I was using this visit to determine 
> whether or not I wanted to apply for a Fulbright Teacher Exchange 
> position year after next (once my first master's is finished).  I 
am pretty sure I will try for it now.

And you're getting used to the laundry detergents now! <g>

--Barb