Germanic Latin....I've Really Let Mine Slip

Last night Craig and I attened the first of a series of summer choral workshops up at the University of Utah. This particular session was a "read-through" of the piece Carmina Burana by Carl Orff. Basically a "read-through" means we sit down and sing throught the piece without any rehearsal.

Most of the people there had performed the piece before and were somewhat familiar with it. I, on the other hand, had not and was not.

I walked out kind of discourgaed because I felt so lost most of the night. I kept thinking maybe this whole choir thing is a little over my head and so forth.

The only other person there worse off than me was Spencer the 18-year-old trombone player that had been dragged there by his alto mother. He made it very clear throughout the night that choral music was not his "thing" and I suspect if he had his trombone with him he would have hit all the other singers with it.

Then I decided to stop being so arrogant and acknowledge the following:

1. The people who knew the piece already had spend months learning it. Why should I think I could just pick it up and sing it perfectly.

2. I've never even heard of Germanic Latin, let alone spoken it. It was a great experience to have some exposure to it.

3. I got in some serious sight-reading practice.

So, I'll get over myself and be grateful for the experience.