two: Christ the King Sunday fail

Our planned second outing did not happen. As much as I love Christ the King Sunday, it often seems to fall right before Advent! I had hoped to sing #51 (Thanks be to God) on Nov. 23rd. This church doesn't seem to notice Christ the King Sunday, but the chorus neatly encompasses Thanksgiving as well (Thanks Be to God, who giveth us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ.) We tried, but there was just not enough time. Preparing Advent and Christmas sections, as well as "Amahl and the Night Visitors" for Epiphany, just didn't leave enough energy in rehearsal. We will come back to this one during Eastertide.

By the way, the John Eliot Gardiner performance of #51 is a revelation! Not at all like I first heard it in my head!

first messiah sing

The Messiah Sing is a hallowed tradition in our house. I was just reminded of this picture- From last December, my daughter's first messiah sing, at the age of about nine months. She found it delicious.

MusicTime: booo!

Rant: I ordered the continuo part (Watkins Shaw edition) many weeks ago. After a few emails, I finally got a call today- my order "cannot be filled. Have a nice day."

Grrrrrrr, Anyone reading this want to send me this part? Of course I have already put this request up on choralist.

By the way, chose Watkins Shaw for two reasons: to match the parts (borrowed free from another church) and because I understand that there are helpful notations for performance with organ or harpsichord. Following the helpful comments from earlier this fall, I purchased the Dover edition to conduct from. Thanks for the insights!