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talyenI went to my first rehearsal with MUSE. If last year's first rehearsal with St John's UU choir was overwhelming, this was my first view of the true size of the iceberg that is MUSE.
MUSE is a choir, and a closely-connected community, of women who sing songs about women for change. I am a newbie, one of seven in my section, eleven in the choir of approximately 70 women.
We started out with seven new (to me) pieces of music. I'll have three weeks to memorize three of them for our first performance. Meanwhile, we'll get new music for our fall concert, and I have a stack of maybe 30 other pieces which I'll need to know for concerts this year.
There are eighteen women in my section. I have no idea what to expect next, and that's part of what's overwhelming. It's as if this choir is more of a commitment than I expected: not just in time, but in community. I didn't expect that it would be more than just singing together, and I think that it could be. Wow.
MUSE is a choir, and a closely-connected community, of women who sing songs about women for change. I am a newbie, one of seven in my section, eleven in the choir of approximately 70 women.
We started out with seven new (to me) pieces of music. I'll have three weeks to memorize three of them for our first performance. Meanwhile, we'll get new music for our fall concert, and I have a stack of maybe 30 other pieces which I'll need to know for concerts this year.
There are eighteen women in my section. I have no idea what to expect next, and that's part of what's overwhelming. It's as if this choir is more of a commitment than I expected: not just in time, but in community. I didn't expect that it would be more than just singing together, and I think that it could be. Wow.
