Cora appearing in Semele at Wolf Trap — the wedding party fearing Jupiter’s lightning bolts. One critic said “Semele drags her heels to the altar, encouraged by a scene-stealing flower girl with impeccable comedic timing (Cora McCormick).”
At the Hylton Center in Manassas, June 11th. Photo collage by Tim & Elspeth.
I sang with Fredericksburg Singers combined with two other choirs at University of Mary Washington. The main piece is Bob Chilcott’s setting of Native American poetry, accompanied by two pianos and percussion, about 40 minutes. Hear five minutes of another group’s recording below.
I enjoyed the great pleasure of singing with Fredericksburg Community Chorus’s two concerts Dec 3rd 2pm and 4th 7pm, with orchestra and eight soloists. The chorus did And the Glory, Purify, Oh Thou that Tellest, Unto Us, Glory to God, Lift Up, and Hallelujah followed immediately by the Great Amen. I had a good seat in the back row, next to David P the tallest bass.
First performance was Saturday June 25th 7pm at St Peters Lutheran. Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3qJWQCPC_M\u0026t=19s ; part 2: https://youtu.be/4BqmDEPNoE0. We repeated the concert 3pm Sunday at the Marine Corps Museum (not recorded).
The Fredericksburg Community Chorus’s 51st annual Messiah had to be virtual. Although last year’s 50th performance was the complete Messiah, this year’s may have been the least complete (under 30 minutes!) See it on YouTube here. The anonymity of my preferred seat in the back row seemed somewhat diminished, as surely I must have spent at least a few moments under the director’s microscope. But the number of singers grew due to collaboration with the Williamsburg United Methodist choir. Photo by Elspeth.
Our run-through before the 50s gala: we were doing the Unchained Melody arrangement done by the Acoustix, whose performance can be heard here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REujbffsNQM.