"Messiah" Performances

So, like everybody else, the holidays got really busy for me, and that's why it's taken me forever to get caught up.  Part of the busy-ness of my holidays were two performances of Handel's Messiah.  

I was involved in the Albuquerque Stake's 2008 production of the Messiah in preparing the choir and also singing one of the solos.  It was such a great experience to sing that wonderful music with other dedicated members of our Stake.  I can't think of a better way to start the Christmas season than with singing praises to our Savior.  It really helped me focus on the reason for this special time of year.

The weekend after the Albuquerque "Messiah" performance, I flew out to California to sing the Soprano solos in the Turlock Stake's "Messiah" Concert.  I was fighting off some kind of cough and was so blessed that it stayed mild through the performance.  Monday morning after the performance it really hit, so I was very grateful that I was able to sing my best on Sunday night.  

Here I am with my Dad in all my diva glory.  

I was walking down the halls of the stake center when a little girl who'd come to hear the performance stopped when she saw me and looked at me with her eyes wide and her mouth open, like I might be a fairy princess.  It totally made my night.  I don't think I've ever worn a dress that poofy before so it was kind of pain every time I stood up to sing.  I got glitter all over the stake patriarch who was narrating.  (That was kind of embarrassing.  But still really fun to wear a fairy princess skirt.)

From Left to Right, Aunt Kathy, Dad, Mom, and me.

Aunt Kathy sang the alto solos, Dad directed it,  and Mom and two of my siblings were in the choir, so it was really cool to have so much family participating.  One of my favorite things was singing a duet with Aunt Kathy on "Come Unto Him."  I wish I had a recording of it!