Return from the great void

I know. I've been MIA. Hmmm. Where have I been...

Well, the last weekend in July, I sang at Blossom. Did the Planets Saturday night. What a crowd! So many people that I couldn't find "my peeps" there after the concert. Doing the Planets is always surreal. Since the women always sing off stage, you are removed from both the orchestra and the audience. Watching a conductor who is not the performance's conductor. Barely hearing the orchestra and being able to trust nothing of what you hear -- not the beat and sometimes not even the pitch. A few years ago I did the Planets with the Pittsburgh Symphony, conducted by John Williams. You would think it was a big thrill, but it wasn't. We only saw him for 2 seconds when he dismissed us from the orchestra rehersal.

Sunday it was Alexander Nevsky at Blossom. Ah the joy of singing in Russian. At least I got to be on stage. Unfortunately it was hot up there.

Then there was a few days and a long weekend in Pittsburgh. Lots of barbeques, copious visiting and a few hours of kayaking on the river.

Uh... That's all I got.