Personally, I think I did better at the Wednesday concert since I had taken the day off. Working all day and then singing for two hours takes a lot of extra concentration. Nothing major, just some missed entries. Oh well, the “full house” audience loved it.

The alto soloist also had her problems. She seemed to have lost her place, twice in two different solos. Had she brought in some emotional baggage (boyfriend argument, death in the family?). We’ll never know. Unfortunately for her, everyone (at least the 80+ people in the chorus and orchestra) knows the solos from Handel’s Messiah.

At the wine and cheese reception after the concert, the “treasurer” gave a speech and handed out honouria (?) envelopes. I would have been rather embarassed had I been that alto soloist. I also thought it was kind of a strange practice. Of course, not everyone got (or expected) a cheque either. After all, my boss doesn’t call all of us into one room, make a speech, and give us each our pay cheque.