What a weekend! Following hard on my return from Paris on Wednesday, I went to Westerly, RI on Friday to rehearse with the Westerly Chorus for two performances of the massive, grandiose, operatic, thrilling-beyond-belief Verdi Requiem. A few final shots from Paris, a birding trip Sat. morning at Ninegret SP in RI, and then the two performances on Sat. PM in Westerly, and then Sunday aft. in Providence.
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Breakfast in Paris every morning at the Little Regina Hotel.
Croissant slathered with butter and jelly, endless coffee, and yogurt. |
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| Barbara, Sally and Neil our last morning. |
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| Cat birds everywhere |
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| Rufous-sided Towhee |
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| Yellow0rumped Warbler |
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| The annual singing Yellow Warbler. |
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At Westerly's George Kent Performance Hall,
L to R, Brian Diehl, Mark Weaver, and
Gary Buttery with his Cimbasso (in F)
I suggested to Gary we should find someone with kilts, and we could photo him holding the Cimbasso
like a taber (log) and create another Scottish Game category,
the Cimbasso Toss! |
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Veterans Auditorium in Providence, R.I.
I haven't played here since my days playing with the R.I. Philharmonic
in the 80's |
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| Prepping for the rehearsal. |
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| The fabulous Westerly Chorus |
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Guest conductor David Hill (London Bach Choir,
BBC Singers, conferring with the conductor of the Westerly Chorus,
Andrew Howell, who prepared the chorus so magnificently. |
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| Doing what bass trombone players do a lot, counting measure of rest. |
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| A few very cool bass trombone "licks" |
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| Final bows, standing ovation well earned. |
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| David Hill, Andrew Howell, Sarah Callinan, Paula Rockwell, Brian Cheney, Kevin Short |
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