Honestly, it was THIS big...

Here's Stephen back stage, telling the tenors about The One That Got Away...!



Seriously though, its always good to have a last-minute warm up before going on stage, and I was full of admiration for the soprano soloist who sat quietly all evening, then produced the most amazing top D from a cold start.. The sopranos have a few high bars directly after hers, and at the final rehearsal, in her astonishment at the soloists brilliance, my soprano neighbour decided that perhaps she'd er..save her voice for the performance!! (which she did, and was wonderful of course)

All the hard work and extra rehearsals really paid off - the  Carmina Burana concert was the best one I have sung in during the short time I've been in the choir. The orchestra was amazing, Greg Beardsell conducted himself (and us) most enthusiastically and worked hard through the whole thing, and all voices were just brilliant, children and school choirs. But most admiration must go to The Men, who were outrageously impressive and it's a privilege to sit near them!

Mind you, while the men were going through their paces back stage, I could smell a strong chemincal pong..and looked around to see Someone applying the finishing touches to her outfit. I'm not saying who, though she sits at the piano every week at rehearsals...

I just hope the nails were dry before she began playing the Celesta...