A Yamaha P85 came home with me from England. It's very beautiful, but does not wish to stay on the stand. Apparently I need to get some multigrip, though there is a possibility that the stand isn't suitable (it's not the one recommended in the manual).
Last night was choir practice. There are three of us lift-sharing from this area now, with another one joining us in January. Music workshops are looking even more promising with so many local singers as prospective punters.
Concert dates for December are 4th and 5th for Telethon gigs, then 12th, 18th, and 20th for Christmassy concerts.
The rehearsal wasn't as good as the one in half-term with fewer singers who were perhaps the more dedicated ones. There was a lot of chatter; the director even had to stop and point out that we had actually started a piece. I don't have most of the music yet and the gig programmes haven't been selected. Luckily, most of the music is easy enough to read - apart from the jazz-blues piece about going to the dentist, which had me squeaking when I saw the words of the third verse, and not in key either.
The director asked me if I would sing some solos. I'd have said no, so as not to upset anything, but it was actually the choir's soloist who'd suggested it. We are to sort it out between us. He also said that in some of the smaller concerts I should do a spot with piano accompaniment from the English alto. On the way home I informed her of this and she was most surprised. We've worked out that the director is confusing her with someone else who does play piano. She offered to come round and learn on the lovely new Yammy - as soon as I get it to stay on the stand, of course. It might be a while before we're up to Lieder ;)
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