A successful first day!

We made it to Johnson City, Tennessee in one piece, not too much the worse for wear. After a leisurely lunch at Cracker Barrel, we arrive a tad bit late at our performance venue, but we had time for a quick rehearsal before we were joined by the BucsWorth Men's Chorus from East Tennessee State University. They were sharing the program with us, and we needed to rehearse our joint piece, Franz Biebl's Ave Maria. The sound of the two men's choruses together was amazing! We put the semi-chorus in the balcony, which created some timing challenges. But it was worth it for the spatial sound world it created. Here we are rehearsing...

And here's a little video from the performance:

https://www.facebook.com/alan.stevens/posts/10158330629725301?notif_t=feedback_reaction_generic_tagged&notif_id=1488604891731451

The BucsWorth Men's Chorus opened the program with a powerful set including things as diverse as an African folk song, a Simon and Garfunkle tune, and Johnny Schmoker (long time fans of men's chorus music will know what that is!).

The conductor of the BucsWorth Men's Chorus from East Tennessee State University is Alan Stevens, and old friend who facilitated our performance in Johnson City. 

Folks at the church where we performed kept the guys for the night. Jellybean immediately made a new friend! I hope he doesn't try to bring it on the bus...

It was so cold here last night that the bus wouldn't start this morning. Our driver is hoping that a quick jump start will do the trick. Fingers crossed!