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SATURDAY'S rehearsal went off well, whole thing falling together very nicely. After rehearsal I went shopping with B&P as usual, although it was quite a late shop (P&B are very accommodating to my rehearsal-driven availability). Afterwards we made the mistake of having lunch in the food hall. Quick and convenient, but not necessarily very good.
In the evening I went to B&P's for dinner where I met IH, an old friend of B's. We had a very pleasant meal: Thai fish cakes to start, bifteks (sp?) with chips and salad, and berries and sillabub for dessert.
During the course of the evening's conversation I discovered that IH knows BN (through a MU/Tin Alley Players connection) and M& KP (through his job at Gennezzano). This fact didn't surprise P, who I think expects me to know everyone in Melbourne, or at least, everyone B doesn't know.
On Sunday Tat picked me up and we drove to Ballarat, arriving a bit late for the afternoon rehearsal at St Patrick's cathedral. Afterwards we went for a bit of a drive around, stopping by the lake for a walk before heading off to see what was left of Lake Learmonth. It dried up during the drought and despite all the rain we've had over the last few months is still an ex-lake. It could be years before it returns to its previous form, if ever.
Then it was back to town for dinner which we had at the pub opposite St Pat's - I had a chicken and mango salad which was quite nice and Tat had a greek salad. Many of the others in the choir had rented a house for the weekend and some of them went back there before the concertthere leaving a hard core of us at the pub.
Soon it was time for the concert and, duly changed and tarted up, we filed out to a fully-packed cathedral. Both the Haydn and the Mozart went well; there was a short break between the works during which we retreated to the sacristy while the obligatory end-of-festival speeches were made. The orchestra was fabulous and the soloists sang beautifully. In all it was a very satisfying performance.
There was a post-concert reception in the hall for all performers and audience members with tables groaning with all the best on offer in country cakes and slices. I had a quick graze before Tat and I hit the road for home.
SATURDAY'S rehearsal went off well, whole thing falling together very nicely. After rehearsal I went shopping with B&P as usual, although it was quite a late shop (P&B are very accommodating to my rehearsal-driven availability). Afterwards we made the mistake of having lunch in the food hall. Quick and convenient, but not necessarily very good.
In the evening I went to B&P's for dinner where I met IH, an old friend of B's. We had a very pleasant meal: Thai fish cakes to start, bifteks (sp?) with chips and salad, and berries and sillabub for dessert.
During the course of the evening's conversation I discovered that IH knows BN (through a MU/Tin Alley Players connection) and M& KP (through his job at Gennezzano). This fact didn't surprise P, who I think expects me to know everyone in Melbourne, or at least, everyone B doesn't know.
On Sunday Tat picked me up and we drove to Ballarat, arriving a bit late for the afternoon rehearsal at St Patrick's cathedral. Afterwards we went for a bit of a drive around, stopping by the lake for a walk before heading off to see what was left of Lake Learmonth. It dried up during the drought and despite all the rain we've had over the last few months is still an ex-lake. It could be years before it returns to its previous form, if ever.
Then it was back to town for dinner which we had at the pub opposite St Pat's - I had a chicken and mango salad which was quite nice and Tat had a greek salad. Many of the others in the choir had rented a house for the weekend and some of them went back there before the concertthere leaving a hard core of us at the pub.
Soon it was time for the concert and, duly changed and tarted up, we filed out to a fully-packed cathedral. Both the Haydn and the Mozart went well; there was a short break between the works during which we retreated to the sacristy while the obligatory end-of-festival speeches were made. The orchestra was fabulous and the soloists sang beautifully. In all it was a very satisfying performance.
There was a post-concert reception in the hall for all performers and audience members with tables groaning with all the best on offer in country cakes and slices. I had a quick graze before Tat and I hit the road for home.
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