MTC Week #90 - Odds & Ends

Today's post will be a bit random--just for the fun of it. While the broadcast today was as good as they come, and while I could easily write about it, I thought a change in pace might be in order.

$ There hasn't been much new news about next year's European tour, other

than choir members continue to be excited about it. Many who I personally associate with in the choir have been wondering for many weeks, the final cost

on bringing a spouse along. The original cost was estimated at $5000. It's now estimated at $6500, but we're still awaiting final numbers.

@ Finishing touches and final recording sessions are being done for the forthcoming "The Messiah" CD which will be released next Spring. Bro. Wilberg was recently in Zurich, helping with the recording of one of the soloist's who'll be featured on the CD. These soloists have been grateful for the opportunity and grateful for the guidance and constructive comments offered during the recording process.

! Today on the broadcast, the men wore the extremely rare WHITE suit coat (with a black bow tie). I've been in the choir for only a couple of years now, but during that time, I haven't worn it once. Why did we wear it today? No one seemed to know. But as we often say in the choir, everything is done for a reason.

# The upcoming Christmas Concert was postponed a week for "scheduling and logistics" reasons. Perhaps this has to do with our guest artist's schedule. Who knows. And we don't even know yet who the guest artist is... Speaking of guest artists and Christmas Concerts, last year's Christmas Concert "Keep Christmas With You" featuring Santino Fontana and the Sesame Street Muppets, will be on sale soon. You can pre-order your DVD now, via Amazon. (Why there isn't a bluray version is concerning, but I have no answers on that)

% The media dept released this week, a collage of choir members singing

"America, the Beautiful" at various locations while on tour this last summer. It's a fun little video. You can see yours truly at :39. :)

^ Tryouts to be in the Tabernacle Choir this year occurred as usual. According to memory, there were about 260 who tried out and that try-out process is still occurring. Good luck to all those who are going through the very challenging process!

Until next time, God be with you.