I've been doing a lot of thinking lately.
About a lot of things.
And one of those things is how much longer I'd like to continue being a member of the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.
I've been in the Choir for a good ten years now and it's been a good run. This blog has documented all of the grand experiences I've had, along with all of the challenging ones. All in all, I'm sure to look back on the Choir with a lot of fond memories. Being able to serve my fellow human beings in this capacity has really been a dream come true.
That said, I don't want to turn this into a farewell post, because it's really not. But I do want to document my plans moving forward as 2024 will definitely be my last year.
Amidst my ponderings, I was trying to decide which month would be the best to make my exit. In that pondering process, I had the impression to stay until the next tour is over--which will be in September. Three reasons seemed to surface: I promised someone several months ago that I'd be their roommate for the next tour (the one to Florida/Georgia), so I want to honor that commitment. Also, I have a brother who lives just about an hour away from the State Farm arena where we'll be performing our concert, and he said he'd come watch it. Which is kind of a big deal seeing as how this brother is my youngest brother (twenty years younger) and he and I really haven't had too many conversations or shared experiences in our lifetimes. So, being able to connect with him in this way would be a really good thing. Lastly, I want to give tour one more shot to see if I can remain emotionally stable. Plus, it'll give me a good opportunity to say goodbye to people and thank them for their friendship and camaraderie.
I suppose a fourth reason would be to give me time to decide what I'm going to do to fill the empty hole left behind once I leave. Join a different choir? Find a place to volunteer at? Spend more time with family? Lots of options.
Shifting gears, I just wanted to make a couple of comments on today's MSW performance. If you were at the Tabernacle, you would have seen a fairly "normal" MSW. If you were watching or listening from home, you would have seen us performing from the Philippines. :) We did record an episode there, so the one we actually performed today will be used during the time we're in Florida/Georgia. Also...a very rare thing happened today that's only happened once before: I got to sit next to my friend Willy--who normally sits at least three or four seats over in baritone/2nd tenor land. While I loved sitting next to Wes for at least part of the rehearsal, Wes eventually got moved down a row. And his replacement was Willy. Anyway, that will surely not happen again, so I was grateful.
And that, as they say, is that.
Until next time, God be with you.
PS: Here are a couple of screenshots from our Philippines MSW...
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