On the other hand

[sanura]

Oh, you should plan on the top group! I rode home from B'boro with Todd,
Elliot and Richard and we remembered you by name, and very, very
happily. They'll be thrilled to see you again at Smith also.

Please tell Roger and Debbie congratulations from me and give them my
love and best wishes! That's great news.

And oh please, we're pals, right? Don't pull this awe thing on me!
Don't you dare!! I'd be so sad if people treated me any differently....

Laura

-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 10:00 AM
To: Laura
Subject: RE: Western Wind!


OH WOW Laura you're in the Western Wind now?! Ahh!

That is both extremely exciting and slightly intimidating... I hope we
can come up with something to sing together. Amazing. Heh, what makes
you so sure I'll be in the top group next time? I should just kind of
slide into yours. Thanks for the compliment about my piece; Grant seemed
not to mind arranging it for theorbo and cello and viol and me, since I
only wrote it for me and guitar... It was so much fun. As was
everything.

Roger and Debbie are moving in together in a house they're having built
in (oh, forgive me, I can't remember if it's Katy or Sugarland) some
remote suburb of Houston, because they're getting married in the middle
of March. We (our regular Sunday group of me , my mom, Roger, Debbie,
and a tenor named Lee
Williams) are all singing at their wedding, including some of the things
we sang and heard at the last workshop, and it's going to be quite the
occasion, even if it is very small.

Wow wow wow, I am excited. Congratulations, man. And good luck; you're
going to be busy.

Love and awe,
Ryan


Quoting Laura:

> Oh Ryan, how fantastic to hear from you!!!!!!!!!
>
> Where are Roger and Debbie moving?
>
> Yes, I got my CDs also...I haven't actually listened to them all yet,
> just the continuo and jazz concerts, and I must say my favorite track
> isn't Kristina's and my Perotin duet as I was egotistically expecting,

> but honestly it was by far your solo w/the guitar and cello. What
> fantastic work!
>
> To answer your question, I will actually be at both Smiths this year.
> My strong desire to sing with you again is a bit complicated by the
> fact that, um, well, actually Gayla is resigning the Western Wind
> effective next week and I am now the newest member of the Western
> Wind. (I've moved to New Jersey and everything!) I've just gotten
> back from Winter Wonderland workshop in Brattleboro, VT, my first
> experience as a facilitator/faculty member. (Our co-witches, Colleen
> and Dottie, were both there if you want their versions of the event;
> my version is that it was absolutely fantastic!) So while I won't be
> in your group as a participant I'm hoping we can find a duet for
> continuo if you're interested??
>
> I don't think I'm going to be facilitating the top group any time
> soon, just because it'll be too weird for a little while...like I've
> been its best friend and suddenly I'm it's mother-in-law...so we'll
> have to make our own opportunities to work together, but that should
> be eminently doable, OK?
>
> Much love and I look forward to seeing you!!!!
>
> Laura
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ryan
> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 2:38 PM
> To: Robert, Alan, Laura
> Subject: Western Wind!
>
>
> Dear Guys,
>
> Having just got the CDs of all the concerts, I am suffering from acute

> workshop withdrawal, and Roger and Debbie are trying to get me to plan

> which session I'm going to so it won't conflict with their move so we
> can all be there at the same time. So. When are you all going?