Back. It was Grandjo's birthday today, so we took her to lunch. And now it is time for the first Verdi Requiem rehearsal. My intimate knowledge of this piece (particularly the Dies Irae) comes not from experience, but from that night before the end-of-year Chorale Party when my mom decided it was a good piece to keep her awake to do housecleaning all night. It was. But I didn't mind.
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