Today was very busy for us and seemed to just fly by. We started with our wonderful breakfast and immediately loaded the bus to begin our days adventures. Today we started at the Zentralfriedhof to visit the musician's corner where the great musicians of all time are buried. Beethoven, Shubert, Brahms, Strauss, and the commemorative grave of Mozart (since no one knows for sure where he is buried).
From there we traveled to the wonderful town of Eisenstadt (about 30 miles southeast of Vienna) to visit the Schloss Eszterhazy. This is the town and the place Haydn spent about 30 years of his life living and composing. BUT today was much more special than the musical history introduced to my singers!
As we stood in the square of the palace, I told the kids that this was the very place that inspired me to do exactly what I am doing today. When I was 18 years old, I took my first trip to Europe... to Vienna... to Eisenstadt. It was my first time ever leaving the country, my first time in this culture of grand music and beauty!! I sang my first concert in the very hall they were about to visit.... it was then I knew I wanted not only to teach but to bring my choirs to do what they are doing right now! FOR ME... I was coming full circle!
The kids then took the rest of the tour and I sat for a moment in the concert hall and smiled!
We then were fortunate enough to hold our own recital/rehearsal in the famous Bergkirche housing the tomb of Haydn. What beautiful sounds our choir can make! Especially to me in this very special town.
We then had a few hours for a wonderful lunch then back to Vienna!
We reached Wein (Vienna) in time for our rehearsal for tomorrow nights concert then back to the hotel for dinner and some hot showers! Now everyone is tucked into bed and I myself am fighting they heavy eyelids! There is soooo much more to each of these days that I just cant put into a short blog! I wish you were all here to see the things happening for and to these amazing kids!
Tomorrow we have another busy busy busy day... most importantly our first formal public concert in St. Stephen's Cathedral!! WOOOO HOOOOOO
Night Columbia!
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ReplyDeleteI almost cried when I read this, very, very moved by your words and what you and the kids are experiencing.
Thank you so much for your daily blog, I look forward to it everyday.
xoxo
Rona
Reading your recap of each day is so wonderful for us! So glad today brought these happy memories and they could experience what was so dear to your heart. Can't wait to read the next blog! I hope everyone is staying reasonably warm! Love to all!
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