Loving Shepherd (again!)
Posted by: LizzieSunday, the St. John choir performed “Loving Shepherd of Thy Sheep” by John Rutter. This has been kind of a show piece for us since we took it to Louisville and have done it several times over the past few years. Unfortunately, Sunday’s performance wasn’t the best we’ve ever done. It was terribly humid and overcast, so we had problems in rehearsal staying on pitch. To top it off, I got severely distracted by a paper crinkling in the congregation and flubbed a little bit of the opening solo. We were slightly under pitch at the end, which made the solo at the end of the piece a little iffy, too. Something about those descending intervals…when you get used to how they feel in the voice, even a microtone can throw you off!
Now that I’ve completely turned you off, take a listen and tell me what you think. After all, I am my own worst critic.
Tags: choir, church music, john rutter
September 26th, 2009 at 2:55 am
oh lizzie that was lovely… thank you and please post more! i <3 your sweet soprano
September 29th, 2009 at 7:44 am
Such a lovely piece. And the “flubs” are of the sort that only you notice them. You sang admirably! And the choir is also very good, I enjoyed listening!