Grateful- Reflecting on 2023 and looking ahead!

I am excited.  I am nervous.  I am grateful.

2024 is almost here.  

I'm conducting my first Allstate chorus events early in the year.  

In early 2023, I was asked to conduct Allstate for Colorado and for Mississippi by the teachers who organize the events.  

I am/was so honored.

And honestly....I'm scared to death.  

For 30 years, I knew my students...I knew what they could do.  I knew how they were prepared going in.  I knew which music to choose based on where they were and how well I had prepped them...or not. 

I could deal with the results and learn...based on my work...my own failure or success in prepping them.    And I could learn.  

...Because it's always about those children who land before you...and not what you think/thought/hoped they were...or would be...

So, as usual...I'm obsessing...because I want the children who are about to land before me, and the parents who love them...the teachers who did everything they could to get those children ready to have an experience that will impact them in ways they can't know or understand.  

I'm looking forward to the challenges that I/we will face for these important events for the children.  

I hope I chose the right music based on your audition processes.  

I hope they enjoy learning the music.  

I hope you enjoy teaching it.

I hope they, and you, have an experience that will make your hearts sing.

Thank you for trusting me.

D