Stepping in the right direction

I went ahead and filled out my “application for readmission” to the part-time classroom studies program here at UNC, so that I can take a class in the fall. I usually wait until the last minute, but this time I decided I would get a head start so that I can make sure I have all my “ducks in a row” before classes begin.

So, a small step, but a significant one, as it is one that must precede all the others.

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In other news, my chorus hired a new music director. The chorus founder stepped down in January 2007, and for the spring semester we had a guest conductor, who happens to be the conductor of my former chorus. In the meantime, the search committee was busy interviewing candidates and deciding who to audition. Twelve folks applied, and we auditioned four in the end. There was really only one of those I was dead set against – the conductor of my former chorus. I just wasn’t keen on the idea of having her as a music director again.

The person who was hired for the position was my second favorite after the interviews, and might well have been my first pick if he were female. Seriously, though, he’s extremely talented and enthusiastic, and I think it will be quite enjoyable to sing under him, albeit very different, as we’re not used to having a male director.

I will say one thing – he must be very confident in his abilities to apply for the position of music director of a women’s chorus, and particularly a women’s chorus like this one. I don’t know that I’ve ever been in a group that had so many strong and outspoken women in it! I suppose it is indicative of the kind of community we live in here in Chapel Hill, but even so…

So much to do before fall, and though the summer hasn’t officially started, it feels like it’s already slipping away!