Final Prep for opening night

Wednesday evening, July 15

After a week of really intense rehearsals, we are nearing opening night. Last night was the final Creation working rehearsao on stage. Tomorrow evening (Thursday) is the dress rehearsal for Creation. Meanwhile the rehearsals continue for the Sunday Bach/Mendelssohn/Brahms concert, and the countless recital and chamber music rehearsals.

Tonight was a working run-through of the Sunday program. The choral ensemble - Chorale and Chorus - sounds absolutely spectacular.

The artistic team had its second planning meeting today, already beginning to create the 2010 Bach Festival. Lots of exciting plans, none of which I can talk about yet!

Everyone seemed to hit a wall of fatigue today. Tomorrow things will pick up. The silent auction display is set up in the lobby, the boutique opens on Friday.

There is an old theater saying that "The definition of opening night is: the night before you are ready to open." I don't think that's the case here, but we are working hard to get things ready.

We'll have more updates and more frequently now that things are getting up to speed.

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