Well, our benefit concert for Our Lady of Lourdes last Friday actually came together quite miraculously. Perhaps performing on the altar of a church does carry certain unaccountable benefits. Too bad no one saw it. Well, I exaggerate, there were a good 30 people scattered throughout the mainly empty pews. Oh well, so much for the "benefit" part of the concert. After paying for the accompanist, the wine and cheese platters for the reception, I think we'll have to hold a benefit concert to help pay for the benefit concert. Perhaps we'll have more luck if we hold the next one in a Synagogue.
As for the concert itself, it went way better than expected considering we "blocked" it an hour before the concert started and had one rehearsal with the pianist the night before. And by rehearsal, I mean singing through some of the music with lyrics in hand. Talk about pulling it out of our asses. The first time singing some numbers memorized - and I use the word "memorized" very loosely - and with the pianist was during the actual concert. Yeah, nothing like preparation, right? And blocking? Why rehearse when you can wing it at the performance. The only real blocking we were able to set before the show was along the lines of "this is where you get up and sing."
The highlight of the evening for me was the reception. Why? Because that meant we actually got through the damn thing. And add in free booze and food, well, what's not to like? You better believe I knocked back a couple of glasses of vino before hitting the tables to schmooze with the mainly elderly crowd. Don't get me wrong, they were all genuinely gracious, enthusiastic and complimentary, but it was like walking through a casino floor in Atlantic City on a weekday afternoon. Anyway, onward toward tech week of The Merry Widow!
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