XII Night

The people in my hometown put on a play every year called XII Night. It is not Shakespeare's XII Night, but an original play about showing out the old year and welcoming in the new and the omnipresent fight of good and evil. There plot changes from year to year but there are some constants: Good wins, a battle, a cool monster, a dancer, an (annoying) clarinetist, great music, jesters, cake, and fun and merriment. For the past 32 years is was written by the same woman. Unfortunately, she passed away this past October so there was a huge void. Who was going to step in and write XII Night? How will the show go on?

My friend, H to the rescue! He is an amazing writer and artist. He has been involved in XII Night since he was 2. It is in his blood. It only seemed natural for him to have a chance to showcase his talent and step in to help out. As it happens, as much as he might deny it, when someone is in trouble, you can count on him to help out. His big heart is a huge part of his personality and his talent is just a bonus.

The play was fantastic. The plot was easy to follow. The poetry used (original and otherwise) fit in beautifully. The dancing was well done. The acting was exceptional (the dark god played by my friend, A, was my fav!). The monster was scary with it's booming footsteps. And the music fit in very well. Although, I might say the tap dancing twins stole the show!


Congrats H. I know I already said this - but I am very proud of you.


Well done.

Chorus Alumni

So, my great friend Ryan has this website. He organized a fundraiser a few weeks ago so kids who currently sing in the chorus that we used to sing in, could attend a concert performed by Chorus Angelicus. It was a great cause and from what I hear, the kids and parents were very appreciative. Congrats Ry for organizing a great event!

Being a part of the chorus was a life-forming experience. I like the descriptor of life-forming instead of life-changing because I grew up in the chorus. I joined the chorus (and Christ Church choir) when I was 8 years old and sang actively until I graduated from high school. I met my best friends through the chorus and we remain close to this day. I learned more about music than I ever could have in any classroom. I learned discipline during my high school years when I was trying to balance a school that was 45 minutes away from my home, sports and chorus rehearsals. I learned respect of elders and your peers and that you can learn from anyone as long as you are looking for it. This is just the beginning of how the chorus has impacted my life. Talk to anyone who was a part of it for even a little while and most of them will tell you what an amazing experience it was. This is not to say that I didn't learn all this stuff from my parents as well, but when you spend so much time with the same people, kids and adults, and you are working toward the same goal (a perfect performance of that semester's master work), you tend to learn/teach all aspects of life.

A few of our adults in the chorus are having a rough year, all of whom have been integral to the forming of the chorus as an organization. Please know that we are thinking of you all at this difficult time.