Day 1 continued....

In concert choir, we switch parts with every piece we sing. Why? Because it makes us smarter. Because we're all sopranos in high school. Because singing just one part all the time is just plain boring. Here in Costa Rica, we have almost 150 singers singing with us. Logistically, this makes it difficult for us to move from section to section during the performance. Our kids are currently learning brand new parts for this festival - different than the ones they sang in our most recent concert. There was no hesitation on our part in asking them to do this, because we have confidence in their ability to adjust and be advanced musicians. They are making the adjustment brilliantly, and being flexible, stable singers... Just like we expected they would!

Our conductors, Paul Caldwell and Sean Ivory, are energetic, fun and eager to help us be the best choir we can be. Tonight it is just the 5 American choirs rehearsing together. Tomorrow the Costa Rican choir joins us. We can't wait to hear what the extra voices add to our choir!

After this, we will (finally!) be able to go to sleep:) I think we're all pretty excited about that. It has been a long yet wonderful day. Tomorrow we start with breakfast and then we leave at 8:30 for our first excursion. We'll post all about it tomorrow!

Good night from Costa Rica!