Good news / Bad news

The good news: The Augustana Choir just came to town, two miles from where we live. We went, we heard, we took home some college kids (don't worry, we returned them). Besides an incredible concert, we also received a CD: a compilation of Augie choirs 2003-2007 - and we're on there! Frequently! I had hoped to augment this blog by posting the music, but I can't. I'll have to find a way to get these recordings to you all. But they include some of my all-time dream favorites.

Among them is Franz Beibel's (sp?) Ave Maria, sung as an all-men's piece, and Angus Dei, a choral adaptation of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings (which includes an AnDrea Dunn solo). And Isaiah just fell asleep on my shoulder as we sat and listened to them.

The bad news: I'm pretty sure life is downhill from here.