Wednesday, 1 October 2014

Choral Tuesday



Sometimes I worry that Nick and myself might be a little bit prematurely middle-aged. Whilst we may live in a world where it’s apparently compulsory to go out drinking until 6am six days a week, we’ve been cheating the system quite a bit since I moved over.  I’m sure that Nick used to go out to play a lot more than he does now, but I just love tea, and slippers, and making dinner where you know what ingredients have gone into it.
            Shows like The Great British Bake Off and the BBC Pride and Prejudice box set make me happy, and I love nothing more than donning my slouch pants the minute I get in the house, shedding heels, jewellery and hair pins from the minute I step out of the lift on our floor so that I am comfy from the second I am through the door of the flat. It’s not glamorous or exciting, but I really don’t care, and thankfully Nick doesn’t seem to mind too much either.
            Occasionally we will go out for fun and exciting nights out where there buckets of wine and fantastically elaborate (and often ridiculous) food on offer, but every so often we also let our inner geeks out and go on little middle-aged outings, which really are just as much fun (although they are always a lot harder to persuade a group to come along with us)!
            Last night, to round off September the way we started it (with a live orchestral performance accompanying scenes from David Attenborough’s Planet Earth) we made our way to The Star Theatre to see a performance by The Scala and Kolacny Brothers Choir live.
            That’s right, it was choir music, and I loved every minute of it. The all female choir sang a blend of original music by the Kolancy brothers, but also a number of rearrange rock and metal tunes. Radiohead, Metallica, U2 and Cold Play were all featured, although I have to say that the absolute high point for me was their version of The Mamas and Papas California Dreamin’. It was just beautiful!  
            So yeah, we’re old people now. Living the dream! 

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