After my audition tomorrow morning, I will be in serious "last weekend in Paris" mode.
I got back from Germany this evening, and boy has this last week gone quickly. You wouldn't think that spending a few days in a town of 2000 would be that exciting, but it really flew by and was filled with study and practicing and more study, all within the setting of this little Schloss. Last night I joined my coach and her husband at a neighbor's Christmas party, with the intention that we might play/sing a few songs for the guests. This is not normally the kind of thing I like doing....the introvert in me loves playing dress-up and getting into character on stage, but does not really love just standing in front of a bunch of people 3 feet away and singing. But I took the
opportunity just to give my nerves and sightreading a test- we didn't plan or practice anything beforehand. It's good to know some skills just work even when you're not in your ideal performing zone. And they fed us delicious spaeztle and some sort of almond mousse with red currants. Mmmm.
I got a chance to walk around the Christkindlesmarkt today, fortunately during a brief sunny spell. There are hundreds of stalls, but they all sell variations on a few items: 1. Wurst, 2. Gluehwein, 3. Lebkuchen and other sweets, and 4. Christmas decorations. I did my duty and had a hot mug of the wine...and I have to admit I was tempted to break my moral code
and eat what looked to be delicious sausages.
Nuernberg is a lovely town and it's so fun to see what it must be like to live in a city that's been around so long. Can't really do that in the States.
So I am preparing mentally for the audition tomorrow, and hopefully will put all of my recent coaching to good use. Mantra: Have no fear!
