Ok he's not my husband yet, but he IS a composer. And we just experienced the first of many experiences sitting in the audience as one of the best choirs in the nation performed a Burzlaff original. *sigh*
Patick and I (and Alan and Jo Dena, his parents) flew to Denver last Thursday for the Nordic Concert at Augustana Lutheran Church. We got a call Friday afternoon that the choir was being dropped off at the mall to eat and shop for a while before rehearsal, so we met them there and had a joyful reunion in the middle of one of the department stores. We must have been a sight...all these college kids wearing the same blue polo running in, screaming, embracing, laughing, crying. Ha!
Patrick and I rode the bus to the church where we watched them rehearse. How weird to not be on the risers! After that Patrick and I went to our first Alumni Dinner--even weirder.
The concert itself was incredible. Easily the best choir concert I have ever been to, including that one Russian choir that came to Luther when I went to school there. WOW. Nordic's tone and sensitivity are incredible this year, and it doesn't hurt that thier repertoire is perfectly programmed. GAH! Can I buy the CD now?? '
Dr Arnold said Patrick's piece has been very well recieved. Apparently there was a music publishing something or other guy there that approached DCA asking to publish it. Dr Arnold had to inform him that the Luther College Choral Series would be getting to it first. How proud am I right now?? :)
OK I'll stop now. BUT I AM SO PROUD OF HIM!!! :)
