Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Recording in Minden

Peter and Paul Church, Preetz
    We're farther from civilization now (by which I mean no usable Wi-Fi in the hotel).  So I'm finding it harder to contribute to this blog.

Small town dog, likes to hang out with us at breakfast.
       We made a recording last night of Puer qui natus est, a recently discovered piece by Hieronymus Praetorius.  It is the first recording of this piece and, like much of our current repertoire, is about John the Baptist.

Many windows in German towns are populated with cute animals.  The town of Hameln embraces a rat theme.  The town of Minden... Corgis?

       Between rehearsal and recording we have gone on short day trips--the first, a towering monument Kaiser Wilhem had built (to himself?  Remind you of anyone?)  The second, today, a towering rock formation in the midst of beautiful forest by a lake.  Germany towers over us.  And we do our best to sing this music from morning to night.

Recording at Martinikirche

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