1. Our favorite readings (shown in the piles above and read for inspiration) so moved us we decided to include them in the program. Catherine of Sienna, Emily Dickinson, Margery Kempe, Hildegard von Bingen...each whispering to us from another era about finding the sacred, even in the secular.
2. Harry. He's become the Prima Vox mascot. Sits on the piano, even reaches down and bangs out some notes for us. Jumps on Momma when things sound really good (which is often, according to Harry). I've always longed for the "gather around the piano and sing" experience, but it's just never been a reality. Until now. A little different from the Currier & Ives version of my fantasy, perhaps. But better.
3. Hula hoops. Seriously. Ann made one for each of us, nicely weighted and very artfully decorated with colorful tape and shiny stuff. It makes us feel like whirling dervishes. Warms up the body core for some serious singing. Gets us in touch with the divine circular.
Since we have a mascot, we must have a motto. How about "whatever works"? There is no standing around properly just singing at Prima Vox rehearsals. We move, we sit on barstools with knees touching, we stand in a line, we stand in a tri-circle, we sing in the kitchen, we sing in the living room, we even went to the basement to sing (thank you, girls, for kindly ignoring my scary cobwebs). We take turns conducting ourselves. We sing quietly, we sing loudly. We hum. Ann drones.
A friend of mine once said, "I think you girls just formed Prima Vox so you could drink whiskey and talk about boys once a week." Then he came to hear us sing. And realized, I think, that though Ann and Sara and I are friends and we're girls that of course we'll talk about hairstyles and proper nail buffing techniques and Sara's cute shoes du jour and hand lotion and even boys sometimes, it's all about this music. We know it, we've rehearsed it until there are overtones every time, we have made it our own. Each of us has longed in some way for some time to make this music ourselves.
Our finding each other and founding Prima Vox allows us to seek out the sacred power of making music together, holy or secular. Can't wait to share it on February 13.
2. Harry. He's become the Prima Vox mascot. Sits on the piano, even reaches down and bangs out some notes for us. Jumps on Momma when things sound really good (which is often, according to Harry). I've always longed for the "gather around the piano and sing" experience, but it's just never been a reality. Until now. A little different from the Currier & Ives version of my fantasy, perhaps. But better.
3. Hula hoops. Seriously. Ann made one for each of us, nicely weighted and very artfully decorated with colorful tape and shiny stuff. It makes us feel like whirling dervishes. Warms up the body core for some serious singing. Gets us in touch with the divine circular.Since we have a mascot, we must have a motto. How about "whatever works"? There is no standing around properly just singing at Prima Vox rehearsals. We move, we sit on barstools with knees touching, we stand in a line, we stand in a tri-circle, we sing in the kitchen, we sing in the living room, we even went to the basement to sing (thank you, girls, for kindly ignoring my scary cobwebs). We take turns conducting ourselves. We sing quietly, we sing loudly. We hum. Ann drones.
A friend of mine once said, "I think you girls just formed Prima Vox so you could drink whiskey and talk about boys once a week." Then he came to hear us sing. And realized, I think, that though Ann and Sara and I are friends and we're girls that of course we'll talk about hairstyles and proper nail buffing techniques and Sara's cute shoes du jour and hand lotion and even boys sometimes, it's all about this music. We know it, we've rehearsed it until there are overtones every time, we have made it our own. Each of us has longed in some way for some time to make this music ourselves.
Our finding each other and founding Prima Vox allows us to seek out the sacred power of making music together, holy or secular. Can't wait to share it on February 13.
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