Honestly, I'm exhausted. I'm two weeks into this program and I am SO TIRED! It's a good tired though, because I've been doing so much! Since I cannot cover all the things that have been happening, I'll cover what I did these past two weeks in one post!
Monday before last Monday was filled with classes and a voice lesson. I really love my teacher, her name is Evangelina Colón. She is so nice, supportive, and though I do have some technical issues she has told me I have a "lovely instrument" and that is always nice to hear. It's nice to get some verification that maybe I really am doing the right thing. :)
Monday night everyone in the program was invited to a reception at Schloss Eggenberg, and wow, what a night! Everyone called it the "AIMS prom" and it truly was - everyone decked out in their finest dresses and suits.
We arrived and proceeded out walk up toward the palace, the sky was cloudy - a portend of rain that never came.
We reached the palace only to be greeted by a flock of peacocks. I'm serious, about six peacocks were just hanging out, and gosh were the beautiful and LOUD!
After looking around the grounds and posing for many a picture with a peacock, we moved into the castle for the reception.
We were led up to a room on the third floor with chandeliers and candelabras, it was absolutely incredible. Apparently, not many receptions are held in that room due to the delicate nature of the magnificent paintings on the walls and ceiling.
Everyone was dressed in their finest clothing and the event was truly magnificent. After a little live music and some delicious, free, red wine, it was time to go home.
That Friday night there was a concert in a church a Strassenbahn ride away from Jakominiplatz and so I went, of course, to hear some great music and enjoy the evening. The church it was in was absolutely LOVELY so I took a few pictures, though they do not do the church justice.
Alright, so I know I may be confusing but I think this was actually two weeks ago or not on a Friday. I haven't updated in a while so I think I am confusing myself. Regardless it was lovely!
The next big event for me was a master class for Ulrich Eisenlohr, an amazing pianist. It was great because he worked with both me and my amazing studio pianist Justin, and the song, "In dem Schatten Meiner Locken" really came together between the two of us.
Afterwards I treated myself to some bratwurst and a Radler! I felt I deserved it.
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