After spending 12 days in St John's Newfoundland attending Festival 500, I have finally arrived at my friend's place in North York, Ontario, where I have time and access to internet.
The last 12 days was the greatest time I ever had in my life. We get to meet many different choirs from all over the world and share performances with some of them. We stayed in the residence of the local college. Everywhere we go, we see people from the festival. It feels like the whole town are all there for one purpose, music.
The name tags that were given to us also serve as a free bus pass in the city, although we chose to walk most of the time. Close to the down town area stands many old church buildings. The houses near down town all look like they have a story to tell.
I really wish I can go back there some day.
It was extremely hard yesterday when I was leaving. Many groups have left the night before and the cafeteria that has been packed during breakfast in the last 12 days became a huge empty room. All of a sudden, I am by myself again, but not part of the greater, magical, music ensemble that shares and inspires anymore. I wish the festival goes on forever. I can't wait for choir to start again.
nano nano
3 comments:
Hi jojo, so glad you had a great time here - wasn't it fabulous? I'm not sure I saw your choir in concert - it's all a blur - but I know I saw Oran or Kokopelli somewhere, because my seven-year-old, who was trailing me all week, said about your shirts: "I guess they have 'Sing.' on the back so the people standing behind them will remember what to do. But how do the front people remember?"
Best wishes, and hope you make it back again sometime.
Heather Patey, Local Come Solo
My Festival 500 pictures at flickr
If you have pictures, submit them to my Festival 500 flickr group!
Thanks Heather. Your pictures are great!!! Was Rajaton there this year? We totally missed them.....
Thanks jojo, glad you liked 'em! Rajaton couldn't come in July this year (wahh...) so they came in June instead for a pre-concert! It's becoming not Festival without them - hope their schedule works out better in 2007.
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