I am back in New Zealand after a most amazing time, 3,128 photographs, 19 flights, assorted train trips, many many new friends met along the way, incredible church services in languages that I could not understand, and now a week of recovery and unpacking, and planning.
Congratuations to the Hilda Ross Glee Club who did so well practicing in my absence, special thanks to Ngairi Fraser and Elizabeth Carlisle who did an amazing job of co-ordinating the rehearsals.
Projects now are:
The 8 - 80 Show Stopper Concert on Friday February 25th at 4:00p.m. in the Pavilion as part of the Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival This will involve separate, and combined rehearsals with the Rotokauri Tuis, when schools go back at the beginning of February.
Contacting my singing students to get lesson times planned.
New repertoire for the Hamilton Chorale to work on when choir starts again in February.
Ongoing negotiations with a major provider to run a 3-mth trial to show outcomes, which then leads on to a firm contract.
Getting in touch with the local newspaper health reporter, to talk about my new work.
Composing some songs for retirement choirs to sing. Roy Ernst of the New Horizons Organisation suggested this gap in the repertoire, and it would be good to get back to composing, which I have not had time for in my last position.
As I told my grand-daughter, I have now left school, after 51 years!!