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We made it back to Charlottesville!

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Because our bus rides where shorter this year, and our internet connection was less reliable, it was hard to post much on the blog. But I'm sure you've heard from your Glee Club guys and found out what a great tour it was! Thanks to Quantum (Jonathan Park) for the photos you see here. I'm glad someone brought an actual camera! Our concert on Sunday, March 4th was at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Falls Church, VA, the home church of Bumi (Andrew Orvedahl). The guys had to be there at 2:00 for a 4:00 concert, and after the previous evening's successful performance at the IMC National Seminar in Washington, DC, I noticed that some of them didn't get enough sleep. Not surprising, I guess. We had a great crowd at the church and they were very indulgent of our shortcomings. At Binkley Baptist Church in Chapel Hill, NC, we got to sing in a really unusual space. The  One of the church members used to have a small home business making sports towels f
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We survived our free night!

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Things have been going swimmingly on tour this year. This is probably the best we've done in my 15 years with Club in terms of audiences, consistency of performances, etc. The folks at our concerts have even enjoyed the UVa songs about Carolina that we thoughtfully included in our repertoire for tour! We're very grateful that the bus hasn't broken down (yet!). We had some problems with that last year.  Some of the guys come up with creative ways to sleep on the bus. They don't look comfortable to me, but what do I know?  In order to keep up their strength, we stop most days in an area with several fast food places. This is Bojangles, which recently opened up a new store in Charlottesville.  We've also been the beneficiaries of several excellent covered dish suppers at the churches where we've sung. Someone went all out on these deviled eggs in Shallotte, NC! When we arrived in Charleston, SC yesterday, the guys immediately set a
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Oops...we're a little behind!

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Sorry for the silence as we make our way to the Carolinas for our Spring Break tour. The guys left Charlottesville on Saturday morning, heading to DC to participate in the National Seminar of Intercollegiate Men's Choruses. IMC was founded in 1914 by the University Glee Club of New York City as a way to provide services to collegiate men's choruses, mostly in New England. As the organization grew and evolved, it started working with secondary school groups as well as adult amateur and professional men's choruses--all with the goal of supporting the unique sounds and repertoire of men's choruses in North America and around the world. The National Seminar (what we call a conference, for some reason) happens every two years. We participated four years ago when it was at Rutgers University. This time, the Seminar was hosted by the Washington Men's Camerata, the adult community chorus I conduct in Washington, DC. You can read more about the Seminar here if you're
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Tour itinerary

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