Part 7 - Carnegie Hall NYC Sun 8a rehearsal with Mack Wilberg

There was a deli on the corner right next to the Park Central Hotel where almost all of us went to grab a quick breakfast before rehearsal on Sunday morning. Felt like a real New Yorker!

It seemed apparent from the way Dr. Wilberg was dressed that he had already been, or was going to, worship -- something that I had not made time for -- and that impressed me. Especially since he had followed up our rehearsal Sat with practicing with the orchestra for Monday night's concert. Again, musicians I think he met for the first time and never conducted before.

More good practice. The simplest things were the most difficult. Did you ever sing a cappella and then have the music come in afterwards on a different pitch? I think this was the first time I've ever sung a cappella and it came in on the same pitch (we worked hard on that!) Learning some things that should help me in the future.

I realized that I 'oversing" most of the time. And why? The great thing about being in a choir is that I don't have to -- there are plenty of voices. If a note was too high for me, it was fine to just drop out and not sing it -- let those sopranos who can easily hit those high notes do it.

We got finished a little early (12:30p) and I went off to meet my friend from Findlay OH for a wonderful lunch and afternoon at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA). Didn't want to wear myself out too much because our Broadway show -- Come From Away -- started at 7p.