Music Festival

I helped with the numbers board and adjudicator stand for the morning session of the Music Festival Instrumental Section.  Twyla gave me the CD for the background music for the Men of the Way Concert, so that I could try it out at the church later.  I accidently left it locked in Messiah Church  with no afternoon session scheduled.  I followed Kevin Hrycay to the Bed and Breakfast, then picked him up to go out for lunch.  We opted for a no rush relaxed meal at Rickys Restaurant. We didn't get out of there until 2:00 pm.  I went home, tested Peaches, then phoned Messiah Church.  Their secretary had gone in for the afternoon and had noticed the CD.  She said she would take it to the Church Office and I went right down to pick it up.  I went to St. Alban's and figured out how to find and play the two cuts on the CD that Twyla will be using.  It wasn't too difficult once I found the remote.  I will have the first song cued up.  Then load the second song with the line to the amplifier disconnected until it is cued.   Twyla will come down to St. Alban's Thursday after school to test out audio levels.

Music Festival

Today I helped Twyla at the Instrumental Section of the Music Festival at Messiah Lutheran Church. 

The morning was spent listening many young kids playing the same pieces.

With the inevitable cancellations, we managed to finish the morning by 12:05 pm.

Diane was able to get time off to come and listen to William play his pieces.  He did very well winning both his classes with 85 & 87.  He may be playing in the awards concert.

For lunch, I drove the adjudicator to Quiznos Subs and we order takeout for ourselves and Twyla and headed back to Messiah. 

The afternoon session was finished by 3:45 pm and I went home to relax for a while and we had DQ Takeout for supper.

The evening session was filled with the senior entries and it was wonderful to listen to.  The evening concluded with Katie Ormerod's Drummers.  The adjudicator has not adjudicated with a high calibre of musicians in one evening before.  He was very impressed with the talent and teaching level in Prince Albert.

Sunday Schedule

9:30 am - Picked up Mary Essel for Choir Practice.

10:45 am Choir Practice.  Soon after I had arrived, I realized I had forgot to pick up the grocery bag of food for Food Bank Sunday.  It hadn't helped that Diane had put it on the chair by the back door.

10:30 am - Sung Mattins Service at St. Alban's led by Lay Reader, Fred Payton.  Fred did a fine job with the sermon this morning - "I am the Bread of Life".

After dropping Mary off, I went home, tested Peaches, then decided to take the grocery bag of food to the church and leave it in the basket with the other offerings.

When I got back home and started doing things on the computer, I noticed that Twyla announced on Facebook that she was setting up for the Music Festival.  I drove over to Messiah Lutheran to help her.  After we had things set up, the adjudicator arrived and we visited for a while.  He had attended U of S first year during Twyla's last year and had gone through U of S with Anna Bekolay.

I arrived home before 3:30 pm and retested Peaches.  

I printed out the Poster and Registration Form for a Healing Conference in Creighton, SK. in May to present to the OSL Group this evening.

As of 4:15 pm, Diane is not back from her First Aid Course.

Music Festival - Senior Piano

This evening was my first opportunity to drop in at the Piano Section of the Music Festival.  I snuck up to the Calvary Church balconey to watch quietly and work on sudoku puzzles when the kids weren't playing.  The kids varied from 8 yrs and under to senior.  Most were well prepared and the adjudicator was very positive with all of them.  My timing to come down from the balconey was not good for me, but good for Frances, as she needed help putting the chairs away in the hall.  Mitch Holash and another gentleman offered to help, so it did not take very long.  

Music Festival

At 2:00 pm today, I helped Frances Short setup for the Jr. Piano Section of the Music Festival in Calvary United Church Hall which starts on Monday.

Busy week

In addition to working at the CO-OP Monday through Wednesday, Monday night - Men's Chorus, Tuesday night - Prince Albert Christian Radio Corporation Board Meeting out at Gerry Sand's place, Wednesday night - first session of Strings section of Music Festival.  Had a few words with the adjudicator, Anna Bekolay, originally from Prince Albert and St. Alban's and a Facebook friend of mine.  I volunteered to look after the Class Entry Board.  I enjoyed Anna's adjudications.  She has a way of making the kids feel at ease.   Thursday morning - Men's Bible Study - I stayed to wash the dishes.  Went home to look after Peaches, then off to Rivier to the Music Festival.  I received a call on vibrator which I did not recognize.  I phoned the number back and found out it was Roberta.  She was at work and thought she had forgot to shut off the coffee maker.  I went over to her house and sure enough - the coffee maker was on.  I shut it off and went back over to the Music Festival.  I went to the Lenten Noon Lunch at St. Alban's.  No sooner had I told Rev. Greg Rustulka that we would have to change the Radio Announcement for next week because Dan Stroman was having his knee surgery that day, when in walked Dan.  He had waited in his hospital gown for 3 1/2 hours and then they sent him mome because there was not bed after surgery.  The operation has been postponed until April 16th.  Pastor Dennis Defoe from Under the Juniper Tree Church was the speaker talking about the women disciples of Jesus.  At 1:00 pm, I dashed home to test Peaches, then returned to the Music Festival.  Left to be home in time to meet Diane and test Peaches and go across the river to deliver a birthday card to our niece Jordyn.  Had a short visit with Paul and Vickie, then off to look after Roberta's dogs and a bite to eat.  Thursday evening - Ham Radio Meeting.  Friday morning - A & W coffee with Fred Payton and Rev. Norbert Haukenfrers.  Next, I cleaned out the fish tank and watched golf on TV.  Friday evening - quiet evening at home.