Also, now that Christmas is over, choir has started up again, and to my delight, we're singing a selection from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus: "Hallelujah, Amen". It's a beautiful piece of music, and after some of the stuff we sang at Christmas, seems like a walk in the park. And it's in English! Not that it really matters, since a good deal of it consists of repeating "Hallelujah, Amen" over and over... ergo the title. Here's a version of it being sung by the Mars Hill Festival Choir in 2014:
So, I had meant to have the first part of my review of the 2014 film The Giver up today, but didn't quite get it finished. I am working on it though, and should have it ready a little later in the week. I've also finished reading a couple of the books I had on the go- one being The Giver, and another, the autobiography of Vera Lynn which I'll eventually get around to reviewing. Also, now that Christmas is over, choir has started up again, and to my delight, we're singing a selection from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus: "Hallelujah, Amen". It's a beautiful piece of music, and after some of the stuff we sang at Christmas, seems like a walk in the park. And it's in English! Not that it really matters, since a good deal of it consists of repeating "Hallelujah, Amen" over and over... ergo the title. Here's a version of it being sung by the Mars Hill Festival Choir in 2014: Other than this, well, I'm trying to get some other non-book related things done. One of my sisters is getting married in March, and I'm doing some sewing for the wedding. I'm also on the hook to do the cake, but don't have to worry about that quite yet. Also, between now and March, a sister and sister-in-law are both having babies, so I've got a couple baby quilts in production. All of this- in addition to the forty hour work week- means I may occasionally be a little slow in posting my reviews over the next couple months. We'll see how it goes... who knows, maybe I'll be able to keep all the balls in the air. I actually have today off, because I have to go in to work on Saturday, so I should be able to make a dent in some of these tasks. Although I am slipping off to the cinema later on to watch Brooklyn. I'll report on what I thought of that movie later on.
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