Assembly Hall

I always loved this building--it seems so magical to me.  I can remember the first time I visited Temple Square as a child and I immediately fell in love with this building!  I've always wanted to go inside but have never found the time--the building never seems as intriguing to whoever I'm walking around the grounds with.  Vince and Eva have performed with the community choir here but I had to stay home with the kids.  Children younger than eight can't attend performances in the Assembly Hall.  (Eva has also performed at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.)

Lucky me--I get to perform here June 11th.  I've known about it for several weeks and been a little excited!  There is a soprano in my community (Helena Baird) who apparently had four different individuals recommend me (I have no idea who).  She first asked me to accompany her in December but Vince and I were celebrating our anniversary for that one.  This time I was ready to tell her that I was too busy but I opened with "how many rehearsals do you intend to have?" and she answered that she thinks getting together once or twice before the performance is adequate.  So I said I could handle that!  Then she asked my for my bio--specifically indicating who I trained with and where I've performed.  I fully expected her to contact me and let me know she's going with someone else after she read my bio.  But she didn't.  She did, however, ask me how I am with my chord reading/improvising skills.  I thought she'd cancel after that, too, but she didn't.  She's bringing music to my house within a week.  The program celebrates mothers/motherhood--so I feel great about participating!  And I get to see the inside of the Assembly Hall!!