Angel Blessings

February 29, 2008 - Well Tobias and the Angel opened last night to stunning effect and was greeted with a standing ovation. Many patrons at last night's performance have now purchased tickets to the remaining performances. I feel blessed and privileged to have had the opportunity to work on this amazing piece with such a large group of talented, committed artists in the vocal, instrumental, dance, and design realms. Everyone of the over 75 individuals involved in this production has been a joy. I hope that those of you who have not yet purchased a ticket will do so before we sell out. This is truly a show not to be missed.

Finally, to the anonymous commenter who took offence at the mention of singers learning their music by ear in Tim Smith's preview article, I know for a fact that some members of all the choruses do in fact learn by ear. And I never intended this to be a derogatory statement. I don't really care how one learns their music, so long as they learn it well. And all the singers in this production whether amateur or professional have certainly done that. The glorious sounds of last night's performance are irrefutable proof of that.

See you at the opera! - John Bowen