Hunkering Down

There is a blizzard outside tonight. We here in the Midwest are used to snow–our ancestors dealt with this prospect every year, so what’s the big deal? They didn’t have Doppler Radar predicting every little snow flake and were often caught unaware as to what was to come. The newscasts have been talking of this storm for five days. It seems to be living up to their predictions, with the snowing and blowing and cold right on schedule. But still, nature is amazing.

Midwesterners are hardy. Midwesterners prepare. Midwesterners get things done despite adversity. We have character and know, when it comes down to it, Mother Nature is in control and there is nothing we can do about it. If we have to take a snow day and put our plans off for a few days, we can relax and enjoy the snow drifts.

In the choral world, there are ‘snow drifts’ as well. If we can relax and enjoy them, our music will be better for it. Hot chocolate anyone?

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