Friday, April 9, 2010

We'll leave for New York at l0 tomorrow morning to for a 7pm concert in the Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The last stop in the weekend whirlwind will be Jordan Hall in Boston on Sunday at 3pm. Usually we'd be driving, but we thought better of it, and will be letting the bus driver stress about getting us there.
Oh yes, before Philadelphia we were in Buffalo. Here's a review.

Chanticleer's unorthodox lineup ranges from medieval to modern
Buffalo News
By Mary Kunz Goldman Chanticleer charmed the crowd Tuesday at the Ramsi P. Tick ... Chanticleer will be back, too. So if you missed this performance, ...


Thursday, April 8, 2010

April: seeing America

We're still basking in the fun and success of our first National Youth Choral Festival - you can read some of the feedback on Facebook. We'll be streaming some of the concert soon on Chanticleer Radio. Back down to earth after those four incredible days - and we're off again - already to Buffalo and now Philadelphia where we perform in Verizon Hall, and have some time for tourism.

Time to see a little bit of Philadelphia, Gregory writes:
City Hall, blocks from the hotel and from the Kimmel Center, Verizon Hall, where we sang. This is still the largest municipal building in the US. Gorgeous. Philly today was summer hot and sunny, completely contrary to normal climate. I had a hard time getting enough building in frame because the sun kept ruining the picture from most angles. Our hotel is *steps* from the first library in the United States. Benjamin Franklin founded a subscription library (because books were not readily available in the colonies and were far too expensive and difficult to find for single owners). This building also served as the Library of Congress until the Capitol moved 1800 and was the largest library in the country until 1850