Tonight is the night.

It’s the big show for our choir (Vocal Point). We’ve been working towards this night since mid-January.

And I’m nervous as heck!

Why?

I don’t know.

I don’t normally get nervous before a play. Usually, I’ve worked on my lines and know them. The play has been rehearsed many times.

But singing is different. For me, anyway.

Not only do you have to learn your “lines”. But you have to learn how quickly to say them and in the right rhythm. And you’ve got to hit those notes!

The crazy thing is that I’m not doing it alone. The whole choir will be with me. If I flub a lyric or a note, most people won’t notice. My mistakes will get absorbed in the whole.

A yet, there is this familiar feeling in my chest. I haven’t felt it before a performance in a long, long time.

Oh, wait it minute.

I felt it last week.

Our choir were guest performers for another choir’s concert. We had just over half of our choir available for that show. I was the only bass there.

So I felt that all my mistakes would be glaringly obvious.

Ah, yes. The terror of that feeling.

Tonight will be nothing like that.

Although I’m a little nervous, I’m also excited.

I’ve come to appreciate the beauty and power of a choir singing together. And we’ve got some wonderful guest soloists at the show.

It’s going to be fun!