The Bach Festival was a delight to sing in this year, with the St. John Passion and Handel's Israel in Egypt. Conductor William Jon Gray was masterful in his preparation and interpretation of Handel's second most popular oratorio, and it was very well received.
After a month off (and a short excursion to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland), the regular singing groups are starting up again. Church choirs, madrigal and shape note groups have already met, and the Camerata Singers of Monterey County has its first rehearsal after the tour tonight.
We shall sing!
