Pics: my choir´s six-monthly weekend in Zwettl Gothic monastery

[max_und_moritz]

Concert went fabulously; the live recording should prove even better than last year´s :)
And the wee bat got herself a singing teacher, la de da. No pressure, just see how far we can go!

Now the pics: the abbey at our arrival, gloriously autumn-y,

Comments

[ozfille]

God that place looks absolutely gorgeous and to spend a weekend there. It would be absolutely glorious.

Though for that to occur I would have to revisit my childhood choir days at the Methodist church where I think the particular choir mistress like the Worcesters confused loudness with quality, in regards to singing. *g*

Ace linguist(just like Maturin *veg*) and a recording star too, a trace of Jack there, not at all a Stephen trait. *g* Unless you sing like a strangled crow. Stephen's voice was never considered beautiful. *g*

[max_und_moritz]

Yis, Austria´s chock-full of such "hidden" places at every turn; Zwettl´s special for our choir but to be fair it can´t compare to the most breathtaking places, like Melk Abbey; but the most lovely feature of Zwettl is invisible (the atmosphere of peace and restfulness, no matter how sad or stressed you feel, as soon as you arrive there it´s as if it all things negative fall away from you and you can breathe again :D)

A strangled crow, LOLOL!! (is that canon, too? then I guess Maturin´s a baritone, just like Jack´s a true-ear deep bass? Alas I´m just a coloratura, so make it a strangled mouse *g*) And with all due respect, I strive to emulate *Jack* as a model in all things, thankeee very much!! *bristles ;)*

[ozfille]

But Jack is hardly a linguist. *g*

Have you any pics of Melk Abbey? I should not be lazy and check it on google.

[max_und_moritz]

Neither am I, tee hee - ask esteven I just grok enough autre merde not to step into any :p and talk enough putain so that drivers everywhere can´t mistake my opinions of their wheel skills for an attempt to flirt *g*

About Melk, there you are! The pics don´t convey its sheer monumental size, though. And it´s got one of the most gorgeous (and best endowed, manuscript-wise) libraries in all Central Europe. Wish we´d sing there one day...

[esteven]

You have discovered a way to stretch a day to 26 hours? Work, study, teaching Wotan, taking care of Gran, having to take the train and now singing teacher...
^_^

I do know a certain banyan, don't I. It suits you well and my friend will be delighted to hear that you make good use of it.

[max_und_moritz]

Aye aye, "Sleep less, exercise more" :p Woti cuts my night short something awful, anyway, so these days I´m up at five whether I like or not and I´ve started using that "extra" time to do the cooking and grooming, and a bit of practise (and I´ll try slide the teacher every second week on godson-visiting evening, otherwise it´ll be tricky... as I´m her first student ever she´s also asking for a symbolical fee which suits us both fine for the time being!)

I love this banyan so very much, and it goes with practically everything (brown, olive, mustard, russet, beige) - and several people borrowed it to have a pic of them taken in it. It´s so warm, light and comfortable, and it feels as I´ve had it forever *hugs* It´s so funny because in Vienna lots of tourists think I´m one of the ticket-selling Mozarts and also want pics of it *gg* I have to take a pic of the black frock and vest, too, they´re also fantastic, though more dressed-up and formal :D

[esteven]

Isn't Wotan supposed to be slightly more grown up nowadays? I hope he is not a completely lost cause when it comes to education. *sigh* Have fun with your teacher...

I am glad the banyan suits you so well, indeed I would be looking forward to a photo in which you look more formal. I am not surprised some tourists mistake you for a ticket seller. What with the banyan, black trousers and your lovely long hair....

The snow, did it stay or had it vanished by the time you left?

[max_und_moritz]

Hmmm yes, and he´s supposed to destroy less, eat less, bark less, jump less... o.O Although he did come back from a few days at his breeder´s a little bit more tame than he went in - sigh, indeed... she says it´s my fault because I´m not firm handed enough and the dog senses I won´t say boo to a goose so he knows he can walk all over me (so what´s new? He´s just behaving like any other full-fledged member of my family :p

[blanhe2]

absolutely gorgeous!!

[max_und_moritz]

...and lots of forest clearings there to beam yourself down, sing "Row Your Boat", and find a peak or two to climb ;)

[amgirl]

this is really beautiful and makes me terribly jealous about Europe again!

[max_und_moritz]

Next time you´re *not* going to Portugal and you feel like touring the "wild" Austrian countryside we can go there and to several other similar places, Dasha :D

[grace_poppy]

How beautiful and wonderful!!!

[max_und_moritz]

*tickles Jack´s chin* Aye indeed, and the abbey´s organ is so powerful Händel never gets winded here :D