From the peaks of Montserrat to the waves of Sitges, the tour choir truly did it all today.
We started our morning ascending to the famous Monastery that sits in the crags of Montserrat. Motion sickness was quickly forgotten once we saw the spectacular views from the top.
We took some time to learn about the history of the monastery and the resident boychoir, L’Escolania. Unfortunately, they were on holiday so we couldn’t hear them sing. However, we got to sing in their place at the 12pm performance so we’re not complaining.
After lunch, we wound our way back down the mountain to the beach town of Stiges, where we’ll spend the rest of tour. When we arrived, we gave the option of town or beach and every girl chose beach. There were no regrets. After the hustle and bustle of Barcelona, the calmness and openness of the beach was ideal. The girls bopped around for hours until dinnertime. With the days being so long, we could have easily stay out there until 9:30pm, eating Magnum bars for dinner instead.
Despite the literal highs and lows of the day, the best part was the band and flamenco dancer who performed for us following dinner (where we all ate with our voice sections!). Watching them was fun, but participating seemed like a better idea and so everyone jumped right in and soon enough we had a full-fledged dance party on our hand. Even the chaperones tearing up the dance floor. Ms. Langdon’s got some moves!
We thanked them by singing “Will the Circle be Unbroken” and they jumped right in and improvised some accompaniment. I always thought that piece needed a sax solo- nice to finally hear it!
Girls are in bed early (well, 11pm) tonight because tomorrow is another long day with a formal concert in the evening.
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