In which Naughty made me do it.

This picture was taken in 2005 by my university friend Aimée in Patty‘s apartment in Manhattan:

The purpose of the gathering was a vocal rehearsal for my friend Barbara‘s a capella project. She writes the most amazing modern madrigals in her head; they’re literally a joy to sing. I met her when she spent a couple of years in Iowa and learned and performed her a capella material with her there. I was super stoked when she called me to come to New York to sing.

Two days after the picture was taken, an album was recorded at Live Wire, but the choir was too big and the energy too low and the recordings weren’t really usable. (It happens that way sometimes; you can’t order people to be brilliant just because you’re burning money on studio time.) Barbara’s dreams of a complete, professionally-recorded album of her a capella material remain unfulfilled, as far as I know.

Here’s Sweet True Love from that session. (I have a solo at the end; it starts at 3:59.) I remember that I loved getting a solo and singing in a pro studio, but also that I was starving, so I called the second take good and went to join the rest of the choir at dinner break as fast as my little legs would carry me.

I *heart* New York.

Rules:

1. Go to your first photo file and pick the 10th photo in it.
2. Tell the story behind the photo.
3. Tag 5 other people to do likewise.

I tag:
– anyone interested in doing this!