Well, this was sort of my first week back. Classes didn't start until Wednesday, so I only had three days of classes. This semester should be much more workable for me, since I only have 16 credits, so I'm looking forward to it. My classes are: Music Theory II, Musicianship II, Texts and Contexts II (CC), Kantorei, Studio Lesson - Voice (and Voice Colloquium), and Studio Lesson - Composition. I'm pretty excited, especially about the composition lessons, which will be totally new... And of course I'm excited about CC, that being both a large reason for my applying to Valpo in the first place and a program that I've just really enjoyed. There aren't many programs like it out there, that's for sure.
The Bach concert was definitely a highlight of the week. St. John's Passion was performed by the Chorale/Bach Choir and Symphony Orchestra, which was amazing. Being able to follow along in the program (with English translations) made it a very emotional experience. It also made me hope that I get into the Chorale next year.
Alex - I hope my e-mail helped. I do recommend Valpo's music program, but obviously personal fit is a strong factor, so keep looking at colleges, and get as many on-campus visits in as you can. I visited about 16 different colleges from my sophomore through senior year before I decided on Valpo.
I picked up my books at the bookstore when I arrived on campus on Monday, and here is a picture of the stack:
Here's a picture of my brother Ben, who I realized that I don't think I have on this site yet, tragically:
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