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Susan Stoderl — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:03:38 +0000

Good almost spring morning to everyone. Today is a beautiful day. I did my meditation as the sun came up, and then actually did my new morning exercise routine for the second day in a row. [I know it’s a shock!]. What, you may ask, is the reason for this unusual positive beginning? I actually …

Life happens, or the apple cart upsets

Susan Stoderl — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:36:48 +0000

I have not posted here for quite some time because, as the title of this post states, life happens. First it was post concert exhaustion and regrouping. Then it was Thanksgiving, Christmas and a trip to visit my family in Kansas. Then it was looking for an apartment, securing it, and moving within a one …

Back at last

Susan Stoderl — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:48:04 +0000

At long last, I am back to posting. I took a rest after the concert on October 3 (translated–serious Netflix indulgence). The concert was a lot of fun. I have just updated my web page with some new video, and some photos at http://www.susanstoderl.net. Soon there will be a podcast up and running of the …

Countdown: 3 days to go

Susan Stoderl — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:03:57 +0000

This will be my last post until after the concert on Monday. Everything is ready to go and I am really excited about it. We have dress rehearsal tonight, and I have a feeling that it will be very good. I am sure that part of this feeling is that the nasty weather seems to …

Countdown: 7, 6 days to go

Susan Stoderl — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:17:27 +0000

Last night was a long rehearsal. It was a tough one. By the time everyone got there, they were hot, sweaty, and tired. Everyone was ready for the season to change and settle down. This indecision on Mother Nature’s part puts sensitive people on edge, and by nature, musicians are sensitive. Also in New York …

Countdown: 9, 8 days to go

Susan Stoderl — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:32:33 +0000

It appears my post of Friday did not post. Apparently there are also many problems right now with WordPress. The internet has also been very hinky in general. Lots of pages redirected or not there, slowness, etc., and on different computers and systems, so it is not just mine–internet poltergeist, obviously! I’m still suffering from …

Countdown: 11, 10 days to go

Susan Stoderl — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:26:30 +0000

This is getting scarier and scarier–or more exciting depending upon what is happening at any given moment. Today I would like to introduce you to the fourth song cycle, The Ghost of Mary (Songs of Mary Magdalene). My first exposure to the various theories concerning Mary Magdalene and Jesus Christ, were the book and movie, …

Countdown: 13, 12 days to go

Susan Stoderl — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:35:51 +0000

It is obvious that I have not posted each day as I originally said, but unfortunately, there are just too many other things to do to keep up. We had a marvelous rehearsal on Monday, in which, we added the instruments to the voices. That is always exciting. There are several corrections to make, so …

Countdown: 14 days to go

Susan Stoderl — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:23:07 +0000

Whoa! The time is growing close. Yesterday I met with Lorene Phillips, our mistress of ceremonies and it was very productive. Tonight we have the first rehearsal with everyone, including the instruments. Cool! This autobiographical song cycle of seven songs portrays a young girl’s life who is expected to live and act as an adult. …

Countdown: 16, 15 days to go

Susan Stoderl — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 15:00:45 +0000

This seems to be a busy time for everyone. It seems everyone I meet in my travels is overly busy. This is just a quick little post because WordPress or Yahoo, did not save my prior post!!! So today I meet with our MC to work on the script for our salon. We want you …