Hi, this is Rosemary, doing what is likely my final posting; Steve may have some photos and comments that may come after this. Thank you Steve for doing the bulk of the blog work in Disney.  It was a successful tour; we are so proud of what our children accomplish under Linda's teaching and guidance. We met some particular physical challenges there, and we are so grateful to hear that the choristers who weren't well, are all healthy again.

        The choristers were so busy singing and having fun, that the blog was not a priority to them. But we have heard a lot of thanks from family for at least having set it up and made some postings to keep you informed as best we could. 

        I'd like to close with comments from 2 choristers who wrote blog posts on the way back home : 

    Hannah : "This trip was amazing. Everything about it was great - especially the chaperones. I'm so glad that I was able to come. Thanks to everyone."

    Michaela : "I think that my favourite part of this trip was the trust that you all had in us. I had a great time. I really loved touring with Bach, they were really fun to get to know. I think the worst part is that it's over! Thank you so much to all the parents, but especially to Lori, she did a fantastic job."

More Thursday Day 4

Day 4 ... Linda gets congratulated by Mickey

Day 5 - Friday

Today the choir performed amazingly. They were at Epcot in an outdoor pavilion near the American village. The professional level of the choir really shone through. They all deserve to feel very proud. Despite the incredible heat, they gave it all their energy and were fantastic. At night they joined all the choirs for a concert at St. Lukes Church (off Disney).

Day 6 - Saturday

Sorry we have missed a couple of days. We've been a little busy, but the kids have held up incredibly. Late nights with concerts and early morning rehearsals. We are so proud of what they have been doing. The singing is wonderful and their acting in Mulligitawny hasjust kept getting better and better...Tough to improve on perfection...but they do it each time.

We collected some short messages and comments from the choir which we thought you might like to read.

Allison : "I'm enjoying every single thing about this trip; especially the piano and guitar pools - they're so refreshing after a hot day."

Mary Margaret : " i could live here. I love the thrill rides, and the shopping. I want to come back with my whole family."

Tara:" This tour is teally really fun; I got to meet a lot of new people."

Kelsey; "I stayed dry on Splash Mountain. I want to come back with my whole family. They'd love it"

Ellie: "I conquered Everest twice, and Space Mountain four times!"

Nicole: "Lots of love.Lots of good shoppin - " caching".

Kaitlin; "tired! disney is great. Love it here."

Elise : " The parks rock and the entire trip is fantanstic"

Alpha; " Mom and Dad and Asher I've been on so many fantastic rides. It's much better than Marineland and Wonderland"

Day 3

The choir has been working hard and started the day with a 3 hour rehearsal. The previous exciting and long days have been catching up with them and they lost a little of those crisp edges they usually have so nice, so tomorrow we have a day to recuperate and get prepared for the opening concert on Thursday night.

But despite their energy waning a little, they were re-energised with their release into the Magic Kingdom and parks and had another fantastically fun day. The came back to the resort for dinner and a swim. Sorry parents...but we had another hot and beautiful day here.

We are a little short on photos of all the groups tonight, but we'll catch up tomorrow.