I love singing, which is one of the main reasons why I joined my church choir and endeavored to learn the guitar (so I can accompany myself). We have a concert coming up a week from tomorrow at my church (St. Mary Star of the Sea) in which I have a bit of a duet that I am excited about. However, in the past two weeks, singing has also caused a couple of dilemmas for me as well.
The first is that I was given another solo (not for the concert). While I love singing solos and so accepted without hesitation, I was reminded by my mother that this solo used to be performed by one of our other choir members. Now, I hope that I was given the solo because that choir member had already alerted our choir director that he would not be at the mass where we are singing this particular song, but I am concerned that I may have offended him by so quickly taking a role that had been his.
The second is that I was asked if I would join an additional choir that meets up to three times a week at the Cathedral in Lansing. This group meets primarily for the joy of singing intricate pieces of music with perhaps one concert in the spring. I am flattered at being invited, but I know I won't have the time for such a commitment (especially if I start working towards a doctorate). Part of me, though, has been wanting to sing in more than church's choir. I hope that I will have the opportunity (and the voice) to sing more when I do have more time.
These aren't major dilemmas, just thoughts I've had.