Class Canceled

I wish I could treat all my free time as precious as I treat it when a class is canceled. My research methods professor is terribly ill and canceled class tonight. So I was done with my day at 3. I got home about 4 (when the bus dropped me off), went for a run, came back and practiced (or rather tried to memorize "If God Be For Us, Who Can Be Against Us" for lessons tomorrow), and just finished eating. When I'm done writing this, I will practice conducting and later on do a little Beethoven analysis. I do not particularly like having a class canceled, but I thought I would make the most of it.

I was very relieved today. We were singing through the 2nd and 3rd movement of John Rutter's Gloria. And my teacher mentioned that while Rutter is good at capturing moments and making the most of things, but he uses all his tricks... in every song. He continued on and said he probably would not want to attend a concert of just Rutter music. I am glad for this. I like John Rutter, but I would not want to a song of his every year. It's nice stuff- in moderation.

I cannot believe it is November.