I don’t miss being in your choir any more. I was sick and tired of being a second alto and getting all the shit parts, and never feeling like I got to sing anything remotely interesting.
I was sick and tired of being on the committee - and sick of all of you who couldn’t be arsed to take a turn on the committee, so it was always left to a few of us, to put up with the over long committee meetings, and all the whingeing from you about our decisions.
I was sick and tired of me and others getting our heads bitten off for having the temerity to suggest a change of rehearsal venue.
I am a musician and a singer, but all I feel is relief, that I am not involved in any concerts this year, and that I am not having to trek out to rehearsals that will be a nasty mixture of stress (learning difficult music and worrying about making mistakes) and boredom because the second alto parts are so uninteresting - I honestly believe we get the notes that the composer wants in the harmonic texture, but can’t fit into the lovely lines they are writing for all the other voices, so they are randomly wedged into the alto parts - and the really random lines - give them to the second altos - no-one cares if they are enjoying their part.
This is the first Christmas for years that I haven’t sung a carol concert - I love the Christmas music, but I have not regretted leaving for one single nanosecond.
Sorry - rather niche rant.