I think I have an agent. But my agent is a Funeral Home Director. Now that is a sentence that you don't hear, oh I don't know.. EVER. Never thought I would say this, but I am grateful for funeral home directors. Yeah that is just a weird sentence. But you know in this wacky business that I am in, I have found a particular Funeral Director to be especially helpful in recommending me to other churches other than my current one. From him alone I now sing funerals at three churches. I think about this and then I wonder.. do I have to give him a cut, a percentage? And after I stop laughing I remember, Nah.. they are making enough money off the recently deceased.. they don't need my measly 35 cents.
But I digress. Robert, the fore mentioned Funeral Home Director knew that I wanted to get in with this one particular church - I had wanted to for a long time. It just made sense - I sing at another right down the street and frankly, I sing a great funeral.. (yeah, never thought I would hear me saying that either)
So I get the text. "Guess who is singing at St. Margaret's on Friday".. I was so happy( I know, happy to sing a funeral - face it .. I am just not normal.) .. I just simply replied.. I love you!!! I got the famous LOL.. and then the organist called me right away.
The organist at St. Margaret's is such a lovely man. A great player and very easy going. We chatted and we thought that I should be there a half hour before the funeral just in case I needed to go over any music, ask what their protocols were, etc. Awesome. This was working out well. Then I get a call from him later in the day saying that there will be a soloist who is bringing their own music and there will be a choir. Wow, this was becoming a production! So I said I would get there earlier so we would have time before the soloist came and the choir warmed up.. I swear all we needed was someone doing a liturgical dance... but that was not in my job description.
I enter the church.. Holy Moly this church is gorgeous, met the organist - and we went over a few things.. then the soloist came in.. with her own music. She was ready to sing and the organist said to her - you might want to use this microphone - and she responded.. "oh I don't need one" He just looked at me and rolled his eyes. (I was falling in love with him.. very funny man) She sang and she was quite good - And her husband showed up.. with his horn He played a few tunes - very talented. Apparently they were very close friends of the deceased. And while that is going on, the choir comes in. (This was going to be a long one!) Then the choir warms up... at this point I said to the organist.. "Could there be anything else that is going on during this mass?" and not two seconds later, enters the bagpiper. yep.. bagpiper - who is going to play when they exit the church. We both started to laugh.
Well the church was packed, the man who passed away, was quite young (54) and he died suddenly. So many friends and family were present. It was an amazing representation of what an impact this man had on their lives.
When the production .. sorry I mean funeral .. was over, I thanked the organist for the opportunity to work with him and hope to hear from him soon - so I left and not ten minutes later, I get a phone call from him " Do you miss me yet?" he said.. I started laughing, he then said.. "what are you doing tomorrow at 3:30?" I responded well I have mass at 5pm at my church, but I think I am working for you at 3:30- he responded "excellent" it was a wedding. I think we are going to have a lovely working relationship!
It is good to have an Agent that is a funeral home director.. (yeah, that is still weird to say)
Peace, love and coffee
Meliss-
But I digress. Robert, the fore mentioned Funeral Home Director knew that I wanted to get in with this one particular church - I had wanted to for a long time. It just made sense - I sing at another right down the street and frankly, I sing a great funeral.. (yeah, never thought I would hear me saying that either)
So I get the text. "Guess who is singing at St. Margaret's on Friday".. I was so happy( I know, happy to sing a funeral - face it .. I am just not normal.) .. I just simply replied.. I love you!!! I got the famous LOL.. and then the organist called me right away.
The organist at St. Margaret's is such a lovely man. A great player and very easy going. We chatted and we thought that I should be there a half hour before the funeral just in case I needed to go over any music, ask what their protocols were, etc. Awesome. This was working out well. Then I get a call from him later in the day saying that there will be a soloist who is bringing their own music and there will be a choir. Wow, this was becoming a production! So I said I would get there earlier so we would have time before the soloist came and the choir warmed up.. I swear all we needed was someone doing a liturgical dance... but that was not in my job description.
I enter the church.. Holy Moly this church is gorgeous, met the organist - and we went over a few things.. then the soloist came in.. with her own music. She was ready to sing and the organist said to her - you might want to use this microphone - and she responded.. "oh I don't need one" He just looked at me and rolled his eyes. (I was falling in love with him.. very funny man) She sang and she was quite good - And her husband showed up.. with his horn He played a few tunes - very talented. Apparently they were very close friends of the deceased. And while that is going on, the choir comes in. (This was going to be a long one!) Then the choir warms up... at this point I said to the organist.. "Could there be anything else that is going on during this mass?" and not two seconds later, enters the bagpiper. yep.. bagpiper - who is going to play when they exit the church. We both started to laugh.
Well the church was packed, the man who passed away, was quite young (54) and he died suddenly. So many friends and family were present. It was an amazing representation of what an impact this man had on their lives.
When the production .. sorry I mean funeral .. was over, I thanked the organist for the opportunity to work with him and hope to hear from him soon - so I left and not ten minutes later, I get a phone call from him " Do you miss me yet?" he said.. I started laughing, he then said.. "what are you doing tomorrow at 3:30?" I responded well I have mass at 5pm at my church, but I think I am working for you at 3:30- he responded "excellent" it was a wedding. I think we are going to have a lovely working relationship!
It is good to have an Agent that is a funeral home director.. (yeah, that is still weird to say)
Peace, love and coffee
Meliss-
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