*is as excited as a very excited person who has a reason to be excited* 
*calms down* OK... as some of you may know, I have been singing with a local choir for six years, performing various classical sacred and secular works, as well as more up-to-date secular works (e.g. selections from musicals, selections of sea-related songs etc.) I've also performed solo (or solo-and-chorus) songs for them, and have also performed various light operas (Gilbert and Sullivan mostly), with one or two opera companies, for six years.
Now an opportunity has arisen for me to audition for the MSO Chorus. The MSO is the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the most prestigious (and hardest-to-get-into) classical music gig in town, but all I need to do is to be able to read music and to have a good voice - both of which, thankfully, I have (though I hope they're good enough - fingers crossed!)
The good thing is that the upcoming concert for the MSO will be Mozart's "Requiem", which I have performed once already, so I know it very well... fingers crossed that I'll get past the first stage and actually get an audition! I'll keep you posted... but in the meantime... *jumps up and down in excitement*
