Derek has a great singing voice. He enjoys opportunities to sing and when time allows he participates in ward and stake choirs at church as well as church productions our stake puts on. One of his most enjoyable singing opportunities was singing as part of the cornerstone choir for the dedication of the Newport Beach Temple.
Locally we have an amazing choir group - OCMCO the Orange County Mormon Choral Organization. You can read about them here. A few times a year they perform at Segerstrom Hall. I have tried on occasion to get Derek to get tickets so that we could go see them perform but he has always decline. The reason..."if I go I know I'll want to be in it" and he was unsure if he could invest time in the choir (not to mention, you have to audition and perhaps he may not make it) so we've never been to see the choir but we've always heard great things.
Just recently a friend of Derek's sent him an email letting him know that auditions for OCMCO were taking place. I encouraged Derek to audition but he wavered back and forth. Finally he decided to audition and last week found out he made it.
I am so excited for him! I look forward to seeing/hearing him perform at concerts similar to this one.
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