Labrīt! (good morning!)
Today was the day of our second competition, which we have anxiously been awaiting; the Women’s Choir category! Off to an early start, our wake up call was 6:00 am in order to give our bodies enough time to fully wake up. This is so we could sound our best for our big day.
Many thanks to Doreen who arranged an early breakfast for us at the hotel!
We warmed up for our ten minute dress rehearsal, which was at the Latvian university (our concert venue). It went very smoothly thanks to a very organized Kellie.
Time for the competition! As a group, we feel our performance went brilliantly! Remember Me and Salve Regina have never felt so controlled and Other Worldly Games has never been scarier, we definitely frightened the audience! Hopefully the judges too! It was a very gratifying and emotional experience that brought us closer together, and the choir definitely does not take for granted.
After a free afternoon, some spent outside at the markets or by others napping, we went to the first awards ceremonies of the eighth World Choir Game at the Arena Riga.
If you have not yet heard, Lady Cove, after much suspense, received a gold medal standing with a mark of 87.63. Eleventh over all out of a whopping 42 choirs in the champions sacred music category!
We are very excited to have been awarded a gold medal at such an internationally acclaimed event, it means the world to us!
Tomorrow morning we will find out how we did in today’s category. Fingers crossed!
Congratulations Lady Cove!!
~~Love Megan Dobbin and Samantha Evans
Lady Cove At The World Choir Games 
Congratulations to Lady Cove and especially my sister Doreen. Your hard work and many hours of rehersal and concerts have paid off. You must all feel very proud of your accomplishments. You may also like to know that your competitions are getting some real nice press here with VOCM and The Telegram, so the public is informed of your successes. Relax and enjoy the rest of your trip you deserve it. We are proud to have such a fabulous choir represent Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada on the world stage. Yahoo!!!