My new church has been involved in an annual Christmas concert for eleven years. It’s a benefit concert for the International Women’s Brass Conference. The concert features (of course) lots of brass, but also choirs, organ, and special groups. This year the special group was a high school steel drum band. It was awesome! I could have listened to a whole concert of just them.
There were also bagpipes. I think they play the same piece each year. It’s called Highland Cathedral. I love it. It’s very moving.
It was fun singing in the choir. My favorite piece was “Christmas Day” by Gustav Holst. I know it’s played to death each Christmas season, but I love it!
We sang for a full church. It was at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen – a ginormous Roman Catholic church in Baltimore. One person thought he had heard the sanctuary holds two thousand.
Wow! I was not expecting that last picture to show so many people, even with the ‘two thousand people’ heads-up. That is a HUGE building! What a fantastic way to start off the season! Are you feeling super-Christmasy now or just really tired?
Last night: Super Christmasy
This morning: really tired
I spoiled the experience a little because I kept worrying about getting out of the parking lot quickly with all those people. I shouldn’t have worried. I was parked right by the exit and left the building as soon as the concert was over. I was one of the first people out. I was home by 10. Still, that’s pretty late for me. I’m often in bed by 8 or 8:30.
AWESOMENESS!!!! WOW!!!! TREMENDOUS!!!! FANTASTIC!!!!
Wish I could have heard this ……and in such a Beautiful Place!!
<3 Aunt Bev 🙂
Indeed, Highland Cathedral made me tear up the year we attended this festivity – it is very moving alrightee. (But, then, does it take much to get to me on any given day?) Glad you were in the group of participants this go ’round – bet it gives a whole ‘nother perspective – though I wager the coffee pot got a work out the next day at school.
[For those who have not yet heard it (and in case your lacrimal glands need a cleansing today): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_U8ozDTDic ]