Your comment did NOT get lost, Mercy! Thank goodness —
Tickled to know it’s your favorite, it’s mine too. Imagine your son learning it by ear!
Coincidence? We just went last night to the Mount Holyoke College chapel to hear an early music outfit, the Arcadia Players perform, you got it, Messiah. We’ve heard it many times from many different groups — and I’m amazed to say that this was the BEST — in every way — we’ve ever witnessed. The trumpeter on the valveless trumpet (?) never missed a note, was strong and clear and accurate. The percussionist, at the end, sounded like he was Big Ben, striking. Orchestra — on early instruments, was great. A grand total of 21 singers, that’s all! raised the roof of the chapel, and furthermore, the soloists appeared right out of their ranks, at least half of the chorus solo-ing. And one of the basses, on The trumpets shall sound, absolutely filled the space to overflowing! No amplification. It was just so satisfying, we felt wrung out at the end.
So — coincidences, connections, we are astonished at them and yet — perhaps they are the norm, if we opened our eyes a little bit wider. The Jeweled Net of Indra —
Wonderful holidays to you, Jey, and the boys.
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