Our Northern Lights Chorale Director (he’s now retired) invited me to join a “summer choir” which meets for this week, with a concert on Saturday.
I invite you all to attend at Faith Lutheran Church, Hanson Boulevard, Coon Rapids, on Saturday. The 19th. The concert is at 3:00.
I am sure you would enjoy it.
It isn’t a long program, but the songs are beautiful and the proceeds go to memory care and other aging ministries.
For me it was the first time singing in a top-notch choir since Brian left.
Minnesota is the land of 10,000 choirs.
They vary in pitch and skill.
I have been blessed to sing under Bruce Phelps and Jere Lanz. I also was at an event directed by Rene Claussen once.
When you sing Minnesota/F Melius Christiansen/Scandinavian voices — sort of stuff your standards are simply above the norm. The harmony and inflection is tight, the songs are ethereal and heavenly. Angelic. Think Concordia Choir, St. Olaf Choir, etc…
We are simply blessed to have such quality of music in our beautiful state.
Last night my heart was touched. The sound of harmonizing with gorgeous voices all around you is simply amazing.
Bruce was happy with what he heard. Our hearts leaped within us.
If you have the time on Saturday, come. This choir is mostly former or even present members of the Northern Lights Chorale. It was like a family reunion for me.
I spent 10 years with that choir, most Thursday evenings during the school year. It was Brian’s and my “date night.”
I couldn’t even sing for a year after he died. I listened to certain music over and over as part of my grief journey.
I couldn’t listen to choir music or even classical music for a time. It was too painful. God used the time to broaden my tastes and ears.
It is all good.
But it is nice to be back.
Singing.
I’m back.