Congratulations on a job well-done!
This past Sunday's performance at the Byzantine Festival was exquisite in many ways. Nazzo's piece, Today is the Beginning, was executed well on so many levels: dynamics, intensity, enunciation, spirit. What a wonderful debut of this piece in the Twin Cities! What can I say about Fr. Sergei's composition? It's an oldie but goodie, and from the first down beat I knew it would go well. Thank you to all who sang!
This Wednesday will be the choir's annual meeting. We'll begin with rehearsal in the loft and then shortly before 8 PM transition to the parish center for the meeting. At the meeting we'll elect new officers, talk about the upcoming schedule for the choir, and update the choir on other important information.
Just a reminder about the schedule this fall and moving into December:
1. Choir Banquet at Elsie's, Sunday November 4 from 12-3 pm.
2. Advent Concert is on Saturday, December 8 at 7:30 pm.
3. Bishop Paul visit Saturday and Sunday, December 8-9.
4. TMORA (Museum of Russian Art) Concert, Friday December 14 at 7 pm.
I should also mention that this year St. Mary's Cathedral will have two liturgies on Christmas. The first liturgy will be served on the 24th, starting at 10 PM with Matins and segueing in to Divine Liturgy (similar to Pascha). The second liturgy will be on the 25th at 10 AM just as in past years. In order to gauge how many singers will be at which liturgy I will put up a signup sheet.
Here is a video of the Christmas carol Me Thinks I See An Heavenly Host by William Billings.
See you all Wednesday!
