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Sr Fay sings, “The Christmas Star”

Well, the Boston leg of our concert tour is officially over: we are checked in for a Tuesday flight to St. Louis! The weekend concerts at the new venue, in a completely new part of the Boston metropolis, went exceedingly well. Both times the auditorium was filled with friends, family and fans—a surprising number of whom were experiencing their very first in-person concert with the sisters. I was able to tell a story about a friend and the nine First Fridays as a way of introducing my book, and signed many copies at intermission and after the concert.

Student techs work on the lighting at rehearsal.

But the concert isn’t just a music event. It’s also a magnificent community event for the sisters of our Boston communities, who coordinate ticketing, transportation, lodging, food, parking (in the dark, whether in snow or, as yesterday, downpour) and more, for the singers, sisters, and volunteers before, during, and after the program. The various teams worked together with such efficiency, it seemed that everything happened on its own. But the collaboration itself is a wonderful indicator of and contributor to community life. 

Sr Julia’s “Christmas card solo”

The next concert will be in Mascoutah, a small town in southern Illinois that is graced with a lovely, state of the art auditorium. (I understand that it is almost sold out.) After that is St. Louis, also close to capacity. So if you want to see us this year, may I suggest a winter holiday in New Orleans? The concert is still a week and a half away, so tickets are still available—do you need more of an excuse for a midweek getaway?

New Orleans friends: The concert will be held in the Jesuit High auditorium; there’s secure parking on site, so fill the car with friends and come!

As always, a fun (and free!) way to enjoy the music (and support the mission) of the Daughters of St. Paul is to listen to our music on Spotify. You’ll find the concert album here (please share the link freely on all your social network channels!): Come to Bethlehem by the Daughters of St. Paul.

We don’t have any costume changes, but
 we do accessorize.