Sr Fay sings, “The Christmas Star” |
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. |
2 comments:
Sister Anne,
The Boston concert on Sunday was truly wonderful! For my friend and I, it has become one of our traditions of the season - and we were able to bring a few of those first-timers along with us. Now it feels like Christmas!
I wholeheartedly echo your encouragement to anyone who can get to one of the remaining concerts, it is a heartwarming, fun, and filled with the joy and love of Christ's coming. We all need a little Christmas every day!
I'm so glad you made it!!!
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