Concert season is here!

It’s Advent, so I am in Boston with the choir, getting our 2024 Christmas Concert lineup lined up in my head. This year we are adding a new bit of technology that is taking some getting used to, but which will be a real boon for those of us on the stage (and hopefully for the audience, too!): in-ear monitors (like earbuds, but wired to a radio receiver). This means we will be singing with two radio devices clipped to our habits: one for the monitors, so we can hear the music tracks, and the other for the microphones, so you can hear us. Ear buds never did work for me, so I’ve had to add yet another layer of technology to my monitors: I’m using sheer medical tape to glue the things in place. So far, it works.

Two of our regular singers had to bow out of this year’s concert series due to pressing commitments, so there will only be seven sisters on stage, plus our tech crew: Sister Carly (handling visuals) and our long-time sound engineer, Matt Girard. (Matt has worked on our albums for about twenty years, so he knows our voices well.)

Just as the choir itself is a bit smaller than usual, so is the tour. This year we will only be singing in three cities: New York (Staten Island), Boston (Natick), and New Orleans. The New York event is a “dinner and a show” type of evening. The first performance (this Thursday) sold out almost immediately, but there are still seats available for Friday night. If you are in Brooklyn or the New Jersey areas near Staten Island, I think you would find it worth the bridge toll to make it to the Island. 

We also still have seats available for Boston (Natick High School) next weekend (Saturday Dec. 14, 7 p.m.; Sunday Dec. 15, 3 p.m.). The Saturday show usually sells out early, so if you prefer that date, don’t wait. Walk-ins will probably be disappointed. Tickets are $35; group rate for bulk purchase of 10 tickets is $250; sponsorships are available, too!

There will only be one show in New Orleans, on Wednesday, Dec. 18 (Jesuit High School Auditorium). Weather permitting, there will be ample free parking on the campus. Refreshments follow the show! Tickets are $35; there is also a group rate for 10 tickets ($250). We welcome sponsorships, too!

So,  “Come to Bethlehem” with us! I’d love to see you and your family in one of these three cities! Meanwhile, we are praying for an abundant outpouring of grace from the Sacred Heart of Jesus on you and all whom you love.