Mon, 25 Feb 2008Still getting (and giving) goose bumps
And the tour continues! We performed yesterday
morning at Akron Mennonite and in the evening at
Forest Hills Mennonite and this morning at
Lancaster Mennonite School. Many of the women in
the choir were able to stay with family and this
brought some much needed rest and rejuvenation.
The audience seems to like us more and more with
each performance and we have been well received
by all ages. Yesterday morning when we sang at
Akron Mennonite Church, a man came up to me
and a few other choir members. He was holding his
young toddler and commented that he had rarely
seen his son sit as still as he did during our
performance! It was decided that our performance
at Forest Hills was our best yet. As a group, we
have had time to bond and this has had a wonderful
effect on our singing. In the beautiful sanctuary at
Forest Hills, we were able to let our emotions lead
the music. Tears and laughter evoked a special
spirit into the songs. I had expected to grow weary
of performing so frequently but that is simply not
the case! I still get goose bumps when I sing
Khudaya, I still giggle when I see heads in the
audience pop up after the first note of Denko, and I
still feel and overall sense of well being after
singing. Soon we will be arriving in Philadelphia and
singing at Philadelphia Mennonite School.
Posted at 13:18 by Allison Landis #