Music, music
It was a very musical few days. We--that is , Urbana, IL and Amasong hosted a women's music festival under the name of "sister singers". There were women's groups from Portland Maine to SanDiego, CA, and many places in between, including Chicago, Cleveland, Cinncinnati, Charlottsville, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Minneapolis, & D.C. Groups varied in size from duos to, at the end, two massed choirs of 250 each (combining all the groups). Music started Wednesday evening & the final concert was Saturday evening. Variety of songs & styles, Subjects ranged all over, from folk to "girl shoes" ("pointy toes, thin soles, high heels") to one sung at the beginning & the end: " Peace, Salaam, Shalom." Some a cappella, most piano accompaniment; one group had two bowed psalteries, which I'd never before seen/heard in a concert/choir setting. All in all, a marvelous experience.
And just to end the weekend on another grand musical note, our Presbeterian Church had, Sunday evening, Vespers, with a Bach Cantata. listed as "Vespers on the Inauguration of the Town Council".. I hope that town Council did a good job.
And just to end the weekend on another grand musical note, our Presbeterian Church had, Sunday evening, Vespers, with a Bach Cantata. listed as "Vespers on the Inauguration of the Town Council".. I hope that town Council did a good job.