to everyone who was a part of the Holly Lodge concert this evening, and that includes those that were able to be there and those who weren’t too – all of the effort and practice you have all put in paid off in beautiful fashion. I was right to assume that we didn’t need to rehearse the hymns, that you would sing those as needed, with power and expression and top As in the descants. The 3 choir festival of O Holy Night was perfect. Our role was really only to provide the base that the kids performed on, and we did that just right, you adapted to a very different tempo and the school children were brilliant and I think genuinely enjoyed singing with an adult choir. And then, when it came to your turn to sing two tricky, unaccompanied carols, you sang them better than you ever have before – in tune, with expression and drama (I will be working on my Herod face, apparently) and you fully deserved the applause and plaudits afterwards. I was already looking forward to Saturday 17th but now even more so.
Enjoy the weekend, c’mon the Ingerland, and see you on Tuesday.
Chris