This afternoon we were part of a Messiah sing-along at Rollins College, sponsored by the Messiah Choral Society. We sang through almost all of the choruses, including all of our favorites and some we had to sight-read. What bliss! For most of the choruses it has been nearly fifteen years since we had the pleasure. And the Glory, And He Shall Purify, For unto Us, Glory to God, Behold the Lamb of God, Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs, And with His Stripes, All We Like Sheep, He Trusted in God, Lift Up Your Heads, The Lord Gave the Word, Hallelujah, Since by Man Came Death, and Worthy Is the Lamb (with no cuts and including the whole Amen section). Happy sigh.
It was good to be reminded of what an amazing experience (and unusual, for such a small church) we had back in the St. Paul's choir when St. Paul's was the church it once was. It was also good to discover how much we have both grown, musically, in the intervening years, even though we've almost never sung such great music again.
