John Rutter REQUIEM & GLORIA – Sat Jun 10

Thank you for a beautiful afternoon.  The spirit of Christmas is alive and well…

…And what an interesting program with diversity and inclusion of the audience.

What beautiful, pure tones came through those masks, sounding the joy of Christmas.

The woman next to me said, “My whole body vibrates with the voices singing.”

… a powerful mezzo soprano, and the keyboard wizardry of Sean Fleming.

…I felt embraced by something beautiful, generous and good — the spirit of Christmas.”

…the concert was a rare transcendent musical experience.

…the singers were so in tune and the solo performers so very skilled.

…The array of music the director, Beth Preston, selected was such an interesting mix.

I loved the music. The songs in Japanese reminded me of my home…