Advent Gospel Concert


Last night was the Messiah Singers' Advent Concert! See if you can spot me among the Altos. Photo credit goes to our audio guy, Andy Kausig.

We sang in the town of Murr - for those of you who've been to Gross/Kleinbottwar, it's one of the bus stops on the way to Marbach. It's a historical church in the middle of town, but quite small. All the seats were full by the time the concert started, and I think they took chairs from the community center to seat people in the back as well.

We sang a variety of German and English songs - some with the band, some a capella. My favorite, hands down, was "We Pray" (probably also the most traditional American gospel song we sang, too. Go figure). Here's a sample of the song on YouTube. You'll have to just imagine us clapping, stomping and dancing. Also, the girl behind me rocked an improv solo during the chorus.

Fabi, Hansi, and Margit came to see us sing, and of course the Brosi family was scattered among the crowd. Every once in a while I looked up into the audience and could spot little Philina on her grandma's arm, clapping and dancing along.

After the performance they served hot punch and Christmas cookies in the cobblestone courtyard outside, and I was able to say hello to all the people I knew who had come out for the show. It was a wonderful way to celebrate the 3rd Sunday of Advent!

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