Last night Carrie and I went to hear a performance by the Valley Chamber Chorale. The concert was held in the historic Washington County Courthouse in Stillwater. The seating was 'cabaret' style; we sat at large round tables, drank champagne and there was a little dessert at intermission.
The music and the performance were both very, very good. I really enjoyed The Promise of Living from Copland's The Tender Land. They also performed a wonderful work, the Gospel Mass by Robert Ray. The Catholic(?) mass in gospel form. The Credo was really rockin', when that part ended they repeated the ending, as the audience went crazy.
The guest artist was Roosevelt Credit. He soloed on most of the pieces they did, and brought the house down with a moving rendering of Old Man River as the third encore. Amazing voice and he seemed like a truly nice person. As we were leaving he hugged me when I told him I was moved by his singing.
The evening was one of those deals that I wasn't looking forward to... dreading is too big a word, but just not wanting to stir out of the house. As it turned out I was very glad we went; it was nice to hear some live music for a change.
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