Second post today!

Oh my. Tonight was something special. Life-altering, actually. We are riding the bus back to our hotel, after singing in the Spanish city of Borja. (Boar-cja) The concert we gave tonight was something special. We were in a church built in the 12th century!!  That's the 1100's!!  

Obviously, it's been altered a lot since then, but the crypt and the walls date from that era.

We sang to a full house, and received a placque from the mayor and city council, commemorating our visit to their town. It was a magical concert, singing in a place where people have been attending church for the last 900-1000 years. We sang our hearts out, and gave one of the best performances we've had in ages. I realize that this sounds a bit self serving, but I'll be honest with you when we don't do our best, also. The problem is that this group is so gifted, and the more we sing together, the better we sound. We learn to listen to each other. Tonight, in a room that echoed with every sound, we had to listen to each other intently. It was hard to "just sing". We had to work hard to make a beautiful sound, because the sound bounced around the room. At the end, we were given 3 different standing ovations, and treated to a dinner unlike any other I've ever had. It. Was. Awesome.

I believe that, should tonight be the last night I ever get to make music, I would be a happy man after the intensity and beauty of the evening. The choir was absolutely fantastic, and I got to reprise my solo on the piece, Give Me Jesus. Our final encore was, fittingly, the Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen (the same one we work on!). I spent the reception talking about you guys, telling the Borja city council how proud I was of you. One day, some of you will do this, too.