Day 3
Interlude:
The curtain opens
on breakfast pool side. The cast prepares for a long journey. Each equipped with a fresh water bottle (all
have learned this lesson), the troop files onto the bus to head west from
Golden to Montrose.
Aboard the Gold Bus,
Birthday Girl, Tara Barvir is called to start the morning greeting with Tommy
Colborn. It is Tara’s 16th Birthday. Nate Snapp’s bear hug with
KaSandra Murray brings the Silver Bus to roars of laughter. Additional greetings are lead by Carson Erdle
and Matt Fitzsimmons.
The trek across
Colorado included many noteworthy sites to include the ski runs of Copper
Mountain, a training location for 2 time Olympic Snow board Gold Medal Winner,
Shaun White, as well as crossing the Colorado River and the popular ski slopes
of Vale. By far, the highlight of the
more than 5 hour drive was crossing the Continental Divide. Cast members kept
themselves entertained on the bus playing cards and celebrating the Birthday
Boy of the day, Derek Klahre (now 18).
Act
3
Scene is St. Mary’s
Catholic Church in Montrose, Colorado. The congregation celebrates the arrival
of the weary travelers with a traditional church outdoor BBQ complete with
fresh grilled hamburgers and hotdogs and all the fixings. Following the magnificent meal
the concert
opens with Yorkshire Ballad. Once again,
Emma Thompson’s angelic performance in the Magnifcat captivates the
multi-denominational congregation, bringing Deacon Scott to tears. Graham
Taylor, Thomas James, Tom Baldridge, Ben and Jon Constantinides, Dylan Howe,
Robert William and Dan Krotz brought the audience to their feet with their
heartrending rendition of the Prayer of
the Children. At one point in the program Deacon Scott requested Omnia Sol. This brought the entire congregation to
tears. Marin Williams rounded out the evening’s performance with her beautiful
soprano solo in Ride the Chariot
(spiritual).
The Serendipitous
moment of the day was the stained glass window positioned directly above their
heads throughout the concert depicting St. Cecilia surrounded by musical
instruments. Early in the performance
the glow of sunshine streaming through the window gave a heavenly glow to the
singers below.
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I THANK YOU for this blog! I love these photos, they all are so grand!
ReplyDeleteThose mountains, the streams, the wild life and your priceless smiles but especially your joyful faces singing... I am thinking, dreaming, imagining as I am surrounded by those so sweet voices...
Well done, I say. Keep it up! Have fun with each other, enjoy His paintings, praise Him in your own & so special melodic ways and:
Live Life Intensely Today.
A group hug to my Benjamin & Jonathan and please tell their mom that I love her thiiiiis much. I miss you all. Safe travels and God bless you.