Chorale Harmonie
Last night, the Chorale Harmonie from Marseilles sang in the nearby mountain village of Leysin. It’s a good group, especially the tenors, and not just because one of them is Son 2 (of course, that helps). The accappella chorus sang gospels and hymns, praise and spirituals, in French and in English. The audience at the local Catholic church was very responsive and the three short messages on resurrection were well received.
10 of the group are coming down from the mountains this morning. The other 7 were at our place. This afternoon they will give a concert at the local retirement home in Lausanne, just up the street. Later this evening, they will be in Geneva for a concert at the Church of Christ.
This gives us a chance to spend some time with Son 2, but even more importantly, to reach out to a not-yet-believing world with a message communicated through song. A powerful message. A powerful means.
April 8th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Something about the setting as you have described it makes it sound even better.
April 8th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
I love the acapella singing, and I am very partial to the tenor voice. Wish I could hear the group along with Son 2.
April 8th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Randy beat me to my comment. The picture of a Swiss Mountain Village, powerful singing, and your son in the Chorus drew me across an ocean for a moment.
April 9th, 2008 at 4:45 am
I’d love to hear them and be in that setting.
April 9th, 2008 at 8:09 am
>Meowmix: You can listen to me singing tenor on the CDs we made when I was there.
It was a powerful time, many were touched. One of Son 2’s friends was almost moved to tears by one of the songs. As dad said, it is indeed a powerful means.