ONE COUNTRY : MANY VOICES

ONE COUNTRY : MANY VOICES...or MANY VOICES : ONE COUNTRY by Barbara Biddison

The printed program on October 6 would have it both ways.  In any case the TREBLE CHOIR was joined by the younger ones called CHOIR TOO and the older guys who were the brothers in JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT.   All featuring "uniquely American music."  What a wonderfully diverse concert!  I did not want it to be over.  Thomas Putnam has created an extraordinary environment for singing.  For kids singing under the encouraging direction of Laureen Wolgemuth.  And for young adults singing under Thomas's direction. St. Paul's was nearly full with people related to the singers, of course—but I saw a goodly number, like us, who just enjoy hearing all these people sing.

Next spring audiences across the ocean will hear them sing, too!  They will be traveling to Yorkshire, England.  To help fund the trip they are selling poinsettias as the Christmas holidays approach,  (I like to present them as gifts.) And coffee and baked potatoes,  and for anyone who doesn't need any flowers or coffee or potatoes, there's always the opportunity to just contribute and write a check. ​

There are openings in both HG choirs grades 2-8!!  I always remember my own high school  choir experiences when the HG choirs sing and travel and enter foreign countries.  I'm sure their memories will last as long as mine have.  I lived in South Texas so our "foreign travel" was into Mexico and not across any ocean, but I suspect that the feeling is much the same.

Speaking of foreign countries, HG just returned from our annual trip to Ontario, where we experienced three shows in the world-famous Stratford Festival. And in December we travel to the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake. HG is truly alive at home and abroad! Join us!

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