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ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!! That's what last night's performance of Messiah was! Thank you! In addition to thrilling audiences in the Tabernacle, Legacy Theater and Conference Center Theatre, our audience stretched around the world! Here are some of the highlights:
At the high point, we had 3,000 viewers watching on YouTube.
We were "trending" on Facebook, meaning that a lot of people were sharing the link to the concert and commenting and liking the content.
As I write this at 8:30 Saturday morning 1,920 people had liked the Facebook post about Messiah, with 815 shares and going up by the minute.
The concert had already been viewed over 6,000 times on YouTube. (editor's comment: we're now at nearly 9,000 as of 4/20/14)
We had comments from Portugal, Brazil, Mexico, Africa, Switzerland and all the way to Grain Valley, Missouri!
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| Steve D (who stood on my right and helped keep me on track!) |
While I'd have to agree that it WAS stunning (and lots of other adjectives such as incredible, stirring, emotional, sacred, and moving), from a singer's perspective, it was also emotionally draining and mentally exhausting! As one who has never sang The Messiah before (minus the Hallelujah Chorus), I
found it very difficult to truly enjoy the experience as much as I really wanted to because I was trying so hard to sing it correctly. That said, there WERE many moments where everything seemed to "lock in" and I was able to be immersed in the testimony of Christ that Handel had ingrained into this work of art. And for those moments I'm very grateful. Other choir members I talked to (particularly those of us in Choir School still) had similar feelings about the experience.
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| Rob G. (who stood on my left, and helped me as well) |
Those who came and witnessed the event enjoyed it immensely. I couldn't believe the applause at the end. I felt like I was in a football stadium.
At the end of the day though, if it helped someone, in someway, come closer to their Savior and want to be more like Him... then as Choir members, and orchestra members, and soloists, and Director, and stage crew, and choir supportive staff making it all possible, we successfully lived up to our calling as musical missionaries.
Happy Easter to everyone. May you find a greater desire to be like our Savior in all you do.
Until next time, God be with you!
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