messiah sing-along

After work today, my dad & I met up with the rest of the fam that had been waiting for a few hours to get tickets for the Messiah Sing-Along. The Kennedy Center has it every year & apparently we've gone before, but this is the first time I remember it. After awhile of indulging in subway, waiting, and chatting, we got to out second row seats & anticipated the great concert. It was wonderful. There is something about music instruments around the holidays that make everything so magical. I didn't really know what to expect, but was looking forward to singing christmas carols, some Jingle Bell Rock & Joy to the World. Nothing like that at all. People around us broke out in their opera voices to songs like "But Who May Abide" & "For Unto Us." My favorite song that we sung was definitely "Hallelujah." So much power & intensity. In between the audience singing, there were a few legit soloists who made us look really bad. One was a male, but sung as a soprano-that was interesting. One of the conductors was great & always motioned when we were supposed to stand & sing and after to sit. However, the other one looked crazy waving his arms violently around & neglected to let us know when we were supposed to sing. It was a magnificent night, I am so thankful for wonderful music.