My grandmother sang in the Greensboro Oratorio Society’s Messiah performance for more than 35 years. I was able to watch her many times and even sang with her one year. She had to stop in her 90’s because she couldn’t stand up for the 3 hours that is required.

I love to sing and play the flute but because of my job, can’t commit to being a part of any bands or choruses in my adult life. However, I performed The Messiah when I was at University of New Hampshire in Durham in 2002. I met one of my best friends through that chorus, Drew.

Tonight, a dear friend, Colin Britt conducted a performance of the Messiah by the West Village Chorus through zoom and I was able to see it live (silver linings in Covid times)! Colin and I sang in the show choir (and many other choruses) at Edward Little High School in Auburn, Maine. He’s now super fancy and teaches at Rutgers, but I get to say I knew him when…