Shilo had a choir concert on Monday and Tuesday. There are over 300 kids in the choir program at Legend... the biggest in the state. Parents were asked to attend only one night, so we went on Monday for Family Night (after feeding the missionaries dinner... who schedules these things? Oh yes. Me.)
Lucky for us, Shilo usually ends up on an end (height is our friend). She told us where she would be standing, and we strategically found seats nearby. I realized, however, once the concert had started, that our super great seats needed to be further left... so we could actually see Shi's face.
This was the first time Shilo wore her concert attire: a black dress. A $65 black dress. Plain. But modest (very important). She commented on how her Homecoming dress cost less (that's my girl... budget conscious). We heard from all four of Legend's choirs (all female participants wearing those same black dresses), then they all crammed on the stage together to perform Come Thou Fount. My favorite hymn, by the way. They did a really beautiful job, and it struck me as
miraculous/strange/wonderful/interesting/cool/odd/amazing
to see all of those teen kids, many of whom are less than spiritual or religious, singing such an awe-inspiring piece of music. They even had a professional organist come to play for that particular number (on a borrowed digital organ, no less).
Since our seats were so close, we couldn't see Shi during the grand finale (we had a large group of young men standing in front of us), but I caught a great pic just as the number concluded and the students began to exit.
They'll be moving on to Christmas music, now. And since choir concerts at Christmas are one of my favorite things, I can't wait until December.
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