Monday, September 22, 2014

This afternoon we went to a choral concert at La Madeleine church. We don't normally like to go to concerts there since the acoustics for choral mueic are not very good. However, we thought that the group singing might be worth hearing and we were right. It was the Alfred Street Baptist Trinity Choir from Alexandria, Virginia. They presented a program of hymns and snthems, spirituals, and gospel songs.
We enjoyed the concert very much. They sang several pieces that we knew. Several of the pieces had soloists who were also very good, especially the final number that had a fine bass soloist.
After the concert, the choir gathered on the front steps of the church and a reprise to those in front of the church for which they recived a warm round of applause.
Here are some pictures of the choir and the church.

The main alter of the church.

The ceiling above the alter.

The choir in performance on the alter.

Closeup of the choir in performance.