November 19, 2015. Madison, Ms. The Acapello Choir.

Fondren, a funky and charming neighborhood in Jackson, held a festival this evening.   The side streets were lined with craft booths and bake sales.  At one end of the block was Santa Clause, sitting in his carriage, waiting for the children to sit on his knee for a photo opportunity.   On the same street as Santa Clause was a building with a set of stairs.  Starting at 5:00, a different choir from Jackson schools sang. One of the choirs was the Acapello choir from Jackson Prep, the school attended by Mary Frances.  And she sings in the choir.

The choir has 22 students, 11 girls and 11 boys.  They sang beautifully.   The young lady leader is a student at one of the local Universities and she is good.  The students obviously enjoyed singing the songs which were spirited and upbeat, a mix of Christmas and secular songs.   There were at least 10 different kids singing solo parts throughout the half hour presentation, which made for great interest.  The choir sang musically and tunefully and I could hear every word.   My Mother would have enjoyed the performance as did I.

Christina, Molly and I drove Mary Frances for her meeting at 4:30.  Their time to sing was 5:30, which left the three of us to enjoy a beverage and a small taco at Baba Ganu while we waited.  It was the perfect spot.  We could enjoy our goodies while still watching for the choir to walk across the street for their performance.  Our timing was perfect.