The choir singing before Mary Frances' on Friday was excellent. They sang in tune and they sang with a lovely sweet sound. Although they were a choir from a Jackson High School, they wore robes reaching to their shoes. If I had of closed my eyes, I would have thought they came from the local Episcopal church. What rang tilt for me was that every singer was black, including the leader. No swinging or swaying or snapping of fingers. No up tempo gospel songs. They sang perfectly straight Christmas carols and they sang them very well.
The next choir, from Jackson Prep, which Mary Frances sang with, did well too. But their songs were up beat and jazzy with finger snapping and chortles with lots of different rhythms. Close your eyes and one might think this might be a black choir, but of the 22 singers, 2 were black. It seemed to me that the choirs just switched their roles, at least temporarily. It was fascinating to listen and to try to understand why. Their dress of this choir was dark skirts and white blouses with a rose scarf or vest for the girls. Very cute and trendy but definitely not a church robe. Living in the south brings a whole lot of things to try to figure out what is happening. The choice of songs from these two choirs was definitely not one I understand.
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