December 5, 2019. Madison, Mississippi. The Festival of Lights.

For the past few years I have listened to the concert on TV, but this year friend Eleanor took to the live concert at Mississippi College. The Festival of Lights is a concert featuring the Mississippi College Singers. The choir sings with no accompaniment. Most singers are music majors and are talented along with being wonderful singers. The choir is wonderful. They can sing that etherial angelic sound of an accapelo choir as well as sing forcefully with great energy. The concert was a delight and I enjoyed every minute. The concert proceeds with nothing to interrupt the flow. One item leads to the next with no interruption, not even clapping. It was not until the end after the choir had left that the the audience stood and clapped and cheered. Along with the choir was a man playing the cello accompanied on the piano. Along with the Christmas story readings from the scriptures, the cello gave a break for the choir along with a change of sound. The whole evening was world class. The old chapel was packed. The concerts are held three nights along with the rehearsal open to the public. The concert was a delight for me especially since Eleanor took me as a birthday gift to me. Jim and Eleanor came, along with their girls Gabriella and Isabel. Even the girls loved the concert. This evening was quite remarkable. The young people stood the whole evening with no books in sight. The choir members memorized all their pieces along with every verse of the Carols. One charming aspect of the evening was the enthusiasm of the choir members. It was clear they loved to sing. Along with me and the rest of the audience, they seemed to enjoy every minute of the concert. This choir is wonderful.