Concert Cacophony
The Episcopal church of St Anne is a modest house of worship with great acoustics. The old world feel, the wood pews and other high churchy accoutrementation made it a fitting venue for last nights Lincoln High School choir concert.
The choir has improved (greatly improved). Credit goes to the director and the choiristical participants for their hard work and dedication.
The evening was rolling along smoothly when somewhere towards the end, to set up a song about dreams and goals the director asked individual choir members (unscripted & unprompted) “what do you want to be when you grow up?”
First, let me say I was surprised to hear that no one wanted to be a minister or a funeral director.
Kids these days . . .
After the usual things you would expect to hear the following interchange brought the house down.
Female Student – I want to be in a band.
Choir Director – (who did not hear correctly and thus responded in an astonished, non-hushed tone) You want to be a man?
Choir – (Laughter, laughter, much laughter, on the verge of out-of-control laughter)
Audience – (Trying to be polite and suppress laughter)
One of the students told the choir director what the girl had actually said. With his face the color of Bob, The Tomato he apologized made a quick little joke (with both voice and gestures) and the program resumed.
Hey, every kid needs a goal!
