Holiday cheer

When I'm in town for the Midway High School Winter Choir Concert, I usually go because I still have siblings singing in the choirs.

I always arrive with pretty low expectations as I tell myself that there's no way any high school choir can be as good as I remember this group of choirs being. Once again, I was surprised at how amazing they actually did sound, and how much I love well-sung choral music. All of the choirs sounded beautiful, and I consider myself a discriminating listener.

The traditional closing to the concert involves inviting choir alumni to join the combined choirs on stage to sing "Let There Be Peace on Earth." As my favorite youngest sister reminded me this year, it has been fifteen years since I actually sang as a student. However, I still remember the words, I still know members of the choir, and I've sung the song more times as a former student than as an actual student.

Thank you, Midway High School Choirs, for making my holiday even more meaningful.