Where to begin? How about with the music. Karl Bachman, Director of Music at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church (the location of Vivace's concert this evening) said to Beth Ann after the performance, "This was exceptional on so many levels." Yes, our Vivace singers gave not one but TWO exceptional performances today, the evening concert at Our Redeemer and a lunchtime concert at St Andrew's Cathedral in downtown Honolulu. They sounded divine in both!
In addition to the music, our entire day was "exceptional on so many levels." We learned about Hawaiian history through our tour of the I'olani Palace. We traveled to Pearl Harbor, took a boat to the Arizona Memorial and learned about a more somber piece of US History. One group of girls found red and white flowers on the ground and tossed them into the blue water of the harbor, symbolizing the red, white and blue of the US flag and the red and white of the Japanese flag. Before tonight's concert Beth Ann asked the girls to share things that they saw today that were beautiful, and things they saw today that were moving. I could be up all night listing just a few of their answers. This is a remarkable group of young women, and we continue to have a wonderful time.
At the close the the concert this evening, members of the Our Redeemer Choir came forward and gave lei's to each of the performers. Mahalo to all!
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