Our Last Days Together

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Sunday morning, we sang for both Masses at St. Nikolaus, Wolbeck. I played the organ. After the first Mass, I woke everyone up with Acclamations from the Medieval Suite by Jean Langlais (1907-91). Before the second Mass, I played the Adagio from Symphony No. 5 by Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937). Afterward, I played the Triumphal March on “Nun danket alle Gott” by Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933). The processional for both Masses was an excerpt from the first movement of Mendelssohn's first sonata.

In the evening, we presented a house concert at the home of Martin's parents. It was a lot of fun. We even wore full dress for the occasion. Martin has posted some pictures here. Anthony Concepcion is to be commended for leading our little group of Ausreißer so well. We expect him to have a great career in choral music.

Several of our folks went to Amsterdam for the day Monday. That isn't for me, so I took it easy. I decided against going to Aachen (Aix-la-Chappelle) alone, as it would have made for a very long day. Next time! For Tuesday night, Martin arranged a last-minute recording session for us.

Patrick

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