Today Joanna, James and I attended the free concert of Christmas music at the St. Patrick's Cathedral. The program included three New York City choirs: Long Island Choral Society, Young People's Chorus of New York and The Cathedral of St. Patrick Choir. Each choir sang a set of Christmas hymns and at the end all three joined together for a powerful performance of O Holy Night and Hallelujah. Throughout the concert there were several times when the audience was asked to stand and sing familiar Christmas carols together with the choir. When listening to the music, I found it much better to close my eyes. This way there was no visual distruction and I could pay attention to every single nuance of the music. The concert culminated with dimming the lights and lighting up the candles to the sound of Silent Night.
