Just a quiet sanctuary, a reverent mood andancient music to feed the soul.
Prima Vox performed for the "2nd Annual Anti SuperBowl Sunday"at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Mankato.
And they're already talking about the 3rd Annual.
Ann read a beautiful essay on the spirituality behind the Voxes' performances of medieval vocal music. It was our mission statement. It's all about the experience of creating the music, no matter the topic, the intent, the religious overtones. And then it's all about the congregation experiencing what we create.
And experience they did. They closed their eyes during the music. They opened their eyes and listened intently to the readings. Sara said she made eye contact with one woman in the congregation during "O Virgo Splendens" -- both got tears in their eyes and Sara briefly choked through a measure. We understood completely.
How beautiful is it that what we create comes back to us.
(p.s. Yes, that's a leather skirt I'm wearing, compliments of Sara's latest thrifting excursion. A $6 leather skirt, to be exact. A leather skirt in church, you ask? Yeah, I figured the Unitarians were a forward-thinking-enough bunch to handle it.)
And experience they did. They closed their eyes during the music. They opened their eyes and listened intently to the readings. Sara said she made eye contact with one woman in the congregation during "O Virgo Splendens" -- both got tears in their eyes and Sara briefly choked through a measure. We understood completely.
How beautiful is it that what we create comes back to us.
(p.s. Yes, that's a leather skirt I'm wearing, compliments of Sara's latest thrifting excursion. A $6 leather skirt, to be exact. A leather skirt in church, you ask? Yeah, I figured the Unitarians were a forward-thinking-enough bunch to handle it.)
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