I was inspired and humbled by Bel Canto's generous time donations for the CARITAS event at HRBC last night. As we sang through the hymns and I listened to the joyous offerings of beautiful music by Bel Canto and the solo artists, I was burdened by our inability to do more for these people from OUR community. Thank you to all who sang, listened, and contributed.


Charles Hulin said...

Things I liked about the performance for Caritas:

1. Bel Canto folks and Caritas folks being together

2. Team work - each musician was prepared to offer what would best serve the occasion - vocal solos, instrumental numbers, background singing, etc.

3. Spontaneity - the willingness to be flexible and adjust the program, personel, and the way we performed each piece according to the feeling in the room at the moment - I think it would be a great experience to practice doing this more to develop deep sensitivity to the dynamics of performance and of performing together.

For those who want to know more about CARITAS, here's a paragraph from their website:

CARITAS (Congregations Around Richmond Involved To Assure Shelter) was organized in the early 1980's to respond to the huge unmet need for emergency shelter for homeless adults in the cold winter months. With its name derived from the Latin word for charity, today CARITAS is the largest emergency shelter program in our community. More than 170 faith communities provide over 37,000 nights of shelter. Our congregation-based model mobilizes thousands of volunteers annually.