By Paige Potter–On Friday night, the 17 annual Christmas at Morningside took place in Eppley Auditorium. With a house full, the show started at 7:30 p.m.
Steve Lundberg, professor in the music department, welcomed everyone to the show and had a few reminders for the crowd.
The show began with the band and choir doing a fanfare of “Break Forth O Heavenly Light,” a song recently written and Morningside College being the first to perform it. Composer, Ben Alloway, was in attendance as well.
Thursday night, Mr. Alloway came to the dress rehearsal and went over a few spots in the piece. It was a great experience for the members of the band and choir to be able to work with a composer, let alone the one that wrote the piece.
After the fanfare the choir sang a few more songs; the band then played some on their own. Each of the choirs sang some on their own too. The last song was the full piece of “Break Forth O Heavenly Light” where the Mass Choir, the band, and an organ played together.
When the song was over, as a singer, it was an incredible feeling, facing 1300 people while they are standing and applauding you. This was my second Christmas at Morningside and no matter how many more I do; this performance will be the most incredible feeling every single time.
Christmas at Morningside sets the mood for the Christmas season. If you couldn’t make it this year, mark it down on your calendar for next year. You won’t regret it.
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