A CHOIRED TASTE
My wife and mother both sing in our church choir. Mom sits with the
sopranos and my wife sits with the altos. As a heathen who only
attends mass on holidays, I usually just sit nearby so I can
appreciate the music. Of course last night the small choir was singing
Christmas music. Now, I can carry a tune okay but I don't know all the
words. Like several others near me, I was merely mumbling and humming
my way through the additional obscure verses of each song. A
disturbing thought suddenly occurred to me. If we choral outcasts are
allowed to sit apart from the choir and not actually singing the
words, does this mean the Catholic Church is finally willing to
embrace those of us in the hummy sectional community?
sopranos and my wife sits with the altos. As a heathen who only
attends mass on holidays, I usually just sit nearby so I can
appreciate the music. Of course last night the small choir was singing
Christmas music. Now, I can carry a tune okay but I don't know all the
words. Like several others near me, I was merely mumbling and humming
my way through the additional obscure verses of each song. A
disturbing thought suddenly occurred to me. If we choral outcasts are
allowed to sit apart from the choir and not actually singing the
words, does this mean the Catholic Church is finally willing to
embrace those of us in the hummy sectional community?
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