Midnight Mass at St Francis Xavier Church, West 14th St.
- crisp clear night,
- Subway train
- orchestral introduction
- bells, mandolin, strings, cantors, incense
- warm, welcoming people
- painted frescos
- red and green poinsettia, holly, ivy, ribbon
- start anew
Early Music New York, St John the Divine, Upper West
- happen upon a wait list
- choral echoes
- medieval and boroque
- recorders, lute, violin, bagpipes
- meditative, responsive, dancing, drinking!
- Marian, angelus & virganum
- time and space: C12- C17 ....Czech, French, Scotch ....Chaucer, Hildegard & Charpentier.
Good repast:
- turkey, salmon
- roast veg & salad
- apple and apricot tarts
- tenor soars, baritone supports, bass
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