Cultural Event: Christmas at the Orpheum

During the first weekend of December the Briar Cliff choir was given the opportunity to perform with the Sioux City Symphony orchestra for the yearly Christmas at the Orpheum program. This was a very unique concert to be a part of. Singing simply with the accompaniment of a piano or organ does not match the musical quality of working with an entire orchestra. It made me feel as if I was part of a professional choir. Even the songs which the symphony performed without the choir were incredibly impressive. What I find enjoyable about listening to instrumental music is I can simply sit back and enjoy it without having to focus on lyrics to understand a song. With instruments the listener can feel the emotion from the volume the orchestra is playing or the different intonations they use throughout a piece. My favorite song the orchestra played was a medley of various tradition songs all pieced together to form one flowing song. It was a wonderful privilege to work with musicians of that caliber and I am very thankful that I got to experience it.