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| St. Stephen's church against a cobalt winter sky |
A gorgeous and crisp winter's night, a quaint Heritage church and an intense and focused audience made St. Stephen's concert, Saturday, Dec 7th, truly one of a kind.
We were in awe of the atmosphere as we waited for Pete to give us our first note.
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| A Full House! Photo, Suzanne Gibeault |
The church has amazing acoustics and is visually stunning.
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| Altar details with angel sculptures |
The icons and painted murals reminded me of our recent visit to Medieval churches in Germany.
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| Central ceiling mural |
We arrived ahead of everyone -- to a vision in the night...
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| St. Stephen's at night |
The blue sky just past dusk gave me the chance to capture some glorious shots of the exterior.
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| Ironwork sign for St. Stephen's |
Waiting inside.. a photog's dream.
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| View from the second floor balcony |
A little setting up, a little rehearsing and a little, sorry, make that a LOT of encouragement and hands-on help from the churches deacons put everyone in a singing mood.
The organizers even supplied a photographer, Suzanne Gibeault, who took all the concert photos (since I was singing) and promptly sent them to us -- an early Christmas present!
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| Having a singing good time! Photo, Suzanne Gibeault |
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It was such a pleasure to have the Stairwell Carollers perform at our local church up in Chelsea for Christmas 2013. Their 8-part a capella pieces were a pure joy to listen to and so beautifully performed with precision. My favourite pieces were the 'Village Wedding' and 'Puer Natus'. I hope another engagement up our way is possible. Loving your photos, Holly of our church. They are quite lovely. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful compliments! Thank you for being there and taking such lovely photos !
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