Friends of the Mill District Singers Carol at the Guthrie
Monday, December 19, 2016 at 4:20AMArticle by Claudia Kittock, photos by Rick Kittock
Have you ever been to a play at the Guthrie, only to discover JD Steele singing with a choir out in the hall? If not, that means you missed the performance on December 17th - and it was quite an evening.
The Friends of the Mill District Singers performed at the top of the ramp on the 4th Floor of the Guthrie. However, when JD Steele is directing, ‘performed’ is too small a word. After singing a few songs, JD quickly turned to the audience and had them singing with the choir on many familiar carols. A few hardy souls even soloed with JDs urging.
Fred Steele at the keyboard, with the 35W Bridge in the background.
When you sing with JD, knowing the words is NOT a problem. He teaches them to you, over and over. What if you forget a few words? It’s just part of being in the choir. We all laugh and share our stumbling, and, in the meantime, it somehow manages to sound pretty good! That’s part of the magic of JD.
The Singers will be on hiatus until March 4, when we'll begin rehearsing all of March, April and May, with performances along the way. Join us! It’s great fun. It’s amazing community...and the music is pretty great.
Contact Claudia Kittock at cjkittock@gmail.com if you are interested.
