THE SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY CONCERT CHOIR
Conductor Nan Poole Spicer
We started the day by walking around some of the squares near the Second African Baptist Church.
Right away we walked through a cloud of Angel Dust. Angel Dust is my new name for the perfume that wafts from the Sweet Olive blossoms. What that perfume does to the soul! If only it could be bottled and sprayed over the earth.
We sat down on a damp bench – there had been a light rain -- in the square outside the church to eat our sandwiches. Cathy was getting anxious so we went inside.
The sanctuary gradually filled until it was packed. The choir was in the choir loft – the balcony above the pulpit. The drums and piano were on our level.
The first half of the program was enthusiastic singing of spirituals. Miss Erica-Christina Little gave us a short history of the three types of spirituals.
Mr. Efrem Whitaker introduced the last two songs. He explained the history of gospel song tradition.
What happened during the singing of the last two numbers was awesome. The soloist's microphone started to misbehave; she set it down. It is hard to describe what happened. With no mike, she let go the full force of her voice. In no time the whole audience was standing; that girl was inspired!
The final number was sung by a young gentleman who obviously was following in the previous soloist's footsteps.
An absolutely, magnificent end to a concert!
THE MARSHES OF GLYNN
Two years ago I garnered a book out of a Brunswick antique store. It was an old Georgia school compendium of the works of Georgian authors. One author was Sidney Lanier, mainly noted for his poem The Marshes of Glynn. A marsh can be a beautiful thing.
Which reminds of a real estate ad:
“FOR SALE: 28 acres; 1 acre high ground.”
Here that means: 12 hours a day, great fishing; 12 hours a day, one heck of a big lawn.
Anyway, you can find Lanier's poem at the following website. Enjoy!
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/webspinner/glynn.htm
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