This is going to be one of those entries where I wish I knew more about what I wanted to talk about than I actually do. So, don’t let me give you the impression by posting this that I know more about classical music or Mendelssohn or Elijah. But this I kataphorically do know: praise for SEBTS’ production of Mendelssohn’s Eljiah tonight. The timpani rumbled the pews. The sopranos found all the notes. The little boys in front of me rattled their coloring pencils. Another little kid chanted almost on beat, “Come on, concert. Go faster.” At two hours the frosty chapel did become slightly less homey than my couch, but the demulcent instruments and voices lent their softness to the pew on which I sat. Overall, a delightful experience hearing the narratives of Elijah’s life, ministry and ascension put to such moving music by a full choir and orchestra.
Of course, what would a concert be without a bootleg? I bet Mendelssohn’s never seen a bootleg before. Anyways, praise for Dr. John L. Davis and tonight’s uplifting performance of this masterpiece. I bet you’ve never heard Binkley Chapel like this before:
