Draper Singers enthrall audience
Just before Christmas, a friend invited me to hear the Glenn Draper Singers at the Methodist church in Harrisonburg, Va., and I went to listen, in part simply to keep the friendship warm.
What I heard isn’t easily put in words. Singing with an infectious spirit from the front of the nave was a troupe of 31 singers, led by a dynamic director who, occasionally, half-turned to the audience for their eager applause during two non-stop segments which left the audience completely enthralled.
Ninety minutes passed quickly. Toward the end, at least 50 in the audience, obviously ready for the invitation, walked to the front of the church to join the Singers to express the feeling of the moment — the “Hallelujah Chorus” from the Messiah.
When it was over, my friend who invited me disappeared before I could thank him. That was probably a blessing, as there are times when words don’t quite cut it.