The Morning Stars have a gig!

Sorry to get redundant in this blog, but I gotta say - Sunday nights are simply euphoric.  

Last night, we decided to adopt a name for ourselves.   We're the Morning Stars.  It's a reference both to D&C 128:23 and Job 38:7. 

And I found out the times for our first gig.  We're singing for the Bethany Ward Christmas Celebration on December 6th.  This is a big event.  Santa and crafts start at 5:45.  Dinner is served at 6:30.  The music starts at 7:30.  The whole shindig is free, and there is no suggested donation (or a box to put one in if you wanted to).  

The party is always packed to say the least.  Dinner last year was 800, I think.  It's usually pretty basic - ham, potatoes, rolls, salad, and water.  But it's all tasty, and the place is full of kids.  Our playlist is as follows:

Good King Wenceslas

Jingle Bells

Deck The Hall (maybe)

O Holy Night

What Child is This?

We've got a ton of stuff in the till right now - we spent most of our last rehearsal playing with new things, including a song from "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" and some patriotic pieces that the MoTab did recently.  It is something far north of fun to be able to open a hymnal, pick any song, and get gorgeous 4-part a capell-iciousness out of it.  I don't think I'll ever tire of it.

We'll probably sing another time in December, and then a brief hiatus of performing, while we work up some Valentine's day stuff and a sacred piece or 2 to have ready on a moment's notice.  It's cool to all be in the same ward, so we can take advantage of spontaneous opportunities like that.