On April 15, a 20th anniversary concert was held by the Essence of Joy at the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center. Essence of Joy is a choir focusing on African and African American traditions. I would not have known of this event if it wasn't for my friend from high school. She is a part of this choir and invited me to go see them perform. I thought that I would go to support her, but I'd go with another friend in order to not be completely bored. I have never been to a choir concert like this before, other than mine from back in elementary school, so I didn't really know what to expect, other than boredom.
Did this event live up to my expectations? Well I expected boredom, so no, it did not live up to my expectations at all. This concert was so much fun. With each song that they sung, the choir was really getting into the music. Just from watching the students in the choir, I could tell how much fun they were having through the smiles on their faces and the enthusiasm that was radiating off of them. Not only was the choir having fun, the audience was too. In each song, the audience would be clapping their hands to the beat, showing how catchy the songs were.
My favorite part about this event was when they sang "I Smile!" This song was an upbeat song that involved a lot of action in the choir. During the chorus, the left side of the choir and the right side would both face each other and take turns singing "you look so much better when you smile." For the last line of the chorus, both sides would face the audience and tell us and we look so much better when we smile. This song couldn't help but make me smile because you could tell that the choir was having so much fun while singing.
Going into this experience, I expected to leave during intermission because I would be bored. I couldn't have been any more wrong. This was a great experience and I would love to attend another one of these in the future. I highly recommend it to anyone who has the opportunity!
I usually feel the same way about going to chorus concerts. If the singers aren’t as enthusiastic while they are singing, I tend to be bored as well. When I see other people having fun, it makes me want to jump in the fun and therefore engages my attention. This also applies to other performances such as dancing and acting.
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