tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266009681076554415.post7780103963282702683..comments2023-09-05T20:54:42.242-04:00Comments on A Latter-day Voice: Sacred musicPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11294214866282354575noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266009681076554415.post-28379666252563474282012-05-14T15:38:35.334-04:002012-05-14T15:38:35.334-04:00Thomas, reflecting on your comment, I've updat...Thomas, reflecting on your comment, I've updated the post so it doesn't look like my reasoning is the Apollo Chorus' reasoning. Thanks for encouraging that clarity.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294214866282354575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266009681076554415.post-86525721302614232972012-05-14T15:31:24.218-04:002012-05-14T15:31:24.218-04:00In fairness to the Apollo Chorus, I didn't ask...In fairness to the Apollo Chorus, I didn't ask THEM why they think they're the oldest. It may be that they are the oldest choral society (the program note says they are the "oldest volunteer choral society in the nation") and that there is some technical difference between that and however the MoTab was organized.<br /><br />Whatever the case, I can say that the 125-voice Apollo Chorus is terrific -- I've heard them perform live twice -- and so is MoTab with 360 voices.<br /><br />(As for St. Augustine, Florida, I have no opinion...) :-)Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294214866282354575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8266009681076554415.post-77481834635542540782012-05-14T15:25:05.497-04:002012-05-14T15:25:05.497-04:00An extremely minor point within this wonderful pos...An extremely minor point within this wonderful post, but under the reasoning relied upon by the Apollo Chorus in defending its superlative, I suppose we can't say that St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest city in the United States simply because Florida was not admitted to the union until 1845.Thomas J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09988739527675491961noreply@blogger.com