Day two of our tour was a great way to start. We started singing in the lobby of the Holiday Inn for the early morning guests, continued at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (or the Rock River Hall of Fame, as Theresa calls it), and ended our day of singing with a beautiful concert at the Church of the Ascension in Lakewood, OH. The boys sang beautifully at each stop and left all who heard them in awe.
We assembled for breakfast in the lobby of the Holiday Inn where a continental breakfast was set up for us. After our meal of cereal, pastries, and fruit, the boys gathered around the grand piano in the lobby where they entertained the guests as payment for free roll-away beds the hotel provided for us.
From the Holiday Inn we made our way to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Located on the shores of Lake Erie, this modern, glass pyramid overlooks the port of Cleveland and houses all the important history of Rock & Roll. The main stage is located in the lobby of the Hall and is available to any performing group who wants to perform. Kantorei performed many numbers for the patrons and staff that had some influence on the evolution of Rock & Roll. After the concert we went to the Tower City Mall for lunch and back to the Hall of Fame about two-and-a-half hours of sight seeing. I ran out of time before I was able to see the main exhibit, Bruce Springsteen. Oh well, next time.
After completing our journey thru the history of Rock, made our way to the Church of the Ascension in Lakewood, OH, located just outside of Cleveland. This was a return engagement for Kantorei as we sang there in 2004 during our last Washington, DC tour. We were greeted with open arms by the performing arts committee who fed us with a wonderful grilled dinner of burgers and hot dogs with all the trimmings. We ate outdoors under blue skies cool breezes. It was a beautiful evening. The concert was wonderful, entertaining about 50 parishioners. The venue was intimate and the acoustics were amazing.
The Church of the Ascension was built 135 years ago. To put this into perspective, the building was built 10 years after the end of the Civil War by men who were undoubtedly Civil War veterans. Most likely, the men who worked side by side building the church, were fighting on opposite sides of the War. We sang about the history that the men who built the church helped to create.
The boys spent the night with families from the church and were very glad to get a good night sleep after a very long day.
We have a five hour drive to Haggerstown, MD Tuesday to relax and recharge for our concert Tuesday night. Until then…
We assembled for breakfast in the lobby of the Holiday Inn where a continental breakfast was set up for us. After our meal of cereal, pastries, and fruit, the boys gathered around the grand piano in the lobby where they entertained the guests as payment for free roll-away beds the hotel provided for us.
From the Holiday Inn we made our way to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Located on the shores of Lake Erie, this modern, glass pyramid overlooks the port of Cleveland and houses all the important history of Rock & Roll. The main stage is located in the lobby of the Hall and is available to any performing group who wants to perform. Kantorei performed many numbers for the patrons and staff that had some influence on the evolution of Rock & Roll. After the concert we went to the Tower City Mall for lunch and back to the Hall of Fame about two-and-a-half hours of sight seeing. I ran out of time before I was able to see the main exhibit, Bruce Springsteen. Oh well, next time.
After completing our journey thru the history of Rock, made our way to the Church of the Ascension in Lakewood, OH, located just outside of Cleveland. This was a return engagement for Kantorei as we sang there in 2004 during our last Washington, DC tour. We were greeted with open arms by the performing arts committee who fed us with a wonderful grilled dinner of burgers and hot dogs with all the trimmings. We ate outdoors under blue skies cool breezes. It was a beautiful evening. The concert was wonderful, entertaining about 50 parishioners. The venue was intimate and the acoustics were amazing.
The Church of the Ascension was built 135 years ago. To put this into perspective, the building was built 10 years after the end of the Civil War by men who were undoubtedly Civil War veterans. Most likely, the men who worked side by side building the church, were fighting on opposite sides of the War. We sang about the history that the men who built the church helped to create.
The boys spent the night with families from the church and were very glad to get a good night sleep after a very long day.
We have a five hour drive to Haggerstown, MD Tuesday to relax and recharge for our concert Tuesday night. Until then…
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