Hello Fine and Performing Arts Community,
After
a hiatus last year due to COVID, the city of Baltimore was once again
able to host their popular annual event - the lighting of the Mount
Vernon Monument for the holiday season! Compared to previous years,
there was even more energy in the crowd of easily several thousand in
attendance. Everyone was so very pleased with the mild temperature for
early December of low sixties during the lighting event!
The
Morgan choir, who has participated in at least the past ten
years or so, was the finale act of a production that started at 5PM and
ended at 8PM with the lighting of the Monument timed with the beginning
of the fireworks display. Given that Baltimore officials recently
cancelled the New Year’s fireworks event at the Inner Harbor for the
second straight year due to the pandemic, this may have possibly been
the only opportunity for Baltimoreans to see a quality fireworks display
this season.
See above a few photos from the evening and below links to the choir’s
performance and the countdown to the lighting of the Christmas tree
monument and fireworks. What a treat for several of my new choir
members who have never before experienced this local lighting
tradition! Happy holidays!
Eric
Link to choir performance at the monument:
Link to Monument lighting and fireworks display:
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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. - Aristotle
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Eric Conway, D.M.A.
Fine and Performing Arts Department, Chair
Morgan State University
1700 East Cold Spring Lane
Carl Murphy Fine Arts Center, Room 329C
Baltimore, MD 2125
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