Tonight’s concert at MasterWorks had an unusual element. Anne Martindale Williams was to play Dvorak’s Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104. It was announced that she had injured herself, not seriously, but enough that she would not be able to perform. 2 or 3 days ago, Alan Harrell, one of the faculty, was asked if he would fill in. He agreed and did an excellent job. I am sure his efforts were undergirded by much prayer by himself and others in the MasterWorks program. He did use a score for some of it which is certainly understandable.
The program notes mentioned that this was a technically difficult piece of music. It has intricate fingering and fast movement up and down the strings. In gratitude for not being disappointed by a canceled performance, the audience and orchestra gave several rounds of applause. On the third time back to the stage, Mr. Harrell announced he would play Amazing Grace through once, then invited the orchestra to join in and the audience to sing. This was not planned ahead, but I believe spontaneous prompting by the Holy Spirit. As the instruments and voices blended together, you could sense God’s presence among us. Yes, amazing grace for Alan Harrell to use his gift of music to glorify God. It was a touching moment to the end of an excellent concert.
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