I talked to my sister last night. She, Dave (future brother-in-law), and Sarah are coming up for the BGMC concert in December. I was really hoping she could talk the parents into coming, too, but that’s not going to happen this year. My mom is a florist, and this is a peak season for her. I’m not sure how much of it is the business and how much is their discomfort with my singing with a gay group. At this point, I’m not sure I care. My family will be here, and that’s what matters. Having Sarah at my concert is incredibly important to me, and just typing this brings me to tears. My sister says she’s going to buy Sarah a pretty new dress to wear to the concert. We’ll make sure we get photos of her with Uncle Mike in his tux.
My sister did ask if the music would be appropriate for a nine year old. It’s all Christmas/holiday music. There is one piece, called What Matters, which is from the Matthew Shephard story. Everything else is holiday-related, and the whole theme is Stars. One of our pieces has an entire movement based on Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, and it’s stunning. At this point, my favorite piece has got to be Come and See the King, which goes all gospel choir. We have another piece that’s a capella and entirely in Latin. It’s incredibly difficult and sounds amazing.
So the age appropriateness of the concert isn’t a big deal. My sister will have some other explaining to do, but Sarah’s a pretty smart kid. And I don’t think it’ll phase her too much.