underground awe

Last night we attended the choral performance – Voices of Light. It was held in the cavernous Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern. The Cistern is a former drinking water reservoir built in 1926 for the City of Houston.

After operating for decades, an irreparable leak was found, and the reservoir was decommissioned in 2007. Three years later, thanks to the Buffalo Bayou Partnership, “the 87,600 square-foot Cistern was restored and repurposed into a magnificent public space for performances and art installations.”

The Schola Cantorum of downtown Houston’s Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, sang for around 25 minutes. Their offering was a “journey through centuries of music, from 4th-century chant to ethereal modern compositions”.

Special lighting complemented the singing and transported us to another realm.

Works of Hildegard van Bingen, Guillaume Dufay, Elizabeth Poston, Arvo Pärt, Crista Miller, filled the space.

The acoustics were incredible; the echo carries for 17 seconds.

The concert was all too short. However, as we walked out of the Cistern, we decided it was a must to make this an annual tradition. Yes, it shall be!

As I write this, I am seated in my chair in the sky headed to Atlanta and on to the mountains. The 2-day lark was just about perfect.

One awesome concert,

a meal at the original Ninfa’s on Navigation,

beautiful Sunday worship at Holy Family Episcopal Church,

a new coffee spot – Coco’s Donuts & Coffee Bar – with perfect cappuccinos,

and time spent with my best friend in her home and garden. .

Abundance!

Traveling mercies.