BRAVO EMMA

  Yesterday Sunday, my  grandaughter Emma performed solo at our church for the first time..Shes only 6 years old but she is one gutsy lady!  It was her 3rd time to sing in public in front of a microphone..Like any singer, she finds out it is a different experience each time you sing in public..for you also have to consider not only your feelings but also that of your audience and also their reactions..Our present parish Priest seem to want the Mass to be a psudo-social event so after the ablution ( washing of the cups used for Communion ) that's the time people in the congregation with talents can sometimes perform..But these talents come few and far between..Lots of talents out there but they are just too shy to come out in the open..But not Emma!   So after the Communion, she went with her Mom into this small room at the back of the altar with her pretty red dress...Then I knocked on her door when Father gave me the cue and she came out..walked to the microphone..I played the intro to Andrew Lloyd Webber's THINK OF ME ( From PHANTOM OF THE OPERA) and she started her song calmly, keeping on to the end with faultless tempo and pitch..It was at the 2nd last note in the cadenza ( very high G ) that the audience broke in applause...They never stopped clapping even when the Padre took her in his arms, raise her up to show her to the people! Its because she was too small for everyone to see, especially those sitting at the back...Her sister Mia was in the audience ( Mia is an accomplished singer too ) together with Caitlin ( another singer/soloist  in our choir ) stepped down to the pews so they can see her...Felt so happy, so proud..so I just went to her and kissed her on the cheek right after I stood up from the piano bench...BRAVO EMMA!