October 25: Putting It Together

The sitzprobe for the first time let us hear

The contribution we choristers make

And how in scenes of drama we appear

To underscore precisely what’s at stake.

Tonight’s invited dress, our first time through

Without a pause and for a friendly crowd,

Plunged us into the darkness without view,

But we with great perspective were endowed-

For though there was new music to be sung

That we’d scant opportunity to learn

It slid into its place when bells were rung-

We did our part to help make Paris burn.

Our fait...