Christmas Benefit Concert in Wetzlar

On Sunday we headed to Wetzlar, about 45 minutes outside of Frankfurt, with our friends, the Dearings to join with other choirs from Germany in a benefit concert. Lonnie practiced with the Regional Choir for two months every Thursday evening. It was a great experience to sing in the choir as the Americans had to learn two German songs, and the Germans had to learn two American songs. Both men and women enjoyed helping one another with pronunciation and the meaning of words and teasing each other about our mistakes. The concert lasted two hours with many choirs participating. Here is a picture of the cute town, the stadhalle, and the choir (Lonnie is second from the right).