The W.T. Woodson High School Choirs toured Austria, Switzerland, and France this past summer and performed in Vienna’s Karlskirche, Salzburg’s Dom, Lucerne’s St. Leodegar, and Paris’ Cathedral of Notre-Dame. The following is a brief note from Michael regarding the choirs’ performance in Notre-Dame.

I can’t begin to find the words to express how overwhelming singing at Notre Dame was. It was great in 1999…but this experience went way beyond. In 1999, after the mass, we simply left the altar and went back to the room to change. This time, they had us follow the altar boys down the main aisle of the cathedral and then across the back, and back up the side and then into the sacristy. That was the first time the kids were able to see just how many people were present…it was over 1000. The congregants stood up for them and applauded. Needless to say, I was extremely proud and pretty emotional throughout that experience.

Back in the sacristy, the celebrant spoke to the kids and me and thanked us for participating in the mass. It really was a wonderful experience. Equally wonderful was singing at the retirement/nursing home the next day. It was a very heart-warming experience for all of us. I was very pleased with each of their performances.

-Michael Ehrlich, W.T. Woodson High School, Virginia