The Beat of the Drum
Posted on February 7, 2016 under Faces in the Crowd with no comments yet
One drummer starts, followed by another and another until the sound reaches a thundering crescendo.
Meet the St. Andrew’s Musical Youth Group, under the direction of teacher Morgan Gero.
February is African Heritage Month, and last week hundreds of people gathered at the Bloomfield Center on the campus of St. F. X. to honor and pay tribute to the No. 2 Construction Battalion. This was a segregated unit that supported the front lines in WW1 by assisting with forestry, building trenches, constructing rail lines and repairing roads. They did this vital work with pride and determination; brave volunteers who had sought out the opportunity to serve their country.
After the proclamations and speeches by the dignitaries, it was the children in attendance who moved the audience in voice and music.
The program ended like it started, except the drummers started en masse and ended up with a solo drummer tapping the drum head skin.
Moving. Magical. Memorable.
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