Choir Tour Begins!

We've made it to day three of our spring tour! We left Wellesley early Friday morning and caught a flight to Charlotte, North Carolina. At the airport, we were met by our wonderful bus driver, Jonathan, a familiar face to the seniors who met him on their first year tour! 

After stopping for a quick lunch (and introducing the choir bees to the magic of the Flying Biscuit), we made it to the lovely Myers Park Church. That night we were lucky enough to sing with an adorable children's choir. 

Our concert was fabulously well attended, and we were happy to have several Wellesley alums in the audience! After the concert we left for homestays with Wellesley alums from the area. Everyone had a wonderful time visiting with their hosts and sharing their Wellesley memories!

The kindness and generosity of Wellesley alums has been a recurring theme throughout the trip so far, and yesterday we were honored to sing at the memorial service for Liz Hair, class of 1941. Liz was a remarkable woman, and it was such a special honor to be asked to sing at her service. We were even featured in the Charlotte Observer this morning! 
(http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/03/22/4786090/political-pioneer-liz-hair-fondly.html)

We've had some time to explore Charlotte (one group took a brief excursion to an outdoor adventure center), and there has been lots of choir bonding!

Choir bees in front of the Firebird statue in Charlotte!

Our next stop is Winston Salem to sing with the choirs at Wake Forest and visit the original Krispy Kreme donuts!

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