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| Wiffenpoofs at Church Immanuel |
Well we got whiffenpoofed last weekend! We can hear the reaction of our friends and
family, “Gosh, you guys are so lucky!”
Yes, we are indeed quite lucky.
We learned from our American Club of Sweden’s website
that the Whiffenpoofs, the Yale University a cappella singing group, would be
performing in Stockholm. Since our
Nordic perch is so far removed from the ivy halls of New Haven, Connecticut, we
had simply written off ever being whiffenpoofed while in Stockholm. So given the chance to be regaled by splendid
tenor and bass voices, we did not let the opportunity escape us.
Okay, we confess we had to Google Whiffenpoofs too.
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| Mae West |
Although living in Stockholm has become less exotic as we
have settled into daily routines, we have maintained our fidelity to seeking
out adventures big and small. As we
approach our one-year anniversary in Sweden this month, we are reminded of the
sage advice we quoted on our BeingInBangalore blog when we reached our one-year anniversary in India. “You only live once, but if you do it right,
once is enough.” Thank you Mae West.
The 60-minute concert was held at the Church Immanuel, a
large Protestant, Bible-based religious home for many Swedes as well as for
English and Korean speaking Christians.
This unique group of Whiffenpoofs, (only those who are
seniors can belong) was on a three-month tour.
Where they had been or where they were going escaped us, but we were
grateful to have had an opportunity to include the Whippenpoofs of 2012 in our
Swedish adventure
Since echoes in the large sanctuary compromised our video sound
quality, we are including Youtube links to another 2012 Whiffenpoof concert with
better visual and audio quality where they sang the same songs we heard. Enjoy.
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