Day 5

Today has been the most eventful day of our tour so far! We started the day with an early wake up call in order to get to Bristol Caverns in Bristol, TN, a source of geological wonders and a very nice gift shop. We took a tour of the caverns and were able to sing in an underground room next to a river, which had some excellent acoustics. (The songs we sang were Shenandoah, Beati Mortui, and the Alma Mater.) After the tour we went back to the hotel to grab our tuxedos and relax for about 2 hours. On our way to our concert venue, we stopped at Kingsport Carousel, a new attraction owned by a former student of Richard's. They were able to give us 2 free rides each on the carousel, which featured hand carved wooden figured and carefully created paintings. We departed for Forst Presbyterian Church of Kingsport at about 4:30 and were able to warm up in their beautiful sanctuary. Our concert was held at 7:30 and I'm attendance were several students from Volunteer High School, a Pitt Alumni wearing his Pitt tie, and Richard's orchestra teacher from his primary school days. It was our best performance of the tour so far, and an exhausted and happy group went back to the hotel to revel and prepare for the day of travel ahead. 

Bristol Caverns, Bristol, TN

The underground cavern where the group performed

 Kingsport Carousel, Kingsport, TN

A group picture of the men

Our performance space, First Presbyterian Church

 

 The view from our hotel