ETA at Hammond is 6:45!

See you soon!

Homeward bound

We are loaded and headed to Columbia with an ETA of 6:45pm! See you soon!!

Waiting

Waiting for all of us to clear customs. The lines were crazy!! We will post when we are in the way!

Hillard

Landed in Charlotte!

Concert

Amazingly powerful performance Wednesday evening to a very crowded Cathedral. We are all very proud of the group!

Trevi Fountain

The gang spent some time at the fountain prior to the big concert in Rome!

Colosseum

We also got to see the Colosseum, including a wedding!

For the Clemson fans...

Check out the name in seven foot letters inside St. Peter's!

St. Peter's Tour

After singing in both the papal mass and the evening mass on New Year's Day, we had the opportunity to tour the Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, and the Basilica itself on Wednesday! Michelangelo is everywhere! Several brave souls even ventured to the top of the Dome for one of the best views in all of Rome.

All aboard!!!

We are all safe and sound aboard Lufthansa flight 428 on our way to Charlotte. We are on our way out to take off and in just under ten hours we will be back in the USA. I foresee much sleeping in flight ...

Next post in NC! See you "soonish"

A quick bite... Next stop - U. S. A.

We are in Munich grabbing a quick early morning panini and a cappuccino before we board our flight back to Charlotte!

What an amazing trip we have had!

Get ready for the stories and 1,000,000,000 pictures we have taken!

First leg back home...

The select ensemble boards the flight to Munich. The first leg has begun!

And we are off!

We have loaded the bus with all of our luggage and headed to the airport. It's only 4am but the spirit is high and the mood great! Next stop Munich!

Arrivedervi Roma!!

Fun Dinner tonight in Roma

Preparation for Evening Mass at St. Peter's and Concert Poster

2013 Begins...with two opportunities to sing in St. Peter's

Happy New Year

What an incredible way to ring in 2013! Our choir sounded spectacular during the papal mass this morning. Breathtaking...

I know I should not...

But I have to say.. I just conducted a choir of angels in St Peter's on New Year's Day! Hammond and every one associated with this group should be proud! I know I just had a personal career high! Thank you Select Ensemble!!!

Oh wait... There is the Pope

Preparing for Mass

Sneak peeks...

Happy New Year!

As you all are celebrating midnight back in SC, the select ensemble is bound for the Vatican and the Papal Mass!

We wish all of our family and friends a happy and prosperous 2013!

Go SkyHawks... To the Vatican!!

Love,
The Select Ensemble