Magnificat

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Christ University celebrates Magnificat every year in December. Magnificat is the celebration of Christmas with choral music. Many choirs, with established conductors and talented singers, across India participate in it. Most of all, they practice throughout the year. The harmony that each choir creates is unreal and heavenly. 

In contrast to those excellent choirs, we have the Christ University Staff Choir. I have been its member since 2013. We gather just one month before the event. We practice not more than 10 hours. In every practice, the number of our members decreass. Last year I happened to be the conductor of the University Staff Choir for the first time. In fact, I had never conducted any choir before. Knowing my own limitations, as well as my choir's, I introduced three strategies. First, Simplicity--we decided to sing only melodies and only the first verse. Second, Smile--we had lots of fun while practicing. We hoped to be the most joyful choir. Third, Sharing--many members had joined a choir for the first time, and for some it was their first time singing. But, each member had his or her unique talents. Some were good in making others laugh, some were good in serving others with biscuits and others were good in either narration or choreography or fashion sense. We put all our talents together and made one team. We went on to the stage and sang like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvgJvXyk8xI. It was a simple performance yet full of joy! What we created was not just a musical harmony but the harmony of one heart!