Last night, while their peers knocked back beers at Havana Central, the members of the Barnard-Columbia Chorus took the stage at Carnegie Hall and sung Bach's celebrated Mass in B Minor in a benefit concert for Doctors Without Borders in Haiti.
The chorus sang to a mostly full auditorium made up of families and only a small number of students. Once the choristers took the stage (along with their partner choir, L'Ensemble Médical) they were welcomed with a full applause.
Sophie Delaunay, executive director of Doctors Without Borders, kicked off the show by thanking the conductor, Gundi Gabrielle, and both choirs for participating in the concert. Delaunay also praised the audience for its support of those struggling in Haiti. She also informed us that over 20,000 of her colleagues were delivering medical assistance to people in need as she spoke.
