When the saints go marching in.....

Today was All Saints Day.  Believe it or not, we opened with a really jazzed up version of "When the Saints Go Marchin' In".  I couldn't believe it, but we sounded really hot.  We were so good, we got applause.   I felt great about it even though I was a little unsure of myself with all of the new music.   Everyone was friendly.  I had been asked to stay for the noon mass.  It turned out there were only six of us, including the pianist and the director.  The director, Marianne, gave me a music stand and my own microphone.  It made me very self-conscious.  I was praised over and over again and I, who can talk about anything without becoming embarrassed, was so embarrassed, it made me cry.  Thus was my debut in the choir.