In Focus: St. Francis Community Chorale’s Annual Christmas Concert in Little Falls

Music enthusiasts got to take in the St. Francis Community Chorale’s annual Christmas concert earlier this month in Little Falls. Accompanied by the St. Francis Youth Choir, Brass Ensemble, and Orchestra, the chorale performed a collection of Christmas classics for those in attendance.

Music has been a part of St. Francis Community Chorale Director Barbara Stumpf’s life since she was three years old. While she had no initial intention of becoming the chorale’s director upon moving to Little Falls, she wanted to sing and says she knew what music could do for others.

“Well, there are scientifically based reasons as well,” said Stumpf. “There have been articles where they say that people that sing together, their heartbeats sink. There have been some medical journals that talk about that as well. I think it gives everyone that sense of community.”

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