“Hear, O Lord” - The Goretti Group and Dixieland Steel OrchestraThe Goretti Group is back!
On 10th December, 2016, the Maria Alonzo Goretti Group made their official launch to kick off the resumption of Goretti Group activities. This auspicious occasion was held in the Holy Name Compound. Specially invited guest and well-wishers were treated to an evening filled with music and entertainment as the new members were welcomed into their family. But before I go into the details, I would like to flash back into the past to where it all started.
Maria Alonzo, a teacher at Holy Name, was the proud creator of this
group. She and her students started the group as means of an
extracurricular activity and expose the girls to charity works. Along
with the visiting hospitals and the sick, the girls came together and
composed their own music and songs such as ‘Sing out my Soul’, ‘Here O
Lord’ and many other songs which are still sung today. Maria Goretti is
the patron saint of youth that gave this wonderful group its name. After
49 years, the group flourished and became a successful charity group
that spreads Maria Alonzo’s passion and love all around Trinidad.
Unfortunately, Maria died August 2nd. Although it is an emotional time,
the Goretti members will always remember the motto she taught them: ‘If
I can help somebody with a word or song then my living shall not be in
vain.’
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