Attendees for this Christmas concert first had to descend 16 stories down a narrow stairway. They arrived in an awe-inspiring cavern surrounded by ancient crystal formations. A conductor, wearing a dapper black suit, punctuated the somewhat damp air with a wave of his arm, and the cave filled with music written a millennium ago.
The women’s choral group Vox Musica performed nine pieces in the concert deep inside the Moaning Caverns in Calaveras County. The caverns, more than 85 miles from Sacramento, are home to the largest single cave chamber open to the public in California.
The organizers admit that the event is obscure, with about 45 people in the audience…