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Steve Green started his music career twenty-one years ago when we were all still in awe  at the prospect of having a cassette player in our car. Performing at Canada Christian concert on Friday, November 4th, Green's neo-classical approach to music left you breathless as he not only hit the difficult notes but held them endlessly. If you were looking for tricks and licks this was not the concert for you but if you wanted to listen to one of the world's premier tenors then this was the place to be.
 
Green's relaxed approach  stood in stark contrast to the day he had just experienced. The airline rerouted his luggage and instruments. Our hats go off to Green's road crew and concert promoter Steve Burchell for doing some last minute juggling and still managing to stage a fine concert.
 
The highlight of the evening for me came when this son of missionary parents to Argentina played the Latin flavored "In Tu Presencia." I can't understand a word of Spanish but as Green led us through the song with some stirring chords on the acoustic guitar I kept looking for someone to emerge on stage with castanets. Guitarist Charles Garrett and pianist Barny Robertson also did a splendid job with this song.
 
The rest of the evening consisted of two sets complete with medleys that included "Forever" and "Wonderful Merciful Savior" as well as praise and worship tunes. He also included  "Helpfulness" from his children's collection The Adventures of Sir Barnard the Good Knight.
 
It was obvious that those in attendance had followed his career closely because they didn't need to be coaxed to join in singing on many of the songs. At different times throughout the concert people spontaneously stood to applaud this talented tenor.
 
I don't think I would say I was entertained on Friday night. It seems to me that being at a Steve Green concert is much more like experiencing a fireside chat where one of the guests just happens to be a wonderfully talented singer. At other times the evening seemed much more like a worship service. Some might argue that you should come away from a concert feeling emotionally exhausted or exhilarated. My take on this particular outing is there was something far more valuable to be gained from the Steve Green experience. As he segued easily between homily, story, testimony and music the artist left me feeling nurtured, encouraged and more importantly I felt drawn closer to God.
 
His introduction to "God Causes All Things to Grow" drew a chuckle from the crowd. He explained that he had co-written the song many years ago with a young struggling artist named Steven Curtis Chapman. Then with tongue firmly planted in cheek he told the audience, "I think it might have helped him out."
 
As this review draws to a close I can't help but wonder what it would be like to see Steve Green perform a duet with Kristina. It's just a thought but I would pay money to see them share a stage together.
 
By Joe Montague, exclusive rights reserved

Joe Montague is an internationally published journalist / photographer. His ministry is dedicated to the memory of his late son Kent David Montague who went to heaven at the age of 18. All copyright and distribution rights remain the property of Joe Montague.