Sarah Paleologu, who directs the ECLA Choir, surprised her vocalists this Winter by including some simple childrens’ songs in the holiday season’s repertoire. The one-line canons like ‘London’s Burning’, which are based on simple repeated harmonies, made perfect sense, however, when the choir recently visited Sonnenhof (English: sunny courtyard), a home for children with incurable diseases. Volunteer workers, children and staff of the home, which is located just a few houses away from one of ECLA’s buildings, attended the concert. The choir sang songs in Ukrainian, German, Romanian, English and Portuguese, reflecting the diverse nationalities represented among the members of the choir.