found ourselves at the front of the room, looking out at hundreds of parents still in a state of shock, many with arms wrapped around small children bewildered by all of the tight hugging and extra kisses.

In the choir, I stumbled imperfectly through the alto harmonies, and closed my eyes to receive the poems by Mary Oliver and Madeleine L’Engle. But this year, the imagery in song and readings became almost unbearably poignant—the innocence of the baby, the mother destined to lose her son. At the emotional climax, Rich Shegogue, an extraordinary tenor, stood alone, as he does each year, to sing “O Holy Night.” The refrain of “Fall on your knees. Oh hear, the angel voices!” and the alternation of soaring and tender musical phrases, broke openartistic challenge.

Meeting Rembrandt features Derek de Lint as one of the painted persons at the ‘Nightwatch’. Reinout Bussemaker is playing Rembrandt and did a fantastic job. He is well known for theatrical plays and that perfectly makes sense for a VR experience.

Also on a little side note, the intro in the video was recreated by me using the Unreal engine. 🙂

Watch the release trailer of Meeting Rembrandt! The app can ben downloaded for free at the Oculus store and is currently for Android available and the Gear VR headset.