On a brisk, dusky Monday evening in New York City, 16 members of the Brinton family — including grandparents, parents, siblings and cousins — gathered to pray in the warmly-lit Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall before their March 23 performance.
These Brintons, who all play piano, prayed to “lift” the audience and “make sure that we perform to the best of our ability,” said Kate Brinton, 15, who also prays before she performs individually.
Kate, who has won multiple prizes in music competitions, sometimes worries, “What if I mess up? What if I freeze? What if I forget?”
“I just know that if Heavenly Father wants me to do a good job — and if there’s people that need to be helped — then if I try my best and I do my best and I practice, He’ll help me do what I need to do,” said Kate.