Kevin Lynch
Staff Writer
Grammy award-winning performer Sara Bareilles held a rare performance in Downtown Lancaster on Saturday, Oct. 19. This performance took place at the Lancaster County Convention Center with the event being hosted by CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health which is an organization that prioritizes children’s mental health. All of the proceeds from the conversation and concert were donated to the mental health organization that would help aid in resources to people across Lancaster county.
Before the performance, Bareilles held a conversation with Dr. Goropoulous, who is the President of the organization. She shared her views on the state of mental health in our communities as well as commended the audience for being present at the event.
To begin her performance, she performed some of her original songs that she felt really helped her whenever she was struggling with mental health, which she was very open about. She also discussed her songwriting process from her discography.
Bareilles then performed some of her hits from her discography. As she belted songs like “Brave” and “Love Song,” the crowd was singing along with her. Bareilles even took notice and let the crowd have their moment in the spotlight. With “Love Song”, she told the audience that she was “…certain that this song would be too specific and too exactly like a diary entry.” With that statement, she proved to herself and the audience that she was wrong especially since it’s her most streamed song out of her entire discography on Spotify.
She ended the night by performing her ballad “She Used To Be Mine” from the Broadway show “Waitress,” which she composed the music for. Bareilles then thanked the audience through her Instagram after the show by saying they “brought so much joy and connection.”
I personally enjoyed this performance as the lyrics she sang strongly resonated with me and her voice was effortless and simply perfect.