The online order strongly suggested arriving on time, because the show would start promptly and no late arrivals would be seated. The show started several minutes after the start time, however. People started clapping to get Ms. Battle out on to the stage. She and the local choir performers all had amazing voices. However, it seemed as though she and the choir hadn't practiced working together before. It was as if the first time they saw each other was when the performance started. There were a few mistakes with singers starting at the wrong time. Ms. Battle continuously motioned to the choir with her hand to either begin or stop. It was obvious to the audience, and made it unprofessional. Ms. Battle spoke only once to the audience, but her voice was so quiet it was very hard to hear her. She said this next song was one that she and the choir hadn't rehearsed, so she took the next several minutes conducting a practice session with them, and then they all sang the song. As I mentioned above, to me it seemed as though the entire list of songs hadn't been rehearsed together before, not just that one. Ms. Battle wore a too-long shawl that kept slipping down. She fussed with it all night. It was distracting. After all the performances she's done, I would thing she would have her wardrobe correct. These annoying events had nothing to do with the supreme quality of her voice, of course, and that part of the evening was sublime.