In the nanoseconds after their voices fell silent on Saturday, the singers of Brahms’ “German Requiem” inside Saints Peter and Paul’s Basilica in Lewiston faced a stunned audience, until one man cried out a tremendous “Bravo!”

His outburst unleashed a cavalcade of worthy applause, as the crowded basilica had been treated to a remarkable cultural display, one which highlighted the talent prevalent in Lewiston-Auburn from the united voices of Lewiston and Edward Little high schools, Bates College and the Androscoggin Chorale.

They meshed beautifully, and L-A should eagerly await their next collaboration.