<div dir="auto">As a retired minister of music, I am trying to get my head around conducting a rehearsal with singers wearing masks and being six feet apart. It truly is mind-boggling and Donia is making it happen.💞🎵🎶<br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Stephen L. Finner, Ph.D<br>27 Highland Avenue<br>Barre, Vermont 05641<br><br>802-598-4317 (cell)<br>802-224-5396 (home-wifi)<br><br>Minister of Music Emeritus, St. Johnsbury VT UU Congregation<br>(he, him, his)<br><br>"May you know the joy of living sometimes comes with pain lived through "<br>"Nothing stays the same after we find the God within" Sr. Joan Chittister O.S.B.<br>And just in case you were wondering, "Faith without works is dead.". James 2:26</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Oct 16, 2021, 10:17 AM Lani Seifert via Choir <<a href="mailto:choir@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org">choir@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">I second Tom’s “chordial” email. This has been a tough time to be music director!</div><div dir="auto">Lani</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 15, 2021 at 5:50 PM Tom Schersten via Choir <<a href="mailto:choir@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">choir@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Donia,<div><br></div><div>Thanks for your frequent communications with us choir members. My getting an email from you before each rehearsal and then getting an email from you after each rehearsal feeds my feeling of connection to the choir--in spite of the oppressive separation of Covid.</div><div><br></div><div>Next, immense thanks to you for coming up with practice tracks. The recordings give me a powerful tool for learning the new music. And, thank you for offering sectional rehearsals to reinforce our learning.</div><div><br></div><div>Chordially,</div><div><br></div><div>Tom</div><div>____________________________</div><div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Oct 15, 2021, at 9:12 AM, Donia Prince via Choir <<a href="mailto:choir@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">choir@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div dir="ltr">Good Morning!<br><div><br></div><div>Attached are practice tracks for the Lacrimosa.</div><div><br></div><div>Also, I would like to get a sense of who might be interested in coming to a sectional rehearsal on Saturday morning the 23rd. This will help me to know where we might have these, or if we need to find another time for any section. Each section would be about 1/2 hour, and I expect they would be between 10am-12.</div><div><br></div><div>I've created a very short form to indicate whether or not you want to come and if that time works for you. Please fill it out if you are a regular choir member!</div><div><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScm_lAD4BbvQ_Av1USrXtEzbtTxsEQaZpNt1YDLtgDszJp-Lg/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Click here to get to the form.</a></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks! Great rehearsal last night--I am excited by this month's music!</div><div><br></div><div>Donia</div></div>
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