<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Thank you, Donia, for keeping us all as safe as possible, and still planning for future singing together.<div>Much love,</div><div>Sue<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sue Stukey's Phone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Nov 12, 2021, at 8:00 PM, Eric Oberg via Choir <choir@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Dear Friends in the Choir, <div><br></div><div>“After Thanksgiving” means after we have departed for Florida. It goes without saying that we hope to be together in person after this crisis runs its course. Look for me during mud season.</div><div><br></div><div>Love,</div><div>Eric </div><div><br></div><div>PS, I will hand my choir book to Steve Finner for safe return to the church unless I hear a preferred different plan.<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Nov 12, 2021, at 1:15 PM, Lindsay Wade via Choir <choir@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">I’m with you, Donia. I’ll even do the Zoom rehearsals (!!). Your leadership is strong <div>and positive. Thanks, Lindsay<br><div><br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Nov 12, 2021, at 12:34 PM, Lani Seifert via Choir <choir@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">Hey Donia,</div><div dir="auto">This is indeed good news (negative for covid) and bad news (no choir).</div><div dir="auto">So extremely disappointed about no rehearsals!</div><div dir="auto">Hate Zoom singing, but needs must. Ugh!</div><div dir="auto">regretfully,</div><div dir="auto">Lani</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 11:54 AM Donia Prince 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="ltr">Hi everyone!<br><div><br></div><div>My good news is that I have indeed tested negative.</div><div><br></div><div>The bad news is the extraordinarily high numbers in Vermont for 2 days in a row now. 591 cases yesterday and 505 cases today. Washington County, while not part of the worst of the spike, is also elevated from what had started to feel like a downward trend.</div><div><br></div><div><b>So, sadly, in-person choir will go on a temporary hiatus until after Thanksgiving,</b> at which point we will re-evaluate. This feels like the only safe and responsible thing to do. Not just because of the numbers themselves, but because they are not tied to specific, known outbreaks, at schools or prisons or as a result of specific events, but indicative of general community spread. I'm hearing of too many people like you and me who are having close contacts, if not themselves actually getting covid. <b>Obviously, no rehearsal tomorrow, Saturday.</b></div><div><br></div><div><b>What does this mean for us?</b></div><div>I know, the timing could hardly be more unfortunate (I refrain from using more graphic language!). Between us finally moving to the vestry, and having 2 big pieces which we have worked so hard on to record this week. For this Sunday's service I have found a substitute video to use in place of the choir offering. For next week, I have a plan for how at least some of us can still at least partially participate in presenting that piece. I'll send more details on that shortly--I have a meeting to go to but want to get this sent off.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Next Thursday I would like to have a zoom rehearsal </b>in which we begin to learn parts for some new music, which we will hopefully be able to sing in person! I thought we might also just sing through the Lacrimosa and the Hamilton, along to recordings (in the latter case, recordings of us.). Just so we can send those pieces off properly (sort of!). I completely understand that for some of you zoom just isn't an option. In our best case scenario, this will be a one week only thing!</div><div><br></div><div>In even the worst case scenario, this won't be just an open-ended stop to in-person singing. I know we will be back together soon! Also, we may go back to using some small groups for specific hymns, etc. More to come on all of this.</div><div><br></div><div>Stay safe, everyone, and continue to be your wonderful, flexible, resilient selves. See you soon!</div><div><br></div><div>Donia</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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