<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hello everyone!</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>A few people mentioned that Amy's announcement below was confusing, because it left out the word "Gospel". This is about a concert of the small choir of the Montpelier Community <b><i>Gospel</i></b> Choir. Here's how the sentence should have read: the Acapella choir of the Montpelier Community Gospel Choir is performing this Saturday evening, 7 PM at the Old Meeting House, 1620 Center Road, East Montpelier.</div><div>Hope to see some of you there!</div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 8:06 AM Amy Cavanagh <<a href="mailto:amy56c@gmail.com">amy56c@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I woke up with Hope Lingers on in my head this morning. I have a feeling some of these songs will keep playing in my head for a while.<div><br></div><div>Planning ahead, the Montpelier Community Acapella Choir is performing this Saturday evening, 7 PM at the Old Meeting House, 1620 Center Road, East Montpelier.</div><div><br></div><div>This Sunday at around 4:00 we will be performing outdoors at the Capitol in Montpelier at a Social Justice event.</div><div><br></div><div>Our large and small choirs will have our Spring Concerts on Memorial Day Weekend. On Saturday, May 27, 2 PM and Sunday, May 28, at 4 PM. Hope you can attend.</div><div><br></div><div>Enjoy your day and see you Thursday.</div><div><br></div><div>Amy Cavanagh</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 7:46 AM Sarah Hooker via Choir <<a href="mailto:choir@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org" target="_blank">choir@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"> I keep hearing hope lingers on….. -Sarah<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 1, 2023, at 7:47 PM, Donia Prince via Choir <<a href="mailto:choir@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org" target="_blank">choir@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">That is funny because I had the thought pass through, for whatever reason, that that would have been the song that people connected with the least. <div>Donia</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 7:33 PM Lani Seifert via Choir <<a href="mailto:choir@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org" target="_blank">choir@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Funny, Beth, but that’s the same one that has been going through my head all day too. </div><div dir="auto">Lani</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 7:04 PM Beth Damon via Choir <<a href="mailto:choir@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org" target="_blank">choir@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(19,79,92)">Hello -</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(19,79,92)">It has been such an honor singing with you all, and the music has been keeping me company all day.</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(19,79,92)">"To listen is to lean in softly with your heart..." is going to be something I think about each day as a practice...</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(19,79,92)">We all have shared so much!</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(19,79,92)">Can't wait for what's next, and sending love and rainy day rest to everyone!</div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:left"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" color="#134f5c" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(19,79,92)">Love,</span></font></div></div></div></div><i><font face="times new roman, serif" size="6"><font color="#990000">B</font><font color="#990000">eth</font></font></i></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:left"><font color="#cc0000" face="times new roman, serif" size="4"><b><i></i></b></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:left"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#990000"><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="4">Beth Damon </font></font></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><b style="color:rgb(56,118,29);font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif"><br></b></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div><div><div><div><div><font color="#134f5c" face="arial narrow, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/80+College+Street,+Montpelier,+Vermont+05602?entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank">80 College Street, Montpelier, Vermont 05602</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><font color="#134f5c" face="arial narrow, sans-serif">802 . 272 . 3108 cell</font></div></blockquote><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 12:02 PM Donia Prince via Choir <<a href="mailto:choir@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org" target="_blank">choir@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">You all did it! It was a wonderful, exhausting and successful day of performances that were real gifts to the congregation and community. While of course David and Verdis' contributions were exceptional, high profile and "splashy", yours were no less important to the overall message, cohesion and feel of the program. <div>And I loved that we were able in the end to refine some of our contributions so that some sections I feel were near perfect--I'm thinking Ocean of Breath in the evening program, sections of the Ground, and others. Your efforts were so important. You gave your all and were awesome! </div><div><br></div><div>This was from Patricia Norton: <i>"Donia, thank you for a lovely evening of music… and especially for giving me a chance to hear this piece live again. Please thank your chorus on my behalf for their willingness to stretch, and the care they took with the music. It was so clear that they were hearing the message of each song, and conveying it." </i><br></div><div><i><br></i></div><div>Some particular thanks: Eliza, who truly had the heaviest lift of the day--so many glorious piano parts. If we felt it was a lot to change tone on a dime for each of the sections in Breath of Hope, she had to do it throughout the entire program. And the evening's Troubled Water was out of the park.</div><div>Beth, thank you for the flowers and designing that beautiful poster! and the cookies...😋. Beth also made an audio recording, and Bryce recorded the evening program so that it will hopefully appear on youtube soon. When these are available after a little editing I will be sure to pass them on.</div><div>Nan was very helpful in helping to craft the flow of the program. So many people commented not only on the performances but on the cohesion and flow, and Nan's suggestions were integral to that success. </div><div>Ginny was the perfect worship associate and partner in actually executing both the service and the concert.</div><div><br></div><div>Did anyone actually count, from your vantage point, how many were there in the evening?</div><div><br></div><div>We're back at it on Thursday with a new slate of music! Also on Thursday I'd like to spend a little time talking about a couple of things--first to invite/encourage anyone who wishes to attend the annual UU musicians conference this summer. There might be funds to help with that. Can talk more on Thursday.</div><div>And, we recently had a comment from a person of color in the community about one of our recent musical offerings. The Racial Justice committee is also interested in working with us in the fall about how we might incorporate the newly adopted 8th principle into our music program. So I'd like to briefly open this conversation either this week or next. </div><div><br></div><div>In great appreciation,</div><div>Donia</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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