[Choir] rehearsal times on Sunday, and other info

[Richard Riley]

Hello Lynnette, Arthur, and Nora,

I'm looking forward to seeing you all, and your singers, at the Community
Carol Sing on Sunday.

Here are what I think are the last little bits of information for you (and
what I need *from you*) regarding Sunday.

1) Please ask your choir members to put their coats on the racks downstairs
in the Vestry. This will create more seating space in the Sanctuary.
Valuables should not be left downstairs, however.

2) If any of your choir members are bringing cookies, have them leave the
cookies in the Vestry before they rehearse in the Sanctuary.

3) When to come on Sunday? This is a question relating to rehearsal time
for organists and choirs. I plan to open the church by 5:30. I'm thinking
that the best rehearsal sequence will be that those who are playing the
organ come by 5:40 to have a few moments to sit down and (re)aquaint
yourself with the instrument. Then I'm thinking there should be 10 minutes
or so available to each choir to rehearse. The UCM choir will not need to
rehearse, so I suggest that the Methodist choir plan to rehearse at 5:50,
the Episcopal choir at 6:00, and the Bethany choir (and quintet) at 6:10.

4) *Please send me the size of your choir* that will be participating so
that I can figure out how to assign seating in the pews.

5) When we sing hymns during services at UCM the choir comes to the front
of the sanctuary and sings facing the congregation. I encourage those in
your choir who will sitting close to the front of the church to do that if
they wish. For sure, that will involve a lot of up and down since there are
seven carols plus the Hallelujah Chorus, but it creates a nice
participatory vibe. At the end of the program those who are in the front
for the Hallelujah Chorus can stay there while Rev. Joan delivers the
Benediction. We'll then sing the Dona Nobis Pacem round (which I will lead,
having been up for the Hallelujah Chorus. (Lynnette please give us an F to
start, rather than the G that will be in the program. That's a friendlier
key for all!)

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR ELIZA: Hark the Herald  Angels Sing and Good King
Wenceslas ARE NOT in the Unitarian hymnal, so make sure you bring your own
music for those.
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