[Choir] last Sunday, last night, this Sunday and beyond!

[MaryJean McKelvy]

It is usually your "fervency", Dick, that ultimately makes it happen....Not
boorish or wacko; just demanding the best possible from us!  I, for one,
love it...
Eager to tackle the piece for Music Sunday.

A grateful choir member, MJM

On Jan 13, 2017 10:39 AM, "Richard Riley via Choir" <
choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:

> Dear singing friends,
>
> I just want you to know that your capacity to sing beautifully always
> influences my desire to draw out maximum expressivity in everything you
> sing. Last night as we were rehearsing "The Road Home" I kept asking you
> for a fervent sound that I KNEW was in your voices. I hope that *my*
> fervency did not come across as boorish or wacko; I simply desire the
> thrill of your voices being used in such a way that you communicate vividly
> to all those who are listening.
>
> Last Sunday I was so pleased that "There Is Love" was received so warmly
> by those in the congregation. You had all of four days from the first time
> through singing "There Is Love" to the sharing of it in the service. Bravo!
>
> A final bit of news: this year Choir Sunday will take place on April 9. We
> will be singing a piece called "Luminosity" by James Whitbourn. The piece
> is written for choir, solo viola, organ,  tambura (a long-necked plucked
> string instrument found in various forms in Indian music)... and dancers!
> The dancing will be done by Mary Chris DeBelina Doyle (who danced so
> beautifully on the January 1 service) and a friend. Elizabeth Reid will be
> our solo violist and Eliza, of course, will play organ.
>
> You can see a performance of "Luminosity" (a considerably "bigger"
> performance than the one we'll do at UCM) here
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qetohpp8hPs>. Please mark in your
> calendars that we will be having our final rehearsal for "Luminosity" at
> UCM on Saturday, April 8 from 9:00 to 11:30 am.
>
> See you on Sunday!
>
> Dick
>
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