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

[Donia Prince]

I wholeheartedly agree with Mary Jean!

On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 8:00 PM, MaryJean McKelvy via Choir <
choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:

> 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@
> 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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