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

[Sarah Hooker]

I agree - Luminosity is beautiful, Dick.  The first part sounds kind of
like Eric Whitacre.
This is going to be great fun.   And I personally like being challenged to
sing better,
and when you push us to do better, it feels great to hear the difference.

On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 9:39 PM, Donia Prince via Choir <
choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:

> I wholeheartedly agree with Mary Jean!
>
> On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 8:00 PM, MaryJean McKelvy via Choir <choir@
> 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 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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