[Choir] Softly, with added panache!

[Heather Moz]

Yes, talk about grace.....  He's got it all.

On Sun, Dec 22, 2019 at 3:11 PM Tom Schersten via Choir <
choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:

> Yes, a big thank you to Eliza who kept the momentum going.
>
> And, I am grateful for our director’s embrace of our humanity.
>
> Namaste,
>
> Tom
> ________________________________
>
> On Dec 22, 2019, at 2:34 PM, Lani Seifert via Choir <
> choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:
>
> I think we owe a big thank you to Eliza who soldiered on and got us back
> on track!
> Lani
>
> On Sun, Dec 22, 2019 at 12:40 PM Richard Riley via Choir <
> choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:
>
>> Our version of "Softly" this morning (which received appreciative
>> comments from both Joan and Roger!) brought me back to an experience I had
>> when I sang in the Church of the Advent choir in Boston. We were doing a
>> really difficult new piece, and there was a pregnant pause in the middle of
>> the piece, with some very tricky notes to follow.
>>
>> The choir all paused, quaking in their boots, and waited for the
>> conductor to cue us in again. The cue came and no one sang - except for me
>> - and I sang the wrong note! But the good news was that the music was
>> impossible for the congregation to follow easily, and I'm sure that no one
>> knew that it wasn't really supposed to be a Riley solo. Everyone eventually
>> snuck back in and the music went on.
>>
>> So we rewrote "Softly" a little bit and the congregation loved it!
>>
>> See you at 5:45 on Tuesday, dressed in red up top, dark blue or black
>> below.
>>
>> Dick
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Heather Moz
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