[Choir] sing along

ROBERT RIGGEN bobriggen at comcast.net
Mon Jun 15 06:25:26 CDT 2020


Hi Bronwyn - thanks for creating these opportunities, but I am going to decline for. now.   
Bob R

> On June 14, 2020 at 6:02 PM Bronwyn Fryer via Choir <choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:
> 
>     Okay folks, here’s another idea. 
>     I sang/played at a very safe distance on my deck with Paula Gills today (what a pleasure!)
>     I think we could do groups of 4 with no problem. 
>     How would it be if we set up something like that? 
> 
>     love
>     B.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>         > >         On Jun 14, 2020, at 4:01 PM, Richard Riley < rcrileymusic at gmail.com mailto:rcrileymusic at gmail.com > wrote:
> > 
> >         God, how I hate reality sometimes...
> > 
> >         On Sun, Jun 14, 2020 at 12:06 PM Bronwyn Fryer < bronwyn at bronwynfryer.com mailto:bronwyn at bronwynfryer.com > wrote:
> > 
> >             > > >             Folks, given the pushback I think we had better not do this. 
> > >             most of us are old and should avoid anything that feels too risky. 
> > >             love to all
> > >             B.
> > > 
> > > 
> > >                 > > > >                 On Jun 14, 2020, at 9:52 AM, Richard Riley < rcrileymusic at gmail.com mailto:rcrileymusic at gmail.com > wrote:
> > > > 
> > > >                 My instinct to share the references to my dad is straight-ahead pride, but I hope that people read and independently assess the information in   Statement of Work: Aerosol Generation from Playing Band Instruments, Singing and Performing and Risk of Infectious Disease Transmission https://www.nfhs.org/media/3812357/risk-of-transmission-instrument-playing-vsfinal.pdf .
> > > > 
> > > >                 For sure, this is not new news to you, but I am still struck by the intense desire of many to put COVID-19 reality behind them. We can put ourselves in acceptable low-risk situations, but awareness remains crucial.  Susan and I were lucky to be able to do that with you and Dan.
> > > > 
> > > >                 Love,
> > > >                 Dick
> > > > 
> > > >                 On Sun, Jun 14, 2020 at 8:57 AM Bronwyn Fryer < bronwyn at bronwynfryer.com mailto:bronwyn at bronwynfryer.com > wrote:
> > > > 
> > > >                     > > > > >                     if we’re outdoors and wearing masks the risk is pretty low. but anyone who feels uncomfortable should definitely stay away. We can put some of it up on Youtube. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > >                         > > > > > >                         On Jun 13, 2020, at 7:35 PM, Richard Riley via Choir < choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org mailto:choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org > wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >                         Dear All,
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >                         It's good to feel the pulse of your desire to sing together!
> > > > > >                          
> > > > > >                         Amazingly, "viral transmission via inhalation of small airborne respiratory droplets," cited in the May, 2020 paper  Statement of Work: Aerosol Generation from Playing Band Instruments, Singing and Performing and Risk of Infectious Disease Transmission https://www.nfhs.org/media/3812357/risk-of-transmission-instrument-playing-vsfinal.pdf  is still assessed by the so-called Wells-Riley model, named after my father, my Uncle Ed, and their teacher William Wells. 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >                         This from another paper: "In the preface to his 1955 masterwork, “Airborne Contagion and Air Hygiene: An Ecological Study of Droplet Infections” published by Harvard University Press,... Wells attributes the crucial distinction between droplet nuclei (airborne inhalable dried residua of larger respiratory droplets) and germ-laden dust (non-inhalable larger respiratory droplets) to Richard L. Riley, a medical student working with him at Harvard at the time."
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >                         I am very proud of my dad and uncle, and the fact that the Wells-Riley model is still one of the ways to assess risk for airborne infection is pretty amazing. Please keep that Wells-Riley equation in mind when next you sing together!
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >                         Dick
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >                         P.S. Here's the equation, for your next moment of light party conversation:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >                         <Screen Shot 2020-06-13 at 6.52.38 PM.png>
> > > > > >                         Dick
> > > > > >                         P=1−exp(−pQτq)
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >                         On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 8:21 PM Bronwyn Fryer via Choir < choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org mailto:choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org > wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >                             > > > > > > >                             Hi all
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >                             I’ve been thinking about trying to do this. If you don’t mind wearing a mask when we sing closer than 10’ from one another we might attempt in, say a 10-person per time group. Those of you who have been to my house know that there is plenty of room to spread around. I can provide mics and amplifiers for a few people and guitar accompaniment; it might be fun to do rounds and a cappella too if we can hear one another.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >                             If interested, let me know and we can make arrangements.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >                             Love to all.
> > > > > > >                             Unitarian Church of Montpelier
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