[Choir] Fwd: Service last night

[Stephen Finner]

Thank you so much for this. It felt good at the time there was something
that felt just right about what I was hearing as we sang

Stephen L. Finner, Ph.D
27 Highland Avenue
Barre, Vermont 05641

802-598-4317 (cell)
802-224-5396 (home-wifi)

Minister of Music Emeritus, St. Johnsbury VT UU Congregation
(he, him, his)

"May you know the joy of living sometimes comes with pain lived through "
"Nothing stays the same after we find the God within" Sr. Joan Chittister
O.S.B.
And just in case you were wondering, "Faith without works is dead.". James
2:26

On Sat, Dec 25, 2021, 10:09 AM Donia Prince via Choir <
choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:

> Hello lovely singers,
>
> I wanted to pass on this note from Paula Gills.   I couldn't agree more!
>  I realized in my distraction at the end of the service last night that I
> never wished you all a happy holiday.  So, wishing you a safe (ugh,
> freezing rain), warm and joyous holiday!  See you on Jan 6th!
>
> Video link of O Holy Night attached (with Cecile's name spelled right;)
>
> Donia
>  O Holy Night final.mp4
> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/19rdtklg_6rzTkRPNUnWLkyWSpxtNXUtG/view?usp=drive_web>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Paula A.Gills <paulagills at tds.net>
> Date: Sat, Dec 25, 2021 at 8:05 AM
> Subject: Service last night
> To: Donia Prince <ucm.music21 at gmail.com>, ucm ministryintern <
> ucm.ministryintern at gmail.com>
>
>
> Donia and Verdis,
> The music last night is lingering with me this morning.  First of all, it
> was so heartening to see you all actually in the church singing!  That is a
> step in the right direction toward our being more whole again.  I also want
> to say that I have, in my over 30 years in our church, seen and heard MANY
> versions of O, Holy Night.  Last night's rendering was the absolute
> best--the arrangement of the song, Verdis' lead vocal, and the glorious
> sound of the choir made it a tour de force.  Thank you all for that lovely
> surprise.  Made my evening.  Paula
> Unitarian Church of Montpelier
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