[Choir] on the subject of music in our worship service

[Lindsay Wade]

Great suggestion Molly!!  Lindsay

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> On Apr 3, 2022, at 2:41 PM, Mary Louisa L. Riley via Choir <choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:
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> I will be out of town this coming Thursday and Sunday.  On further thought about the worship program, I would like to suggest that, on a regular basis, the church should announce (=advertise) in advance (1) the topic of the Sunday service, (2) the music that will be performed during the service, and (3) any particular performances (including musical ones) for that Sunday’s service. 
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> Why should we go to the trouble?   Services are open to the public, which means not only people who already know what to expect.  We have a really good pianist and other occasional instrumentalists and we should use them, not merely to supplement the sermon and the week’s giving program, but also as a draw to get people in to the worship “performance”. 
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> Specifically, I think we should, ahead of every service, announce to the public, on a placard and online, the specific pieces that the pianist or other instrumentalist will perform,  any rehearsed music the choir will perform, and any noteworthy details of sermon or other theme of the day.  While we already disclose the details of the program after the fact, what’s needed is disclosure prior to the service, prior to attendees leaving home to go attend the service, and ideally a few days in advance of the service, so that the information is helpful to people in town who haven’t decided whether or not to attend the service. 
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> I realize that at present people are generally discouraged from attending, but we don’t have to discourage attendance forever.  While the zoom format doesn’t make the most of the music because of limitations on sound technology, even on zoom we should celebrate our really fine music rather than hide it as mere “accompaniment” to other aspects of the service.  We should advertise our accomplished performers enough in advance to allow people to make the most of opportunities to come listen.  We should become known as the place to go in Montpelier for fine music.  If other churches decide to do likewise, so much the better.
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> Molly Riley
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