[Choir] "Give Us Hope"

[Stephen Finner]

Many uu congregations have a children's choir. The director is usually a
different person than the director of music.
To establish a program requires a significant amount of parental
involvement.

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

802-598-4317 (cell)
802-461-2528 (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 "
Steve Finner 2008
"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 Mon, Feb 14, 2022, 10:00 PM Maryann Ludlow via Choir <
choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:

> That sounds wonderful! I remember reading the info about the song, which
> is somewhere there in the music, I think on top of where it starts, and I
> got the impression that it was supposed to actually be sung by children.
> Maybe I’m wrong about only children and young people singing it, but
> definitely they should be there!
>
> Apropos the subject of kids singing:
> Donia and I ran into Beth (whose last name I forget; Merrill, maybe?) and
> her young daughter, whose name I’m drawing a blank on right now (can you
> tell I’m not good with names? Don’t ever be offended if I don’t know yours!
> ☺️), over the summer before Donia started the job, and Beth was talking
> about how important she thought it was to get kids involved in singing.
> This sounds like a great start!
>
> Maryann
>
>
>
> On Feb 14, 2022, at 8:22 PM, Sue Stukey via Choir <
> choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:
>
> 
> Great idea, Lindsay!
> I bet the Warner/Beaudry kids would love to participate.
> I'll keep thinking
> Cheers,
> Sue
>
> On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 4:27 PM Lindsay Wade via Choir <
> choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi everybody,  I talked with Donia after rehearsal two weeks ago about
>> "Give Us Hope."  I suggested that it would be great if we had some kids
>> singing along with us as it expressly says on page 6 "We are the future,
>> help us believe." She loved the idea.  Also talked with Liz Benjamin and
>> she'll give me a list of children she thinks might be interested.  Also,
>> Verdis definitely is on board to have children singing that song with us.
>> Liz suggested children come to one rehearsal (probably on a saturday) ,
>> learn the chorus along with the clapping and then we record at that
>> rehearsal.  Two rehearsals is asking too much.  What do you think?  And, if
>> you have thoughts and possible suggestions on kids who might be interested,
>> please let me know along with contact information on the children.  Not
>> sure which sunday this piece is scheduled for, but, it's not on the
>> February schedule.
>> Thanks for reading and look forward to your comments and suggestions!
>>  Lindsay
>> February 14, 2022
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