[Choir] longer zoom rehearsal, thoughts on Music Sunday, music program

[Susan Bull Riley]

I forgot to say, in the message I just wrote, that the text "A promise
through the Ages Rings, and Always, Always something sings" was of course
not Bach's original text: Dick took a poem by Alicia S. Carpenter and set
it to the Bach for our choir.

Susan

On Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 9:05 AM Donia Prince via Choir <
choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:

> Hello!
>
> Still zooming it this week--I had kept it at 1 hour because I didn't know
> if people would tolerate longer on zoom.  But I've had some feedback and
> suggestion to make it the usual 1-1/2 hours, so we will try that this
> week:  6:30-8:00.
>
> I am attaching the individual part practice videos for Ave Verum Corpus,
> for your pleasure.  I would love if people were to come to rehearsal with
> particular sections they would like to go over.  We will also plan to
> review Whole Wide World, practice parts to Spirit of Life, and possibly
> start on Give us Hope.
>
> It's not too soon to be thinking about Music Sunday this year, which will
> be on May 15th.    Since we don't know what will be happening in our world
> at that time, I don't want to plan an ambitious theme-centered program.
> Instead I'd like it to be centered more simply on the celebration of music
> in our lives, and with an awareness of  the task that all of us will be
> facing:  moving forward and reconstituting ourselves practically,
> psychologically, emotionally, after 2 years of our collective trauma.
> I invite everyone to think about this, and we will spend a little time at
> the end of the rehearsal getting people's thoughts.   I am open to
> anything--both specific pieces, other angles, performers to feature, poems
> or readings.
> Following are some possibilities to think about.
> -Musically for us that might mean revisiting some old favorites.  Anything
> you would like to present at this?
> -If we are able to sing in the sanctuary, which I think might be very
> possible at that time, is there something we've recorded this year that you
> would really like to be able to sing again "live"?
> -We could resurrect the Jake Runestad we were preparing under Dick for
> Music Sunday 2020" "Let our love be heard"
> -Maybe find a piece we could do backing up Verdis, (like O Holy Night.)
> -Would people want to do a major new piece?
> -What additional performers seem most appropriate for this?
>
> If you don't plan to attend this week on Zoom but have thoughts about
> this, please feel free to pass them on to me.
>
> Also, it seems like a good time to try again to reconstitute a music
> committee.  Anyone who might have some interest please stay on zoom after
> our rehearsal for about 1/2 hour.  This will be initial and exploratory--no
> commitment implied by your attending.  Topics to broach:   How can we
> increase the health and visibility of the choir and music program?  What
> might a music program beyond the choir mean (apart from guest musicians)?
> Recruiting non-choir members for music committee?  What is the purpose of a
> music committee?
>
> Thanks!  I'll send out a zoom link on Thursday.
> Stay well,
> Donia
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J7sTrxZN2E
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOeJr82ne7I
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqGqOAnMnng
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI3NhuFyOMc
> And here is the full performance I played last week:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4frBxGNrOQ
>
>
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Susan Bull Riley
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