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

[Donia Prince]

Thanks, Susan!  I'll bet it's filed under a different name.  That sounds
like what Eliza mentioned, too, and she said she has the music so I can get
it from her.

On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 4:09 PM Susan Bull Riley via Choir <
choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:

> 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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