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

[Lani Seifert]

Phew! mystery solved!

On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 4:07 PM Susan Bull Riley <susanbullriley at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi everyone: Dick arranged a piece by Bach that included a flute
> obligato I played; the first line of text was " A Promise through the Ages
> Rings, and Always, Always, Something Sings". He has the music if you'd like
> it -- I can bring it to you, Donia, if you want to take a gander. There
> should be copies in the music library, though.
>
>  It's from JS Bach,  Cantata #100.
>
> Susan
>
> On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 3:13 PM Lani Seifert via Choir <
> choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:
>
>> Could it be this?
>> https://danforrest.com/music-catalog/alway-something-sings-ssa/
>> The only piece by Dan Forrest in our library is this one, which we have
>> sung:
>> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XP1dWzFQp70
>> Lani
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 10:22 AM Sue Stukey via Choir <
>> choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi, Ginny et al,
>>> I do remember the song, and searched on the web, finding one titled,
>>> "Always Something Sings" based on a poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
>>> It didn't sound exactly what I remembered, and maybe there are others
>>> based on the same poem.  It was wonderful to sing, as I recall.
>>> Hope this is useful.
>>> Cheers,
>>> Sue
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 7:46 AM Vamarie via Choir <
>>> choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> There is a song we've done several times before which seems like a
>>>> timely offering for us to do again from the sanctuary, but I can't remember
>>>> the name of the song!  I believe the music is Bach, and the words include
>>>> "...that something always always sings"   I hope one of you knows what song
>>>> I mean!
>>>>
>>>> Ginny
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Donia Prince via Choir <choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org>
>>>> To: UCM Choir <choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org>
>>>> Sent: Tue, Jan 25, 2022 9:04 am
>>>> Subject: [Choir] longer zoom rehearsal, thoughts on Music Sunday, music
>>>> program
>>>>
>>>> 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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