[Choir] this weeks rehearsal, etc. news

[csherburn at myfairpoint.net]

I'm all for lyrics. I've been attending bimonthly zoom services of Sanctuary Boston UU and one main reason is the whole service is full of music and they print the lyrics of everything both in the chat function and in the Order of Service. I love to sing along through the whole service, and learn new songs from the musicians.


On Tue, 10 May 2022 11:03:24 -0400, Donia Prince via Choir <choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:
 
Yes I have also thought of that, and if you are willing to make those slides that would be wonderful!
 


On Tue, May 10, 2022 at 11:00 AM Lani Seifert <lani.seifert at gmail.com> wrote:


One other thought on the lyrics issue.  Perhaps they could be projected as other things are throughout the service?  This would save paper.

I’m happy to work on this.

 

Lani

 

On Tue, May 10, 2022 at 10:54 AM Lani Seifert <lani.seifert at gmail.com> wrote:


Hello,

I’d like to start a conversation about “lyrics”.

 

I think an important part of choral singing is the lyrics.  The music is important too, of course.  What is the point of singing anything other than “la la tra la” if the lyrics cannot be understood by the listener?

I just listened to Gift to Sing and could not understand a word.  No closed captioning offered either (that I noticed).  And the singers were NOT masked, as we are.

 

I’d like to offer the suggestion that we print out the lyrics to whatever we are singing and offer it to the congregation.  The order of service seems to have a little extra room, or it could be a separate sheet.

 

This also relates to my complaint about singing Muusica in Estonian, or what ever it is.  Who understands it?  Probably nobody in the congregation or the choir!  Why not sing it on bah,bah bah or la, la, la?

 

Thanks for reading my rant.  Please respond with any thoughts on this subject.  Otherwise, lets give up real words, and go with nonsense syllables.  No one will notice the difference!

 

BTW, I am happy to take on the chore of writing out the lyrics, and of course would welcome any help on that.

 

Lani

 

 

On Tue, May 10, 2022 at 9:28 AM Donia Prince via Choir <choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:


Hello all!
 

Thanks everyone for your beautiful singing and presence last Sunday!

 

A couple of reminders:   

We will be having a rehearsal this Saturday.  We have moved it to 9-11am in order to accommodate those who plan to attend the big action at the statehouse regarding reproductive rights which begins at 11.

 

At rehearsal Thursday I will be collecting any contributions any of you wish to make to offer our volunteer tech crew a gift from the choir.  Cash, or checks made out to me.  We are thinking probably some sort of dining gift certificates, but if anyone has other ideas let Lani know.

 

As usual we could use some of you to sign up to support hymn singing at church this Sunday.  Not sure yet what the hymns will be.  here is the sign-up link:  https://rsvp.church/r/H7RtmXNs

 

If anyone wants to try out singing Gift to Sing with the whole recording, here it is:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBPHXJEtU7A&t=1s

 

Finally, as written on the schedule handed out earlier, we will be having a rehearsal on Saturday, June 4th from 10-11, in lieu of the Thursday rehearsal.  (We might have an optional Thursday one as well if people are interested. ). Following that rehearsal we'll have a potluck end-of-year gathering outside at the benches.

 

See you Thursday!  We will work on Grace and Mercy, Gift to Sing, and a little on Place in the Choir.

 

Donia

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