[Choir] Want to sing?

[Mazi Marie]

Count me in for this Thursday, such a good idea.  The Devistation is
heartbreaking and music lifts the spirits.

Diane

On Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 7:13 PM Donia Prince via Choir <
choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:

> Hello dear friends,
>
> I've been thinking about you and hoping you all have fared ok this past
> week.  We didn't have any damage at our place and our roads are fine, so we
> are lucky.
> But the ruin that is currently Montpelier is heartbreaking.
> And it makes me want to get together and create something beautiful
> and harmonious amid the mud and wreckage.
>
> What I propose is to get together and learn and sing this
> beautiful piece, Requiem, <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-BkziZpLKQ>
> by Eliza Gilkyson.   It was written following the Asian tsunami and has
> since been sung in response to other water-related disasters.
> I would also ask people from other choirs in town to join us.  There is no
> definite plan for performing it beyond our rehearsal, but it might possibly
> be used at a vespers service Rev Joan might lead in another week or so, or
> maybe after all the debris is picked up in town we could sing it in front
> of City Hall, maybe along with one or 2 other songs like Hope Lingers On.
> But the main thing is just to get together to sing.  I would plan to send
> out the piece beforehand as a pdf as soon as I know this is a go.
>
> I'm thinking of *this* Thursday evening from 6-8, with the small wrinkle
> of us not having a place to meet!  While the sanctuary is fine the air
> quality in the church is iffy.   (Maryann and I actually just spent a few
> hours at the church this afternoon spraying vinegar on the walls, ceiling
> and joists in the basement, where mold is already spreading.)  There are
> some possibilities I am looking into--Beth Jacob, Old Meeting House.  But I
> didn't want to wait longer before getting in touch with you all to see if
> there are enough people around and interested to make a go of it.  Let me
> know!
>
> with love,
> Donia
>
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