[Choir] Gathering and schedule next week!

[Donia Prince]

Hello all!

Regular time this Sunday:   8:45 am.  Remember to bring a flower!!!

As mentioned earlier, at the end of our rehearsal time next week we will
have an end-of-year gathering, as a way to show some appreciation for all
of you, to share some of our impressions and opinions of the year and just
enjoy each other's company!

Here are the details:

Regular Choir Rehearsal Thursday June 8th:  6-7 pm.
(Those who are participating in Dick Jenney's service meet at 5:30)
Gathering:  7pm- 8:30ish

I will be providing pizzas and some beverages, including a GF pizza.  If
you would like and are able to bring sides or salad or dessert it would be
appreciated, but don't feel obligated.
If there is anyone who would like to come to the gathering but who won't be
coming to the rehearsal (because you won't be singing at the final
service,) let me know!  We need someone to put the pizzas in the oven.

Please consider these questions--we want to hear from everyone!

--What were some highlights for you in terms of choir--specific
pieces/experiences?
--What could you have done without?
--Is there anything in particular you would love to sing again next year,
either from this or past years?

I'll put a list of what we sang this year at the end of this email.

AND, I finally got the link to the recording of our evening performance on
Music Sunday.  This is an unlisted video, so not publicly available on the
church's YouTube channel. The Opening song by David Ruffin unfortunately
didn't make it on the recording.  Here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQqubQaj4Vc

See you Sunday!

What we sang this year:
Somos el Barco
O Source of All
Safe Place to Land
(choir break when Donia and Eliza had covid)
Resignation, by Florence Price
Ain't gonna let nobody turn me around (community choir experiment)
Hindu chants for Diwali
Be the Change you want to see in the world (community choir experiment)
Road Not Taken (Randall Thompson)
Times They are a changin
Adinu (Interfatih service)
Gloria, by Vivaldi
Galaxias
O Holy Night
First Nowell/Pachalbel's canon
(choir break when several people had covid)
Strength of Stillness (by moi--small group, post covid outbreak)
Deep Peace
Da Pacem Cordium (Taize chant with congregation)
Covenant
Pass on the Light, with some youth
What Wondrous Love
Heart Wide Open (section from Breath of Hope)
Sicut cervus
Hallelujah, by Leonard Cohen
Flying Free (Art's memorial)
Keepers of the earth
Hope Lingers On (section from Breath of Hope)
The Ground, by Ola Gjeilo
Do Not Carry a Heavy Heart
Breath of Hope
Do You Hear the People Sing?
Ocean of breath (with movements)
Gabriel's Oboe
My Life is made Worthwhile
Sure on this Shining Night
Born this Way

Just for curiosity, I'm going to put these into categories, see how they
stack up. There are definitely gray areas and crossover in terms of
categories

*Traditional classical*
Road Not Taken (Randall Thompson)
Gloria, by Vivaldi
Sicut cervus
Sure on this Shining Night

*Contemporary classical*
The Ground
Galaxias
Gabriel's Oboe
Adinu (or under world music?)

*Contemporary choral--written for UU/Church, etc*
O Source of All
Pass on the Light
Covenant
My Life is Made Worthwhile
Keepers of the Earth
Flying Free

*Folk origin choral*
Somos el Barco
Times they are a changin
Wondrous Love
Deep Peace

*Contemporary popular*
Safe Place to Land
Hallelujah
Born this Way

*African American Tradition*
AInt gonna let nobody
Resignation

*Contemporary Community Singing Tradition*
Be the Change
Breath of Hope pieces
Do Not Carry a heavy Heart

*Chant*
Da Pacem Cordium
Diwali Chants
Ocean of Breath

*Musical Theater*
Do You Hear the People Sing
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