[Choir] Congratulations and thank you! and onward!

[Nan Prince]

There was some coming and going, more coming than going.   I tried to count
and think there were probably a few more than 50, but not quite 60.
A friend of mine  said she'd tried to come, had trouble finding parking,
and as she'd had a full day already and was tired, gave up.    I'm very
glad it's been recorded and should be available.

Nan

On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 1:00 PM Sarah Hooker via Choir <
choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:

> Greg thought there were about 50 in the audience -Sarah
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On May 1, 2023, at 12:02 PM, Donia Prince via Choir <
> choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:
>
> 
> You all did it!   It was a wonderful, exhausting and successful day of
> performances that were real gifts to the congregation and community.  While
> of course David and Verdis' contributions were exceptional, high profile
> and "splashy", yours were no less important to the overall message,
> cohesion and feel of the program.
> And I loved that we were able in the end to refine some of our
> contributions so that some sections I feel were near perfect--I'm thinking
> Ocean of Breath in the evening program, sections of the Ground, and
> others.  Your efforts were so important. You gave your all and were
> awesome!
>
> This was from Patricia Norton:  *"Donia, thank you for a lovely evening
> of music… and especially for giving me a chance to hear this piece live
> again. Please thank your chorus on my behalf for their willingness to
> stretch, and the care they took with the music. It was so clear that they
> were hearing the message of each song, and conveying it." *
>
> Some particular thanks:   Eliza, who truly had the heaviest lift of the
> day--so many glorious piano parts.  If we felt it was a lot to change tone
> on a dime for each of the sections in Breath of Hope, she had to do it
> throughout the entire program.  And the evening's Troubled Water was out of
> the park.
> Beth, thank you for the flowers and designing that beautiful poster!  and
> the cookies...��. Beth also made an audio recording, and Bryce recorded the
> evening program so that it will hopefully appear on youtube soon.  When
> these are available after a little editing I will be sure to pass them on.
> Nan was very helpful in helping to craft the flow of the program.  So many
> people commented not only on the performances but on the cohesion and flow,
> and Nan's suggestions were integral to that success.
> Ginny was the perfect worship associate and partner in actually executing
> both the service and the concert.
>
> Did anyone actually count, from your vantage point, how many were there in
> the evening?
>
> We're back at it on Thursday with a new slate of music!  Also on Thursday
> I'd like to spend a little time talking about a couple of things--first to
> invite/encourage anyone who wishes to attend the annual UU musicians
> conference this summer.  There might be funds to help with that.  Can talk
> more on Thursday.
> And, we recently had a comment from a person of color in the community
> about one of our recent musical offerings.  The Racial Justice committee is
> also interested in working with us in the fall about how we might
> incorporate the newly adopted 8th principle into our music program.  So I'd
> like to briefly open this conversation either this week or next.
>
> In great appreciation,
> Donia
>
>
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