[Choir] Congratulations and thank you! and onward!

[Lani Seifert]

Funny, Beth, but that’s the same one that has been going through my head
all day too.
Lani

On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 7:04 PM Beth Damon via Choir <
choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:

> Hello -
> It has been such an honor singing with you all, and the music has been
> keeping me company all day.
> "To listen is to lean in softly with your heart..." is going to be
> something I think about each day as a practice...
> We all have shared so much!
> Can't wait for what's next, and sending love and rainy day rest to
> everyone!
> Love,
> *Beth*
>
> Beth Damon
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> On Mon, 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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