[Choir] Congratulations and thank you! and onward!

[Donia Prince]

That is funny because I had the thought pass through, for whatever reason,
that that would have been the song that people connected with the least.
Donia

On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 7:33 PM Lani Seifert via Choir <
choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:

> 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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