[Choir] Congratulations and thank you! and onward!

[Amy Cavanagh]

I woke up with Hope Lingers on in my head this morning.  I have a feeling
some of these songs will keep playing in my head for a while.

Planning ahead, the Montpelier Community Acapella Choir is performing this
Saturday evening, 7 PM at the Old Meeting House, 1620 Center Road, East
Montpelier.

This Sunday at around 4:00 we will be performing outdoors at the Capitol in
Montpelier at a Social Justice event.

Our large and small choirs will have our Spring Concerts on Memorial Day
Weekend.  On Saturday, May 27, 2 PM and Sunday, May 28, at 4 PM. Hope you
can attend.

Enjoy your day and see you Thursday.

Amy Cavanagh

On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 7:46 AM Sarah Hooker via Choir <
choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:

>  I keep hearing hope lingers on…..   -Sarah
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On May 1, 2023, at 7:47 PM, Donia Prince via Choir <
> choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:
>
> 
> 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:
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>> 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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