[Choir] August singing workshop

[Stephen Finner]

There are some people I will be talking to in Plainfield that I can ask

Stephen L. Finner, Ph.D. ( he, him, his)  prefer Steve
27 Highland Avenue, Apt. 3
Barre, VT 05641

802-461-2888  home
802-598-4317 cell-text

"Neither your work nor your grief are ever done, but you may lay neither
down" The Talmud, adapted.

" God is that which cannot be named. That which can be named is not God"
from the Tao Te Ching

Executive Director and Director of Music. Washington Vermont UU
congregation, a summer congregation

Minister of Music Emeritus
St. Johnsbury Unitarian Universalist Congregation

On Thu, Jul 11, 2024, 1:01 PM Tom Schersten via Choir <
choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:

> I just googled the address for the workshop, and it's right next to the
> river, so Plainfield's disaster may include the Friends' Meeting House.
>
> Ugh!
>
> Tom
>
> On Thu, Jul 11, 2024 at 12:55 PM Tom Schersten <tom.w.schersten at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I have registered for the workshop.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 8, 2024 at 4:39 PM Sue Stukey via Choir <
>> choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:
>>
>>> The workshop sounds wonderful and I'd love to attend, but I have a
>>> possible conflict with a granddaughter and her partner visiting that
>>> weekend.
>>> I will check to see if they are still planning to come...!
>>> Sue
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 6, 2024 at 2:08 PM Donia Prince via Choir <
>>> choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello!
>>>>
>>>> See information below about a workshop on August 10 with Ali Burns, the
>>>> Scottish composer and singing leader who wrote Do Not Carry a Heavy Heart,
>>>> which we didn't sing this last year but did the previous 2.   I think it
>>>> would be marvelous if we had a good contingent there!.   Besides it
>>>> sounding like a fun day, there might well be something in the workshop that
>>>> we could do this year, maybe even for the first service!  I'll be signing
>>>> up.  If anyone would like to but feel they can't swing the fee, let me
>>>> know, our budget could probably cover some registration fees.
>>>> Donia
>>>>
>>>> Harmony Singing Workshop with Ali Burns
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Plainfield Friends Meeting House, 203 Martin Meadow Rd., Plainfield, VT
>>>>
>>>> Saturday, August 10, 10:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Join Ali Burns for a day of songs with lush, beautiful harmonies and
>>>> simple text that are easy enough to learn by ear but satisfying and fun to
>>>> sing. Ali is one of the UK’s leading Natural Voice Choir Leaders and a
>>>> songwriter and arranger who loves to write for community choirs. Many of
>>>> her songs have found their way into the repertoire – and hearts – of
>>>> singers across the UK, and increasingly the USA, New Zealand and Australia.
>>>> She was a founding member of the Natural Voice Practitioners’ Network, the
>>>> international network for natural voice and community choir leaders. Ali
>>>> lives in Musselburgh on the outskirts of Edinburgh in Scotland, and teaches
>>>> all over the UK and beyond.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> “All my life I’ve loved the way that singing and songs can raise you up
>>>> and make you feel better about being alive; the way that the right song at
>>>> the right time can make you feel human and connected to the world.” – Ali
>>>> Burns
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The day takes place at the beautiful Friends Meeting House in
>>>> Plainfield Vermont. Teas, coffee and biscuits will be provided, but bring
>>>> your own lunch, or pick up a sandwich at Plainfield Hardware on the way.
>>>> Singing begins at 10:00, but feel free to come a few minutes early to get
>>>> settled and have a cup. Lunch at noon, followed by more singing, with a tea
>>>> break in the afternoon.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Tickets for the event are priced at $25 per person. To register, visit
>>>> https://forms.gle/qRj7jbmRvfJEhmsB7
>>>>
>>>>
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