Dear all – apologies for this long post, you’ll need to log in to read.
I hope everyone and your families are well. Many of us are very much missing singing together and it’s now been too long! Given the relaxation of lockdown, we are going to try to establish some choral activity within social distancing rules, ever hopeful that we will be able to be together again from 8th September as planned.
We are offering you experimental distanced sectional rehearsals on Zoom next Tuesday evening. This will start at 7.45pm and endure for around 45 mins. We will focus principally on one of the pieces chosen by Dave for next term (Linden Lea: R Vaughn Williams)
We may add something else very straightforward which Chris H and I are in the process of selecting to help us relax into some easy harmonious singing when we are able to be together again.
For Linden Lea, Chris H has recorded each voice line on piano and has loaded them on the website along with the score for Linden Lea and a recording of all parts played together. THANK YOU CHRIS. You will find them on the homepage and in downloads. We plan to do the same for the other piece, when finalised.
Each section has a volunteer host:
Sopranos – Lesley Lesley.morley1@gmail.com
Altos – Siobhan jonezfamily658@virginmedia.com
Tenors – Teresa Tess47mail@gmail.com
Bass – Chris H chris.hawkins2015@yahoo.com
If you would like to participate:
- please contact your section host asap and they will send you the Zoom link before Tuesday evening. You will need to have the Zoom software downloaded onto your electronic device/computer (see previous posts). Additionally and weather permitting, each host is happy to have up to 5 people attending in person in their gardens so please let them know if you would prefer this option and they will give you the location.
- Find the score for Linden Lea on the website and print off the score before Tuesday evening.
- Find your recorded part on the website and listen to it before Tuesday. There is also a four part recording so you can hear what it will sound like together.
On Tuesday, everyone will Zoom in or attend in person at 7.45pm. To start rehearsing, your host will put everyone on mute other than the garden/host venue; they will share their Zoom screen and play the section recording. If you are not attending in person, you will only be able to hear yourself and the host group. For this reason it will be particularly useful to have more than one person in the host location. We expect to practice for around half an hour with another 15 mins at the start for hellos.
We will plan to do some more in the next few weeks and may refine how this works if possible after trying it out and over the summer to provide some fun for all and so that we can sing with confidence when we are eventually allowed to meet inside. There will be no charge for these sessions over the summer.
But Tuesday 30th is another QUIZ. Robert’s last week was rather tricky but brilliantly interesting and funny. It’s hard work putting these together but a lot of fun for everyone who attends. I for one am absolute rubbish, so please join us if you have been thinking about it and are not sure. Team work! Teresa is compiling the quiz for 30th June so please email her if you plan to participate so she can send you the Zoom link. One of the quiz rounds will involve matching a favourite composer and a favourite piece to each quiz contestant. So you need to choose your two favourites and send them to Teresa (only) by Monday 29th June. Tess47mail@gmail.com
Have a marvellous weekend all.
Lesley
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