Morning After Message - Reminders for Sunday, February 26 (this is the last Google Groups MaM)
Elizabeth Norton
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Dear Choir,
I hope everyone got home without incident last night. I had no idea the snow (or whatever it was) would come that thick, that early! And, oh my goodness, did you all work hard last night. Thank you for staying so focused for so long with “This Is Me.” I think we will have it for Sunday. Here is the recording of our arrangement. It will help to play it and sing along between now and Sunday, both for style and notes. Hopefully the technical difficulties we had with Zoom last week will be ironed out. It should be a great morning in church. If you'd like to get a sense of how we sounded last night - and how close we are - here's a recording that Gib made.
Reminders for Sunday, February 26:
9:15 (promptly!) – Warm up in the front of the Sanctuary
9:45 - Break
9:55 – Gathering Hymn
10:00 – Service.
Wear: All black with colored scarf or tie
Music:
Hymn #347 Gather the Spirit
Hymn # 188 Come, Come, whoever you are (a capella with ostinato)
Do Not Leave Your Cares
This is Me
I am the Calm (instead of Spirit of Life)
Hymn #1008 When Our Heart is in a Holy Place
Announcements:
Finding and Celebrating the Silver Linings: An In-Person Retreat for the Women of First Parish
Friday, March 24 & Saturday March 25th . Lots of singing, laughs, and a chance to reconnect.
For details about a free Welcome Back Celebration and full retreat click here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/first-parish-womens-retreat-tickets-553393042487
RUTTER REQUIEM! – we have a date! The plan is to build the worship service around it on Sunday, April 30. Please also reserve Saturday morning, April 29 for rehearsal with instruments. I am so pleased to have this on the calendar!! So please, put it on yours!!
From Kathleen & Pam: The New World Chorale will be performing Mozart’s Requiem with the Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, at the Milford Town Hall. For details and tickets, visit www.claflinhill.com.
From Joy, Pam, Sally & Tammie: The Nashoba Valley Chorale will be performing Mozart’s Requiem with Symphony NH at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 5, at the Immaculate Conception Church in Nashua. For details and tickets, visit nashobachorale.org or www.symphonynh.org
Music Links for your edification and pleasure:
This is Me links. In addition to a capella version we’re singing, the very moving trailer from “The Greatest Showman.” And here’s another video of a rehearsal for that trailer that is REALLY moving. I recommend you watch it!
Rutter Requiem info: This is the link to the choir website with all the information I put together about the Requiem back in 2020. The site is still under re-development, but this page should work.
Virtual Choir Folder: Please bookmark this link if you haven’t done so already. Or, make it a favorite or just save this email!! This is especially important if you plan to be attending rehearsals on Zoom because I post scores in this folder. It also contains the attendance sheet.
Beth
Wednesday nights:
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DATE |
PREACHER |
MUSICIAN(S) |
MUSIC |
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2/12 |
Liz Weber |
Choir & Gospel |
Deep Peace (choir) |
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2/19 |
Seth Carrier Ladd |
Conchords |
Esto les Digo, Set Me As A Seal |
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2/26 |
CB Beale |
Choir |
Do Not Leave Your Cares; This is Me |
This link to our website has the latest First Parish policy info https://firstparish.org/wp/first-parish-covid-19-information/
Returning after COVID exposure/infection POLICY UPDATE: The staff has updated our policy for returning to work after a COVID exposure or infection. I would like to apply this policy to returning to choir. The policy is in the linked document. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Airqueen Masks: Here’s a link to the website for the Airqueen masks that I recommend. https://airqueen.com/ I also have some in the office if you’d like to try one out. We continue to mask when singing, no matter what the location in the building.