I am putting my little choir on indefinite hiatus after this Sunday's doings, and that is also a hard thing to do. I have put at least eight years into it as accompanist, the last six as choirmaster. We are a group of friends who truly enjoy getting together to make music. But right now, everybody's life seems to be moving in directions that lead away from choir practices; and it's time for me to simply let go.
Like you, I will find other ways to bring vocal music about - maybe form a small madrigal group with five voices who aren't afraid to stand alone in a part. We have a nice group of folks who haven't been able to do choir who like to sing that kind of music - maybe I'll tap them on the shoulders and ask them from what evenings they'd be willing to sacrifice an hour of their time. I'm also a fairly committed (or I should be committed, not sure which yet) member of the players who put on musical programs once or twice a year, so there's more vocal music...
I think of that lovely jewelry box you made for last year's BFAC, and I'm glad you did what you did for as long as you did. But yes, the only thing in life that never changes is that EVERYTHING changes eventually. We all have to know when to let go.
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I am putting my little choir on indefinite hiatus after this Sunday's doings, and that is also a hard thing to do. I have put at least eight years into it as accompanist, the last six as choirmaster. We are a group of friends who truly enjoy getting together to make music. But right now, everybody's life seems to be moving in directions that lead away from choir practices; and it's time for me to simply let go.
Like you, I will find other ways to bring vocal music about - maybe form a small madrigal group with five voices who aren't afraid to stand alone in a part. We have a nice group of folks who haven't been able to do choir who like to sing that kind of music - maybe I'll tap them on the shoulders and ask them from what evenings they'd be willing to sacrifice an hour of their time. I'm also a fairly committed (or I should be committed, not sure which yet) member of the players who put on musical programs once or twice a year, so there's more vocal music...
I think of that lovely jewelry box you made for last year's BFAC, and I'm glad you did what you did for as long as you did. But yes, the only thing in life that never changes is that EVERYTHING changes eventually. We all have to know when to let go.
{{hugs}}