Which all goes to prove that the beautiful ceremonies aren't nearly as organized as people think they are. Trust me. They're not. Especially if the choir doesn't get a script and nobody's watching for text messages that say "We're ready" eventhough the closed circuit cameras aren't showing any sort of line-up. Can't wait for Holy Week.
Meant to ping you to 101.
Our music director is the master of the ad hoc, on the fly, baling wire and chewing gum choir performance.
He's constrained by the fact that with an amateur choir, you NEVER know who's going to show up. "What do you want to sing today?" is a not infrequent question. Of course, now that we have a good solid repertoire of 10-15 chants and about 40 motets or anthems, there's always an answer.
Thank heavens we finally got a staff alto! I'm more of a thin reed than a staff!