Friday, April 10, 2020

Together

So, the virtual choir turned out to be a virtual ensemble. That's okay because the folks who are in the ensemble were passionate about sharing their witness in song. My sincerest appreciation goes to Ken, Amy, Tammy, and Jon for making this project a success. And it is a success because, even though we are in completely different homes, on Easter Sunday morning, we will be singing "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today" together. Thanks be to God.

Listen here:

Christ the Lord Is Risen Today

May the peace of Christ bring you joy this Easter.

Friday, April 3, 2020

Virtual Choir for Easter 2020

Let's begin this Easter, as always, with "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today!" Even though we will not be able to sing in the same physical space on Easter, we can sing together in a virtual choir. The process is simple:

1) Download the new piano accompaniment and listen several times.
2) Download the music and read over the words.
3) Practice several times before recording:
        verse 1: unison
        verse 2: parts
        verse 3: unison
        verse 4: parts
        verse 5: parts
        verse 6: parts
4) When you are familiar with it, using headphones to listen to the accompaniment, sing along with the piano and record your voice part using any recording device you have available. A cellphone will work great!
5) Email your voice file to thesacristan582@gmail.com.

Deadline for files is Friday morning, April 10. I plan to have them mixed later that evening. The resulting file will be posted here.