Missing the Choral Ensemble
Quarantine 2020 brings many adjustments to normal life, including assembling together, guaranteed in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. However, desperate times call for desperate measures, and, if we are to conquer the pandemic called Coronavirus, all of us are required to make sacrifices, no matter how great. But, folks, this pilgrim loves to sing, especially with other people, and preferably with S’s, A’s, T’s, and B’s (Sopranos, Altos, Tenors, and Basses). For years, I have told my choirs that God wired me to sing, and I cannot but sing! In the past few weeks, choirs have been 'meeting' through social media platforms. While these cyber-gatherings provide visual connection...