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Tags and Swipes, Fall 2020

Post Road Chorus (continued)

The meeting room is opened a half hour before Often, President Fran holds a short “business”
rehearsal time for any members who wish to chat meeting to keep us up-to-date on group and regional
with each other. Our scheduled time now begins news, and we close our rehearsal with “How We
with a member sharing a joke, usually followed Sang Today”.
by a warm-up, led by Ray. All are muted, except
for Ray, who leads us through some mostly Music Team Meetings and Board Meetings are each
familiar (but some new) exercises. We have held approximately once every four weeks, after a
learned three new songs by listening to learning regular rehearsal, and meeting notes are provided to
tracks on our own, though sometimes we have all members via email.
sectional practice for a few minutes in Zoom
break-out rooms. Each section’s leader plays the In addition to the routine of our regular virtual
track with that part dominant, and though we are rehearsals, we had one that was a talent show. We
muted, we sing our part along with the track. We also were guests at the Zoom rehearsal of the
ask any questions, have difficult parts repeated, barbershop group, Men of Song, and anyone from
and are reminded of the musical details that had either chorus who wished to do so, demonstrated their
been previously addressed. talents. In the very near future, we have permission
and plans to drop into Manchester Silk City’s Zoom
When we come back together in one room, we are rehearsal for fun and fellowship.
invited to have further discussion about the piece(s)
we’d just reviewed, if needed. Then we usually Our plans for hosting our first Master’s Quartet
sing a few of the songs from our repertoire, to keep Invitational in June 2021 continue. It gives us an
them fresh, with Andrea playing the 4-parts track. event to look forward to and hope that we will soon
be together again, in person.

Deborah Cormier

Post Road shares a poignant Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy Medley

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