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Singing in the Sauna Aug 12

Do you sing in the shower? How about the sauna?
 
I grew up in Vancouver, where we seldom get sticky-hot, humid summer days that drain you energy. Oh, we whine about weather, but really, it's RARELY extremely hot (or cold) in Vancouver. Not so Quebec! 26 C in Vancouver is NOT the same as 26 C in Montreal or Lachute. In Vancouver, at 26 you're just thinking about rolling up your sleeves. In Montreal, you're thinking about wringing them out.
 
But the warmth of our recption has far outweighed the singing conditions. We sang to a packed house Sunday night in Lachute and though it was hot and humid, no one was heading for the exits. Our lasting memory won't be the temperature or the humidity; it will be the energy and affection of our audience. Something amazing happened there: forty or so men chose to focus all their attention on pleasing the audience (and our director!), and the audience responded. It was a time that some would describe as 'magic,' others as mystical. For a moment, it didn't matter if it was 30 C above or 10 C below, 100% humidity or dry enough to spark off a carpet. For a moment, it was all about the music: we knew it, our director knew it, and the audience knew it.
 
Will we remember how sticky we were that night? Sure. But we will never forget what really happened: through music we connected, and touched lives.

Posted by John Wyness on August 13, 2007 at 9:13 AM
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Comments:
 

Hello!

Just got home from your concert in Ottawa at St. Matthew's Church. Don't know if you remember me, but I am the very enthusiastic guy in the second row who requested "Song for the Mira". After the concert, one of your members gave me the job to write a feedback on the concert. So here I am.

What can I say? *Wow*... What an amazing evening. I was moved, entertained, touched.

There were many many wonderful moments and I'm still in awe especially for the piece "Immortal Bach". Spectacular.

I am an enthusiastic singer in an Ottawa community choir. We resume rehearsals in about 3 weeks and this evening you gave me a lot of renewed energy for our concert season to come. I can't wait to go back to choir practice... Thank you so much.

Best congratulations to you all. I hope I'll have the privilege to see you perform live again soon.

With best regards,

Gianluca Ragazzini

President

Tone Cluster - quite a queer choir

Ottawa, Ontario

www.gaycanada.com/tonecluster

Posted by: Gianluca Ragazzini | August 16, 2007 I 8:07 PM

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