New Year, New Choir?!?

I am always so excited about returning to regular rehearsals after a break. The energy is always high. Friends are reconnecting and the joy of singing together helps us all remember why we gather each week.

Though many of the singers have sung together, there will be new members or long time returning members back with us tonight. In some sense we have a NEW CHOIR tonight. My biggest job is to reestablish parameters of good choral tone. I like to think about these as rhythmic accuracy, intonation, vowel placement, clear enunciation and diction. The other things I will reflect on are color and timbre.

One on my favorite explanations of differing choral tones came from my father. We were attending a choral concert with multiple choral groups performing. He said each group was like a different glass of wine.

Some were rich and full bodied like a Merlot.

Some were buttery and refined like a Chardonnay.








Others were a little bitter and crisp like a Pinot Grigio.




All of these wines, like all of the choirs, had unique qualities, none of which are bad and all of which add something to the overall experience. My household has always been filled with great music and great wine. I am so excited to hear what kinds of wine Lincoln Choral Artists will reflect tonight and into the new year as we grow and develop as a "New Year" choir.