Zoom meetings

We’re going to continue the Zoom meetings on Monday nights, but will alternate times between the first hour and final hour of our regular rehearsal times biweekly to help accommodate parents who are in the midst of dinner / bath / bedtime at 7:30 pm. The next three Monday sessions will be:

• Monday, March 30 at 8:45-9:45 pm
• Monday, April 6 at 7:30-8:30 pm
• Monday, April 13 at 8:45-9:45 pm

I’ve pasted this information on the home page of this site as well.

I’ll send the Zoom URLs/meeting codes via direct email instead of posting them here. Watch for a follow up.

New York Philharmonic

Several members have pointed out that the Phil has begun fee Thursday evening webcasts of concerts. Last week was Mahler 5. Click here to get connected this coming Thursday at 7:30 pm.

Collaborative performance project

We’re going to move ahead to try to create a collaborative performance project of our own. Later this weekend, I’ll send out parts for a straight-ahead Bach chorale. If you wish to participate, you’ll listen to the click track (or possibly a video/audio track) and record your part, then upload the resulting MP3. I’ll send instructions with the parts.

This is admittedly a whole new arena for us, but many members have indicated their desire to participate in something while we’re not actively rehearsing. So we’ll start small and see where it goes. No pressure — participate if you feel so motivated — and let’s see where it goes. We’ll talk about this on Monday night on Zoom to answer questions and share tips.

Call for updated photos!

My blog site is looking dated. I haven’t renewed or updated the background photos in years. If you’d like to contribute some new photos, please email them to me. Thanks!

Watch your email – hope to see you Monday night!

I’ll send the Zoom details and project instructions via a direct email later this weekend. Once again, the coffee meet-up promoted earlier is cancelled, but we hope to see you on Zoom on Monday, 8:45-9:45 pm.