This article was written to perhaps guide other choruses, be a resource to other singing groups and maybe even get us some helpful comments!

On July 13, 2021, Lions Gate Chorus held our first hybrid rehearsal. While we would love to say it went off without a hitch, the truth is it was a mix of smooth and rocky.

Read on for information about our Safety Protocols, Technology efforts, Membership (guest) considerations as well as perspectives from an in-person attendee, an at-home attendee, and our musical director.

When checking in with our members as to how they are doing, we get the gamut! People are dealing with more than we know right now. For most, this separation has gone on longer than expected, and maybe the change of season plays into this, but it seems that all that frantic paddling underwater is giving way to authentic raw emotion being revealed. This is clear… not one of us is alone in how we feel and how we deal.

The blueprints of our lives, the very things that make us who we are, are reasons to celebrate and grow closer together, not further apart. Political or religious affiliation, country of origin, skin colour, body size, illness, varying abilities and disabilities, age, education, parentage, socio-economic status, what you do, what pronoun you use, and who you love; all of these and more are woven together to make the one-of-a-kind you… the one-of-a-kind me.

Keeping members during COVID-19 and coming out stronger

During times of stress, we turn to the things that bring us joy. For many of us Sweet Adelines, that is our chorus family… our tribe. But when our choruses are not able to meet and …