Still haven’t learned more than the very basic things in blogging, though I’ve now discovered how to delete comments that look like spam…but something has happened towards the goal for writing a blog: a concert on the Sunday just past.
This was a benefit concert Sunday for local hunger relief titled “Bread on the waters: feeding hope through song,” with roughly 100 singers, directors and accompanists belonging to at least five churches and three other ensembles, including our friends the Repertory Opera Company of Pomona.
Because a reason for learning to do this is to support all sorts of collaboration among the choral and other music forces in the area, let’s note those good folks who came, beyond our friends in the ROC: Chino United Methodist Church; Ontario First Church of the Nazarene; Cucamonga United Methodist Church; Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints Upland Stake Choir; Ensemble Joyful Harmony; part of Choralescence and the hosts, the First United Methodist Church of Upland.
It can be difficult for different churches and their choirs to come together, leaving us strangers to one another. Hopefully, having musical, social and other success in coming together like this will encourage further cooperation.
Now…how does one attach musical samples for such events? And are there reasons not to?