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Lenora Thom
Music Director
November 2010
At a recent UUCA choir rehearsal, I joked with one of our sopranos that, in response to her one-sentence email, I almost wrote a book, because nobody emails me anymore! This is the first time in my 40-year professional life that I am not directing a major arts organization. I resumed my work schedule in September with the same feelings of trepidation and anxiety that I’ve almost always felt. Sort of like going back to school at the end of summer – a mixture of dread, excitement, worry, anticipation. What to expect? And I confess it HAS been an adjustment, but now that I am well into the season, I am thrilled to report that this is a wonderful new life for me. Not being in constant overdrive is affording me that glorious, elusive commodity: TIME. Having time to respond to emails, to do my laundry, to embrace all the clichés of breathing and slowing down and smelling the roses, truly gives me much to appreciate.
Appreciating the talent and dedication of our two choirs has always been easy for me – they are wonderful – but now I have time to relish the regard I have for them. They ALL dedicate much time and energy to our church, many of them going to heroic efforts with extra services, additional rehearsals, and practice at home. I must single out a recent case in point, when I imposed on Mike Ellis to help me re-write the lyrics to two songs. He responded with an extraordinary achievement of (as I keep telling him) pure genius. And complementing Mike’s effort was Nana Hosmer’s sensational delivery of both songs on Oct. 17. The two of them must have spent untold hours working on that music, to the delight of all of us. Thank you, Nana and Mike. I am so grateful!
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