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>> MICHAEL: WE'LL GET THE VOICES

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WORKING INDIVIDUALLY, AND THEN

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WE'LL DO A FEW EXERCISES TO GET

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OUR KIND OF COLLECTIVE EARS AS

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ALWAYS TUNED INTO EACH OTHER AND

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OUR ENSEMBLE VALUES.

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LET'S HAVE AN A AND A C JUST

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SLIDING.

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[SINGING VOICES WARM UP]

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GOOD.

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>> TERRI: TODAY WE'RE GOING TO

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CATCH UP WITH ONE OF THE

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PREEMINENT COMMUNITY CHORUSES IN

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THE REGION.

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THIS GROUP HAS BEEN ENTERTAINING

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AND INSPIRING US WITH REGULAR

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PERFORMANCES OF CHORAL

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MASTERWORKS SINCE 1968.

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JOIN US TODAY AS WE HEAR FROM

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THE ORATORIO SOCIETY OF

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VIRGINIA.

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COME ON!

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>> TERRI: SO MICHAEL, WHY IS IT

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THAT WE LOVE SINGING SO MUCH?

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>> MICHAEL: WELL, YEAH I

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BELIEVE IT OR NOT, RELEASES

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ENDORPHINS, SO PEOPLE GET THIS

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NATURAL HIGH WHEN THEY SING

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IT'S SHOWN TO REDUCE STRESS

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LEVELS, BUT ACTUALLY THERE ARE

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STUDIES THAT SUGGEST IT BINDS

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PEOPLE IN SOCIAL GROUPS WHICH

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BECOMES AN EVOLUTIONARY

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ABOUT THAT ACROSS TIME.

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THERE'S REAL SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE

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FOR THAT ALONG WITH WHAT WE ALL

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CONSIDER AND KNOW AND LOVE TO BE

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THE AESTHETIC VALUE OF IT.

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>> TERRI: YEAH, AND TALK ABOUT

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THE VITAL ROLE THAT A GROUP,

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>> MICHAEL: SO THE ORATORIO

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SOCIETY HAS BEEN IN THE

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COMMUNITY ALREADY 50 YEARS PLUS

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AND I THINK THAT IT'S A VERY

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IMPORTANT PART OF ANY COMMUNITY

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TO BE THIS KIND OF ARTISTIC

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EXPRESSION, AND I THINK IT'S

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GREAT WHEN YOU HAVE A CHORUS

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THAT'S OPEN TO MEMBERS OF THE

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COMMUNITY, AND THEY CAN COME AND

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WITHOUT BEING A PROFESSIONAL

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MUSICIAN STILL MAKE MUSIC AT A

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HIGH LEVEL AND NOT ONLY OFFER

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SOMETHING TO THE COMMUNITY,

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RIGHT, OFFER SOME KIND OF UNIQUE

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COMMUNITY IN WAYS THAT ARE

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IMPORTANT. WE KNOW IN OUR

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COMMUNITY THAT WE NEED THAT

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AS EVER AND I THINK THAT

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THE PROCESS OF SINGING TOGETHER

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IS A GREAT MODEL FOR US

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INTERACTING IN A HARMONIOUS WAY.

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>> ROWENNA: HOPEFULLY YOU CAN

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LISTEN TO IT OR SING IT AND ONLY

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THINK ABOUT THAT, AND YOU DON'T

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THINK ABOUT THE BARRIERS THAT

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SEPARATE YOU FROM THE PERSON

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SITTING NEXT TO YOU OR SINGING

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NEXT TO YOU OR SINGING OUT

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>> JOANIE: I THINK THAT PEOPLE

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THE GLORY OF SINGING THIS KIND

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>> MARGARET: IF CONDITIONS ARE

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FORM, QUITE FREQUENTLY MAGIC

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HAPPENS, AND THAT'S VERY SPECIAL

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INSPIRED AND SORT OF ON A CLOUD

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FOR QUITE A WHILE.

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>> MICHAEL: SAME THING, MAKE A

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LITTLE CRESCENDO TO THE MIDDLE

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NOTE AND THEN TAPER DOWN THE

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MOVING FORWARD, RIGHT, MOVING

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FORWARD, NOW TURN THE CORNER.

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>> TERRI: TELL US A LITTLE BIT

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ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND.

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>> MICHAEL: WELL, I STARTED AS

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A CHILD AS A PIANIST, AND WE HAD

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MUSIC IN THE HOME, AND MY DAD

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ESPECIALLY WAS A PIANIST AND HE

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DID SOME CHURCH MUSIC SO THERE

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BLESSED TO COME THROUGH SOME

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WONDERFUL CHORAL PROGRAMS.

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ACCOMPANIST, COLLEGE AT CORNELL

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AND AT THE INDIANA UNIVERSITY

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SCHOOL OF MUSIC WHERE I STUDIED

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CONDUCTING, HAD A CHANCE, HAVE A

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CHORAL ORCHESTRAL, OPERA ETC

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MUSIC, AND IN ALL PHASES I THINK

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WHEN IT'S DONE RIGHT AND IT'S A

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SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE, YOU

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DEVELOP A REAL LOVE.

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>> TERRI: AND YOU COULD BE, YOU

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DEFINITELY COULD BE WORKING IN A

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LARGE CITY, SO WHY

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CHARLOTTESVILLE?

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>> MICHAEL: THAT'S A GOOD

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ALL A JOB IS A JOB AND I WAS

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BLESSED TO GET HIRED HERE AT UVA

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AND SO THAT BROUGHT ME HERE AS A

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PROFESSOR AND A CONDUCTOR.

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>> TERRI: OF THE?

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>> MICHAEL: OF THE UNIVERSITY

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SINGERS, OF THE CHAMBER SINGERS,

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AND A GUEST CONDUCTOR OF OUR

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SYMPHONY HERE, THE

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CHARLOTTESVILLE SYMPHONY HERE

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AND THAT'S A WONDERFUL

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EXPERIENCE, WORKING WITH OUR

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STUDENTS AND MY FACULTY

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COLLEAGUES, BUT THEN ALSO I FEEL

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LIKE WE'RE BLESSED TO LIVE IN A

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TOWN OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT IN

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A SENSE PUNCHES ABOVE ITS WEIGHT

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CULTURALLY, AND WE HAVE PEOPLE

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IN THIS TOWN THAT REALLY SUPPORT

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THE ARTS EITHER AS PERFORMERS OR

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BENEFACTORS, OR OTHER KINDS OF

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SUPPORTERS OF THE ARTS.

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AND AUDIENCES TEND

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TO BE VERY WARM IN THE RESPONSE

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THE RECEPTION OF WHAT WE OFFER.

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AND WE ARE ABLE TO DO THINGS

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CULTURALLY. I MEAN WE HAVE HAD

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PARTNERSHIPS FOR EXAMPLE

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WITH ASH LAWN NOW

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CHARLOTTESVILLE OPERA

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AND WITH CHARLOTTESVILLE BALLET

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SYMPHONY, WE SUNG WITH THE

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CAN GET TOGETHER DIFFERENT

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ARTISTIC FORCES IN THE COMMUNITY

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MAKE SOMETHING EVEN LARGER THAN

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>> JOANIE: I LOVE BEING A PART

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OF THIS BECAUSE IT'S SO RARE TO

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BE ABLE TO WORK WITH A BIG GROUP

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OF PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE A COMMON

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GOAL AND TO DO IT WITH ENJOYMENT

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AND GRACE AND FUN.

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>> KIM: I ALWAYS THINK OF

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CHORAL MUSIC AS BEING SORT OF

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THE ULTIMATE TEAM SPORT.

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SO IT'S OUR WAY OF GETTING

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TOGETHER AND REALLY REPRESENTING

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THE COMMUNITY.

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>> TERRI: TELL ME ABOUT THE

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MEMBERS, WHO PARTICIPATES?

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>> MICHAEL: SO WE HAVE PEOPLE

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WHO ARE HAVE BEEN PROFESSIONAL

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SINGERS OR ARE OR ARE MUSIC

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TEACHERS, BUT WE ALSO HAVE

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PEOPLE WHO ARE TEACHERS IN OTHER

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SUBJECTS, LIKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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TEACHERS, OR WE HAVE SOME OF

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LAWYERS, WE HAD A GUY WHO IS A

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WORLD CLASS ASTRONOMER, AN

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STUDENTS, SO IT'S A VERY

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INTERESTING ECLECTIC MIX, AND I

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THINK IT ONLY SERVES TO

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INVIGORATE THE REHEARSAL PROCESS

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WHEN YOU HAVE ALL THESE

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DIFFERENT, INTERESTING PEOPLE

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WHO HAVE A COMMON SHARED LOVE OF

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MAKING MUSIC TOGETHER.

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>> MICHAEL: BEAUTIFUL!

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>> JIM: I RESISTED AT FIRST.

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I SAID OH, I'M TOO BUSY, BUT I

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WAS SWEET TALKED BY ONE OF THE

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ALTOS, SARAH FISHBACK, AND IT

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WAS REALLY SUCH AN EXPERIENCE I

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WOULD NOT HAVE GIVEN IT UP FOR

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ANYTHING.

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>> KIM: THIS IS WHAT I DO FOR

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ME, SO THIS GROUP HAS BEEN AN

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AMAZING OUTLET AND A LOT OF MY

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FRIENDS ARE ACTUALLY IN THIS

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GROUP AS WELL.

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>> STEVE: IT IS A VERY WARM

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GENEROUS GROUP, AND I JUST

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COULDN'T BE AMONG A NICER BUNCH

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OF PEOPLE.

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>> ROWENNA: I SIT THERE IN THE

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CORNER AND I LISTEN TO THESE

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PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY DIFFERENT,

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BUT WHEN THEY SING TOGETHER

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THEY'RE A WORK OF ART BECAUSE

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THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL.

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>> TERRI: TELL US ABOUT SOME OF

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THESE PERFORMANCES AND THE

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PIECES THAT YOU ALL LIKE TO DO.

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>> MICHAEL: SURE, SO IT'S A

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GROUP THAT LOVES TO SING MAJOR

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WORKS WITH CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA

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BUT ALSO HAS OTHER LOVES IN

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TERMS OF SHORTER CHORAL PIECES.

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PIECES THAT REACH IN TO THE

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COMMUNITY IN DIFFERENT WAYS, AND

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A TYPICAL SEASON WILL INCLUDED

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CHRISTMAS CONCERTS AT THE

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PARAMOUNT WHICH HAS BEEN A

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TRADITION DATING BACK BEFORE MY

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TIME AS DIRECTOR.

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WE'VE DONE COMMUNITY SING-INS IN

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THE LAST FIVE OR SEVEN YEARS

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WHERE WE'VE PUT A PIECE OUT

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THERE AND OFFERED IT TO THE

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COMMUNITY, LEARN THIS PIECE,

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COME SING WITH US

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AND WE'LL HAVE A BIG WHIP IT

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TOGETHER REHEARSAL AND THEN

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PRESENT IT.

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>> TERRI: THAT IS FANTASTIC.

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EXPERIENCE, AND WE'VE SOMETIMES

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HAVE HAD AS MANY AS 60-70 JOIN

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OUR 85 OR 90, AND WE'VE

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BENEFIT FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS SO

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SERVE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH

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MUSIC.

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IN THE SENSE OF CELEBRATING A

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50TH THERE HAVE BEEN SOME

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CONCERTS.

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WE DID PART OF HANDEL MESSIAH AS

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AN ECHO OF THAT VERY FIRST

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PERFORMANCE IN 1968 THAT THE

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ORATORIO SOCIETY DID, BUT WE

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ALSO HAVE CONCERTS WHERE MOZART

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C MINOR MASS IS ON THE PROGRAM AS

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A MAJOR WORK, A KIND OF STAPLE

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OF THE REPERTOIRE TOGETHER WITH

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A COMMISSIONED NEW WORK FROM AN

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AMERICAN COMPOSER, IN FACT FROM

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A VIRGINIAN, ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK,

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AN AFRICAN AMERICAN COMPOSER

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WHOSE JUST DOWN THE ROAD AT OLD

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DOMINION WHO IS SETTING A RITA

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DOVE TEXT, TESTIMONIAL WHICH IS

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THE POEM WHICH IS SO BEAUTIFULLY

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INSCRIBED ON THE MURAL ON THE

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GRADUATE HOTEL HERE IN

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, AND SO I, I

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THINK IT'S VERY EXCITING TO HAVE

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THAT BECOME VOICED AS A PIECE OF

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MUSIC AND HAVE THESE ARTISTS

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COLLABORATE SO THAT IS ALSO PART

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OF THE 50TH CELEBRATION.

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>> TERRI: OH, THAT IS EXCITING.

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OKAY, BUT WE GOT TO TALK ABOUT

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REHEARSAL THOUGH, HOW OFTEN DO

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YOU ALL REHEARSE AND WHAT IS

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YOUR GOAL, WHAT'S YOUR FOCUS

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WHEN YOU'RE DOING THAT, YOU GUYS

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MUST WORK REALLY HARD.

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>> MICHAEL: I HOPE WE DO, AND

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THAT'S OUR GOAL AS MUSICIANS,

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OUR JOB.

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WEEK, AND I THINK THAT'S PRETTY

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STANDARD FOR MANY COMMUNITY

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CHORUSES IN BIGGER AND SMALLER

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CITIES, AND THE SINGERS MEET FOR

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USUALLY TWO HOURS TO WORK ON

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SPECIFIC REPERTOIRE TO

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WHICH ALLOWS US TO NOT ONLY

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EXCEL AT THAT, BUT TO EXECEL

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A BROADER MUSICAL VALUES

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RIGHT.

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SO YOU WANT TO CREATE A GROUP

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THAT STARTS TO FORM HABITS

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SOME SORT OF MUSICAL FAMILY, A

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COMMUNITY RIGHT?

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AND THAT AFFECTS THE WAY YOU

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SOUND ON STAGE.

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>> MARGARET: I HAVE BEEN SINGING

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WITH THE ORATORIO SOCIETY SINCE

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THE FALL OF 1975.

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PREPARING THAT KIND OF EFFORT

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AND INPUT AND COMING OUT WITH A

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GOOD PRODUCT IS, THAT'S ONE OF

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THE MORE SATISFYING THINGS IN

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LIFE, I'VE ALWAYS FELT.

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>> JOANIE: HE TEACHES YOU ABOUT

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DICTION, ABOUT BREATHING, ABOUT

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YOUR INSTRUMENT AND HOW TO USE

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IT CORRECTLY.

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AS WE'RE REHEARSING, YOU GROW AS

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A PERSON AS WELL AS A CHORAL

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SINGER.

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>> TERRI: WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE

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TO SEE FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS?

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>> MICHAEL: THAT'S A GREAT

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QUESTION, AND IT'S NOT ONLY UP

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TO ME, I MEAN THERE'S A WHOLE

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WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION THAT HAS

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TO DETERMINE THAT, BUT FIRST OF

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ALL, I THINK MUSICALLY WE NEED

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TO KEEP PURSUING EXCELLENCE, AND

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DRAWING MEMBERS AND RAISING THE

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MUSICAL STANDARD AS WE HAVE

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ALREADY AND ALWAYS CONTINUING TO

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LOOK AT REPERTOIRES FROM SEVERAL

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DIFFERENT ANGLES RIGHT?

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FROM RESPECT FOR HISTORY AND

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THIS INCREDIBLE TRADITION WE'VE

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SO WE CAN KEEP SHARING WITH

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GENERATIONS, THAT'S VERY

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IMPORTANT, THAT MUSIC IS FOR

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EVERYONE, BUT ALSO TO CREATE NEW

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MUSIC AS WE'RE DOING IN

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COMMISSIONING, AND THAT'S VERY

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IMPORTANT THAT THERE'S A CERTAIN

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DIVERSITY IN THE REPERTOIRE AND

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THE THINKING ABOUT THAT AND ALSO

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WHO YOU WANT TO SHARE IT WITH

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BOTH IN YOUR SINGING MEMBERS AND

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CAN WE EXPAND THE DEMOGRAPHIC?

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BECAUSE I THINK IT OFFERS

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SOMETHING VERY VITAL TO THE

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COMMUNITY.

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>> STEVE: WE CONTINUE TO RISE IN

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THE WORLD OF CHORAL MUSIC, AND

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IT'S SO FUN TO HAVE THAT LEVEL

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OF AMBITION AND EXPERTISE RIGHT

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HERE IN CHARLOTTESVILLE.

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IT'S REALLY AMAZING.

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>> ROWENNA: WE'RE BUILDING A

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MUSICAL MONUMENT TO THE BEAUTY

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AND DIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA AND OF

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CHARLOTTESVILLE.

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THAT'S OUR NEXT 50 YEARS.

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♪