Dear choristers, in Italy we are experiencing a difficult moment that involves the entire planet … a period in which we are forced to change our lifestyle, to limit or even cancel the activities that we love most… It is true, individually, we can feel alone and overwhelmed by sudden and unmanageable events but, please, never forget the true sense of “CHORALITY”, of belonging to a large international family that shares the same passions and ideals as ours. Let’s never forget our motivations… what drives us to sing in choir and to hold each other together to unite voices, hearts, souls… THIS IS OUR STRENGTH, the Choir… chorality… the Federation… a precious resource from which we can draw especially in difficult times. What? Now we can not merge the voices (unfortunately) but we can still be connected to share their situations and stay updated on the programs that the Federation will put in place in the coming months. We have received interesting proposals from many choirs and we are working to realize them: 1. Dedicated blog to communicate between the associated choirs; 2. Choral activities in streaming: MASTERCLASSES, SEMINARS, VOCAL STUDIES, REHEARSALS OF SONGS, etc … all on the net! We already have the support of important directors who have joined the initiative; 3. Chorus Inside score archive on the net; 4. Weekly bulletin on the situation of chorality in 13 European countries and in 5 non-European countries (Russia, Ukraine, United States, China, India). We are sure that soon everything will return to normal and that the desire to sing in choir will explode in thousands of initiatives and events! The smile and joy will triumph again in our choral festivals! WE WANT TO BE READY FOR THAT MOMENT and we will not let ourselves be overwhelmed by an unnecessary fatalistic pessimism. Therefore, I invite you to be careful in these days to follow all the indications that are communicated by the competent authorities and to reconcile them with the activities indicated above that can also be carried out from your home.
