Hi there! Hope you are staying safe and well… We’ve launched a new project that we hope you, or someone you know, might be interested in getting involved in, so please spread the word!

Here are details of how to get involved in our ‘Summer Song Series’ project – a project for fellow musicians who would like the opportunity to perform and record whilst being unable to do so publicly in concerts or recitals due to the current circumstances. We have over 20 songs in our catalogue, the tunes of which can largely be sung by almost any voice part or played by any solo instrument …. but it is imperative that the accompaniment for all the songs is played on the piano since the arrangements are written specifically for it.

Details of the songs can be found on our website via this link https://www.timknightmusic.com/choral-and-vocal-music?Voicing=Vocal%20%2F%20Solo%20Voice and, in return for a good quality recording (just audio will do in an mp3 format or suitable format for Youtube), we will send you a FREE PDF copy of your chosen song choice for your use only. We can send sample first pages of the songs to help you decide whether they are suitable for you. So, please just get in touch at and tell us what pieces you would like to see!

PS… We would ask that, once in receipt of the free PDF, a usable recording is produced as soon as possible thereafter and at least within one month. We reserve the right to charge £2.00 per song if a recording is not forthcoming thereafter.

I had a question for everyone. For many of us choristers, the choir season is quickly winding down as we head into summer and anticipate a very uncertain fall season. My own choir is currently looking at what we can do for next fall besides doing Zoom rehearsals.

I would like to discuss the possibility and feasibility of using UV light during music rehearsals and possibly at concerts. There has been serious consideration in many respected medical circles about using UV light to possibly stop the spread of Covid 19. This idea is based on previous medical research showing that UV light won’t kill a virus like Covid 19 if someone already has it, but UV light will stop the airborne spread of a virus like Covid 19 and prevent it from attaching to new hosts.

As some of you may or may not know, using UV lighting has been used for years in many industrial and medical facilities to sanitize packages and equipment to stop the spread of various types of viruses and other airborne illnesses. As previously stated, it is strongly believed that Covid 19 is also susceptible to UV light. There are, however, some serious radiation concerns with UV lighting that are currently being addressed by medical researchers. To use UV lighting in a rehearsal or at a concert, I would suggest that the ACDA start consulting very soon with medical researchers to determine how much UV lighting would be safely required to get sufficient coverage in a room for the UV lighting to be effective.

I understand that ACDA recently had a major meeting to discuss how choirs can still function during a pandemic. Did any of the medical advisers at this meeting bring up the use of UV lighting or even considered how it could be safely used in a rehearsal or performance setting? If not, I think it should seriously be looked as part of the solution we need to implement in preparation for next fall? As crazy as it sounds, this may be part of our new musical environment for the next few years.

I would be very much interested in getting input on this topic from all concerned, especially medical staff and even leadership from ACDA?

On this Memorial Day weekend, we once again take time to reflect upon the sacrifice of those who lost their lives in service to our country. We also remember those who have succumbed to the current pandemic, as we approach the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths in this country alone.

Tucson, Arizona-based True Concord’s Founding Music Director Eric Holtan has curated a playlist that contemplates their journey with angels, with works by Brahms, Duruflé, Paulus and more.

Listen and learn more here: http://www.trueconcord.org/2020/04/09/playlist/.

To hear the playlist on YouTube, click here:

Click here to listen on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5LRXDf9EtXj3YY4omDAi67?si=bb0PlTksSYuIJBG0LhUXXw