Have you ever thought about writing a “Dear Choir” letter? Such a letter might read something like this:
Dear Choir:
I confess that I have not always come to rehearsal fully prepared, but you worked hard and ignored my failing.
I confess that r have sometimes been unable to shut out extraneous worries and rehearsals have not received my undivided attention; still you sang diligently and we accomplished much.
I confess to holding occasional secret doubts about your ability to master a work, and these reservations have clouded our working relationship. You ignored my incipient pomposity and patronizing and tried so hard that success was ours.
I confess that my disappointment over your lack of musical progress caused me to peevishly ignore the fact that it was I who chose the music, conducted the rehearsals, and scheduled the concerts. Thus a share of the fault has to be mine.
I confess to coming to rehearsal tired and torn by personal stress. You joined with me in the joyous labor of perfecting our art and lifted me up in body and spirit. r have gone home refreshed.
Dear choir members, in case you did not know, we choral conductors need you for a variety of reasons. Your power is great. You can send us to esthetic heights or condemn us to complete dejection. Working together we give a life of dedicated service to our very special art. Apart, we are nothing.
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