“Ring out the false, ring in the true.” Alfred Lord Tennyson
This Holiday Season, I’ve rerun several Choral Ethics blogs from years past with a few modifications where needed. Today will be the last of the reruns; all new blogs will begin again next Thursday. ~MLGA
Happy New Year, ChoralNetters! It is 2024, can you believe it? 2023 dragged on and on with something new—and crazy—often happening daily. It’s time for a fresh start, don’t you think?
How are things going for you? Do you feel there is light at the end of the tunnel? Are you struggling? How is your choir? Were things better or worse for you this past holiday season? How is your mental health? Do you need to take some time for self-care?
Like many of you, I’ve struggled once again this holiday season. I haven’t been exactly sad but more melancholy-like than anything else. I know things are getting better and being able to present concerts, almost normally, with my chamber choir helped, but I still struggle.
Today’s epigram (and title) is taken from Lord Tennyson’s poem, “Ring Out, Wild Bells,” and forms part of “In Memoriam,” his elegy to Arthur Henry Hallam, his sister’s fiancé who died at age 22. Most appropriate again this year, his poem speaks of leaving the past and destructive beliefs behind, looking toward the future for healing and renewal. A lovely image to begin a New Year and especially THIS NEW YEAR!
To begin my New Year, I plan to take things easier than I have in the past and cut out stress where and when and WHO I am able. What do YOU plan to do as we begin this New Year?
Happy New Year ChoralNetters!
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