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By Holly Wolff
It is difficult to communicate to a non-singer what the first concert after 2 years of Covid means. In those years, our community has enjoyed the blessing of riding out the pandemic in a beautiful area, and the pain of losing family and friends.Β
Northern Lights Choirβs final rehearsal before the pandemic was on March 9, 2020- the same week a choir in Skagit County, Washington, while following all known cautions at the time, had a rehearsal that became one of the best-known super-spreader events in the choral world, with 52 of 61 choristers sickened and two deaths from the coronavirus1. As recently as May of 2022 in Boston, a performance of Brittenβs War Requiem by the Boston Symphony and Tanglewood Chorus, with performers having negative tests but unmasked, caused 30 cases.4Β
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The Essex County Arts Council is pleased to announce that eight North Country artists have received ECACβs newly rebranded SunburstΒ AwardsΒ for individual artists.Β Β The SunburstΒ micro-grants will help these artists to realize a project that will advance their career.Β Β Artists were chosen by an independent panel of art enthusiasts, and will each receive a grant of $500 in support of their projects.
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