High school students at the Chino Valley Unified School District had their annual Choral Festival cancelled. But that didn’t stop them from sharing their beautiful singing. Here they are singing an a cappella version of “Over the Rainbow” from their separate homes. As of this writing, the video has had nearly 129,000 views since it was posted just two days ago.
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I am inspired by works like this and am cooking something up of my own. Stay tuned!
During this unprecedented time of stress, fear, isolation, and a never-ending cavalcade of bad news, I want to use this blog to foster connection, and spread joy, hope, and kindness. Like President Austin, I want to “show love.”
I have some ideas and projects in the works I hope to share soon. In the meantime, I will share links and stories I hope will bring some a much-needed reprieve from the current worldwide pandemic.
I particularly want to bring attention to works by artists as that is a group most directly hit by cancellations of concerts, performances, and gigs and with no safety net (not that there is much for other groups).
I hope these will resonate with you. But if they do not, fuhgeddaboudit. No harm, no foul.
The first is a video shared by my dear friend, Anna, showing one dance performed by 42 contemporary choreographers. It is called “Exquisite Corps” and although created in 2016, it it feels very timely. If you like it, a sequel, “And So Say All of Us” was made in 2019.
Blatant Calm 