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After a 2020 holiday break in rehearsals, SOI began its hybrid meetings in late January 2021, when mitigation limits eased a bit.  The music team scheduled a live outdoor show performance in Morton for May 15, so the chorus began focusing on its repertoire.  

After a 2020 holiday break in rehearsals, SOI began its hybrid meetings in late January 2021, when mitigation limits eased a bit.  The music team scheduled a live outdoor show performance in Morton for May 15, so the chorus began focusing on its repertoire.  

Co-Director Tim Beutel characterized the early 2021 situation this way on Feb. 19, 2021:   

Co-Director Tim Beutel characterized the early 2021 situation this way on Feb. 19, 2021:   

On May 15, 2021, the Sound of Illinois sang in a Morton, Ill., park at a 6 p.m. concert, its first public performance since the pandemic began more than a year earlier.

On May 15, 2021, the Sound of Illinois sang in a Morton, Ill., park at a 6 p.m. concert, its first public performance since the pandemic began more than a year earlier.

    

    

The chorus took advantage of two Town of Normal opportunities to perform again publicly in 2021.  The first was a July 27 performance at Connie Link Ampitheatre, an outdoor facility, which drew a healthy summertime crowd.  Make Music Normal in the Uptown area was the second Sept. 11.   

The chorus took advantage of two Town of Normal opportunities to perform again publicly in 2021.  The first was a July 27 performance at Connie Link Ampitheatre, an outdoor facility, which drew a healthy summertime crowd.  Make Music Normal in the Uptown area was the second Sept. 11.