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Thanks to the technical expertise and equipment provided by President Adam Shake and Secretary Tony Meizelis, and the Zoom expertise of our directors, all members had the opportunity to stay involved whether the meeting was outside or inside. | Thanks to the technical expertise and equipment provided by President Adam Shake and Secretary Tony Meizelis, and the Zoom expertise of our directors, all members had the opportunity to stay involved whether the meeting was outside or inside. | ||
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At Reality on Monroe, the chorus began working on a virtual Christmas Show. Final preparations returned to virtual-only because of a return to pandemic mitigation limits. The show was a combination of cuts from SOI's Christmas CD and new tracks recorded at Zoom meetings. The music video included pictures of members and their families and was offered on Facebook Dec. 18, 2020. The show drew 350 viewers, equating to about 1,000 people watching. | At Reality on Monroe, the chorus began working on a virtual Christmas Show. Final preparations returned to virtual-only because of a return to pandemic mitigation limits. The show was a combination of cuts from SOI's Christmas CD and new tracks recorded at Zoom meetings. The music video, created by President Adam Shake and Co-Director Terry Ludwig, included pictures of members and their families and was offered on Facebook Dec. 18, 2020. The show drew 350 viewers, equating to about 1,000 people watching. | ||
Two efforts to raise funds from patrons — important because of the loss of revenue during the pandemic — were very successful. A Dec. 7, 2020, letter campaign — with design and collation provided free by Bloomington Offset Printing, Inc., as a free service to non-profits during the pandemic — netted the chapter a little more than $6,000 (our only expense was postage). The Sounds of the Season holiday show, aired on Facebook, offered viewers the opportunity to make Give Butter contributions, and that effort raised another $3,275 in December. | Two efforts to raise funds from patrons — important because of the loss of revenue during the pandemic — were very successful. A Dec. 7, 2020, letter campaign — with design and collation provided free by Bloomington Offset Printing, Inc., as a free service to non-profits during the pandemic — netted the chapter a little more than $6,000 (our only expense was postage). The Sounds of the Season holiday show, aired on Facebook, offered viewers the opportunity to make Give Butter contributions, and that effort raised another $3,275 in December. | ||
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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. | ||
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On Sept. 15, the chorus rehearsed outside Second Presbyterian Church, socially-distanced. | |||
On Dec. 4, 2021, the Sound of Illinois performed holiday music at Christmas Under the Dome at the McLean County Museum of History. Because of the pandemic, the group sang around the second-floor balcony in the rotunda, rather than a concert-style performance in the old courtroom where the group had performed for every Christmas in the Courthouse sponsored by the Museum since inception of the community program. | On Dec. 4, 2021, the Sound of Illinois performed holiday music at Christmas Under the Dome at the McLean County Museum of History. Because of the pandemic, the group sang around the second-floor balcony in the rotunda, rather than a concert-style performance in the old courtroom where the group had performed for every Christmas in the Courthouse sponsored by the Museum since inception of the community program. | ||