[HANASHIR:8642] choir in the aisle

[H & R Shubert <notfranz...>]

With thanks for the helpful feedback on choir rewards, I have one more question.

The choir (17 volunteer singers) I direct sits on the bimah through the whole 
service.  In an effort to reach out to the congregation in our large, 
high-ceilinged sanctuary, I thought we would try making an entrance from the 
back of the sanctuary, singing our opening song in the center aisle while 
mounting the bimah.  I plan to try it out at rehearsal but wonder if anyone has 
any experience with this working or not working well.  Some suggest it is too 
churchy.  I don't really make that association, but perhaps I am wrong.  

What do you think?
Rachelle