[HANASHIR:8652] Re: choir in the aisle

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Here's one other related thought to the choir in the aisle...

At Temple Society of Concord we have just held the second very successful 
Shirat Shabbat service - something akin to Craig's Friday Night Live. What 
helped to make it successful was that our 30+ member volunteer choir learned 
the music and then spread themselves throughout the sanctuary pews for the 
service. This offered an alternative to the choir sitting up front and 
singing while many of the congregants "watched the performance." Everyone 
sang throughout the service; and all were energized by it. 

We do "feature" our choir "up front" in other special services, but when we 
do, we have never seen this level of involvement.

Just a suggestion of something else to try...

Iris Petroff
Temple Society of Concord
Syracuse, NY

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