Selig sind die das Lied teilen…

(And for much the same reason.)

Well, we didn’t all get to sing Brahms’ German Requiem on 4 April 2020 because, along with most of the country, we were self-isolating.  However, we did use the the opportunity to sing it separately, but at much the same time.  This is what some of us looked like.From this collage, you may deduce that:-

• From the perspective of the choir the most important part of the conductor is the hands.
• It’s really hard to take a selfie while conducting.
• One of us might have wished to be singing something else.
• Singing the requiem really dries your throat out.
• Someone was 200 miles from a bow tie.
• Whilst we might all have had the same score, we were singing different sections.
• One of us takes a professional approach to studio singing.
• Some of us occasionally look up at the conductor.
• It’s possible that one of us is a naturist.