{"id":605,"date":"2020-07-02T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T11:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.community-choirs.co.uk\/?p=605"},"modified":"2025-10-27T11:35:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T11:35:11","slug":"choirs-in-the-land-of-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.community-choirs.co.uk\/wordpress\/2020\/07\/choirs-in-the-land-of-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Choirs in the Land of Covid-19&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here we are, halfway through the year.&nbsp; We all stopped singing together in mid-March, and it&#8217;s been 100 days (give or take) for most of us now.&nbsp; Everything has changed, and I can&#8217;t say I&#8217;m a big fan of this brave, new world of no community singing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But this is where we are.&nbsp; At the moment, the government has offered no guidance on singing in a community setting, so we are all twiddling our thumbs and waiting to see what they say.&nbsp; When a pronouncement is made, I can confidently predict that some people will agree with it, and some people with disagree with it, and a political argument will ensue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But here are the facts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Singing has been identified as a very high-risk activity because of the spread of aerosol particles when we push air out of our throats and mouths under pressure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The 2metre social distancing rule is not sufficient for singing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As lockdown eases, many areas are experiencing an uptick in C-19 cases, meaning that it is growing in prevalence in the population.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There have been multiple cases of large scale infection in choirs both in the UK and in the US.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>C-19 is most dangerous for older people, or those with underlying health issues.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choral singing is most popular with older people, many of whom live with underlying health issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Choral Leader friend of mine from London &#8211; the amazing Mich Sampson &#8211; pointed me at the following document which outlines much of the evidence on various aspects of the C-19 situation as it currently stands.&nbsp; I would recommend reading it &#8211; it is long, but links to many very useful and informative sources of information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1QHhJbirrbPWQ6CFxbj-uy_3QwjNvXlPptchFvVoLlHg\/edit?fbclid=IwAR05JMk1SrIAxn0B1jGoSNIwug3M2c5KghlmpK6mFrFvyqx3x5rlrvyLl2Y#\">Covid-19 Information for Choral Organisations, Choirs and Conductors<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As things stand, I have cancelled all singing until at least September.&nbsp; Much as it grieves me to say it, I think we should probably prepare ourselves to accept that we might be looking at 2021 before being able to resume singing.&nbsp; There are so many major holidays and causes for celebration between now and January 2021 that I don&#8217;t really want to think about our our wonderful communities not being able to raise their voices in joy, but it is &#8211; at the moment &#8211; a distinct possibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stay safe, lovely singers &#8211; we&#8217;re not out of the woods yet&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here we are, halfway through the year.&nbsp; We all stopped singing together in mid-March, and it&#8217;s been 100 days (give or take) for most of us now.&nbsp; Everything has changed, and I can&#8217;t say I&#8217;m a big fan of this brave, new world of no community singing. 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