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"Two moments stand out for us as a 'choir couple.' The first was during the 2018 England tour; it was such a great experience to spend time with fellow singers and their families, socializing without fear of the end-of-break cowbell! And all the venues were so splendid, each in its own way. But the moment that really stands out for us on tour was in the great cathedral at Ely. It is such a grand space, achingly beautiful in its architectural flaws, and there was another choir rehearsing when our City Choir contingent arrived. We both felt a sense of awe that we were participating in this centuries-old English choir tradition. The concert itself was one of those magical moments out of time, where we felt like we were one entity with a single, multifaceted voice. The second moment that we still chuckle about was right before the May 2019 Mozart Requiem. Ben came down with a terrible case of laryngitis which kicked in during the 'Dies Irae' at the Saturday dress rehearsal. He could barely speak above a whisper and had resigned himself to not singing in the concert. But 5 minutes before we needed to leave, Ben decided that a miracle might happen and he started to struggle into his tux. As she was looking for an errant cufflink, Emily said, 'There’s no way you can sing—this is no time for tenor drama.' To which Ben croaked back, 'It’s always time for tenor drama!'" S2 Emily & T1 Ben Tsai
"We had enjoyed singing with Bob for years and started singing with him after returning from a three year tour in England in 1994. We had taken every European tour during that time and really wanted to continue singing with Bob. The Katrina hurricane was really responsible for our being able to help the choir get started. That year one could give any amount from a 401K or IRA without penalty and it also was the first year Marv was required to take out a good portion of that amount because he turned 71.5. It just seemed like a worthy cause at the time. It was done as a matching grant and the enthusiasm to make it work was so strong that many choir members chipped in more than they really had to give to more than reach the challenge. Marv was on the planning board and came home one night and told me that he had volunteered for me to figure out how we could sell tickets and subscriptions online so I suddenly had an almost full time job for a good number of years. With a start of nearly 100 former choir members there was a lot of enthusiasm to make it work.With that much of a core group, it was easy to attract the many new members to join us in the last 13 years. The City Choir and the City Singers have been an important part of my life for a long time. Marv really felt supported by them during his last two years when he had to come to our concerts in a wheel chair and the City Singers came to sing or people where we live." A2 Elaine & B2 Marv Wunderlich † in memoriam †
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