It had been a while since the last time the members of UpStage 91大黄鸭 Show Choir practiced, due to the ongoing physical distancing mandate from the government.
But just because they鈥檙e apart doesn鈥檛 mean they can鈥檛 sing together.
Member Theresa Sjodin said normally, they got together once or twice a week to rehearse but due to the current situation, the choir hasn鈥檛 sung together in weeks as their season has been postponed.
鈥淚 asked myself: 鈥榥ow, what do we do?鈥� I鈥檝e seen some groups do videos like this and I thought, 鈥榳e have a bunch of numbers we know now that we鈥檝e been rehearsing, so let鈥檚 find a good one and see if we can put it together鈥�,鈥� she said.
She said it even worked out better than she thought it would. She said each member recorded their part separately, which Sjodin said took about two weeks for everyone to get their individual video done.
鈥淭hen the actual process of actually layering the videos together took me probably about ten hours because I was learning the (editing) program as I was using it.鈥�
鈥淲e鈥檙e all really happy with how it turned out,鈥� she added.
The song, titled 鈥楾ake Me Home鈥�, talks about individuals can work together and not give up. Sjodin said they hope the song will inspire people to stick together and keep going despite the grief and anxiety the pandemic has brought.
The show choir usually puts on a show at the beginning of May and then again in June, but Sjodin said they don鈥檛 know what will happen to those shows. She said they still continue to hold meetings via conference calls and video chats to keep plans fresh in their minds.
鈥淏ut once this is all over, we don鈥檛 know. We鈥檒l reconvene and figure out when we can do our show.鈥�
She said there are no concrete plans to get another virtual choir video out yet, but they are thinking about it. She said they have to look for another song in their repertoire to record for everyone to enjoy.
Sjodin said their shows and their
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