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Dear friends and supporters of Pro Coro Canada Another week here in Alberta, another set of restrictions and record numbers contributing to the climbing curve. I hope you are well and healthy and are able to provide yourself and your loved-ones with safety and comfort. The staff of Pro Coro Canada is working from home until the New Year. It is a labour-intensive time, adjusting our concert productions to the more stringent conditions while keeping our day-to-day administration flexible, viable and forward-moving. In order to use our resources efficiently, we have to rework some of our concert productions, which have become complex and heavy-weight in the pandemic environment. Compared to a year ago, our approach to concert productions had to change substantially over the last six months. We used to know 12 to 18 months in advance which piece of music we would practise at what time on what day, and how this would then fit into our traditional choral concerts. Hand-in-hand went marketing, business and production plans, well-planned and with ample lead-time. Our production timeline has been shortened from 1.5 years to 2 to 4 weeks, which poses a great strain on our resources. The 2020-2021 season is conceived around the lowest common denominator for a cappella mixed choir: one soprano, one alto, one tenor and one bass. And as a professional organization, Pro Coro Canada has applied to hold events during these current restrictions. Our procedures and measures are exceeding the recommendations, and we strive to provide our singers and our staff with a safe and healthy work environment. In that same spirit, I plea to you as individuals to follow the mandatory guidelines for wearing masks, for limiting your social interactions and to personally do everything you can to bend this curve. Pro Coro Canada can not provide you with our unique, creative and enjoyable musical experiences if we as a society do not unite in our effort to curb the spread. With my best wishes, Michael Zaugg, Managing and Artistic Director PS: #GivingTuesday was a week ago, but of course we happily accept donations on ANY day of the year! Thank you to everyone who made donations last week, we sincerely appreciate your support.
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