COVID-19 Response

In March 2020, in response to an order from the Governor of North Carolina,  the Boys Choir canceled all in-person rehearsals and concerts through the summer. We continued to meet virtually, in groups and in one-on-one lessons, keeping up with our vocal and musical skills and creating virtual performances to post on-line.

In September, when COVID restrictions were relaxed, the executive and parent boards voted to resume rehearsals but with added precautions including

• Reducing rehearsal frequency to once a week
• Reducing the length of rehearsal to 30 minutes
• Trebles and Changed Voices meeting separately; four trebles on Monday and five changed voices on Friday
• Rehearsing in the large sanctuary rather than the small rehearsal room
• Wearing masks when entering and exiting the building
• Leaving rehearsal one at a time 
• No bathroom use
• No touching of anything in the rehearsal space other than the individual's musical score

2021 Up-date

After recording our virtual Christmas concert, the choir took a break until February 2021. At this point the number of COVID cases was at an all time high. We decided to cancel full rehearsal in favor of private lessons until the case number declined. In March we began rehearsing as a group, following the precautions we observed in the fall. We finished the season, recording a brief virtual spring concert and are now on summer break.