Bangin’ around, looking for a church whose choir someone of my modest skills could join. One whose customs and thinking do not make someone of my modest religiosity nuts.
Far’s I can tell, if any such institutions exist, they’re few and far between.
The choir at the Episcopal church where I sang for some years first dissolved (after the choir director left) and the came back much morphed into…what?????? Nothing I could sing for, thankyouverymuch.
The choir at the Unitarian church where I’ve been known to hang out is all very…{urk}…lovey-dovey. Ohhhh how we love each other. Just keep your hands to yourself, dammit! Love love lovey-dovey and NO, I am NOT gonna kiss you, for godsake!
Baptists are…well…you know: Baptists.
Catholics? I’ll never make the traditional desiderata.
So. Far’s I can tell, I’m done with choral singing. One option, I suppose, is to take a voice class at one of the local community colleges. Do I really wanna do that? And pay for the privilege? And once I have an AA in music — heavy on communal voice — THEN what?
Makes me sad. Very sad.
https://northvalleychorale.org/
https://communitychoirofarizona.com/
https://www.phoenixcommunitychoir.org/
Have you looked at these? There may also be possibilities for pub singing.
https://m.facebook.com/groups/114138992609974/ Circle Singing Phoenix
https://www.singers.com/lists/choral-groups/phoenix/ List of community choirs.
I’m having a hard time putting links into comments, several have vanished and it seems circular. I tried leaving links to the Phoenix Chorsle and the North Valley Chorale. I think they are on the list of links, above.
Thanks!! <3