To my horror, I recently learned that several of our evensong aficionadi ventured out to St Stephen’s last month expecting Choral Evensong, only to be greeted by an empty carpark and a locked door. This is the most efficient way to lose a loyal following, and I humbly apologize to those of you who were inconvenienced. I know from personal experience that such an occurrence is frustrating and disheartening, and I hope you’ll give us another go.
The fact of the matter is the choir is in a rebuilding stage. Broken voices and the absence of a reliable source from which to recruit have drastically reduced our numbers, and we have not been ‘ready for prime time’.
We were able to announce the cancellation through our e-mail list and evensong.ststeve.com, our website, but were unable to communicate in time to those who only get word of our events through the Parish Newsletter.
If you have internet access, please subscribe to our monthly evensong email announcements by sending your e–mail address to music@ststeve.com. You can always obtain up–to–date information from evensong.ststeve.com, our evensong website. (Note: don’t use a ‘www’ with that address.) Thank you for your understanding at this difficult time, and we hope to see you all on Sunday, November 6th at 6:00 PM when we present our first Choral Evensong of the season.
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