Virtual choirs

Nancy Quigley writes: I have loved seeing and listening to virtual choirs lately and I happened to notice this when I was visiting the PCUSA website: a choir of 38 International Peacemakers gathered by the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program to share a rendition of the hymn, "This Is My Song."

 
Rick Nutt is one of the singers - did you know him when he was around 2PC?










Tim Woodcock writes: Please send any other examples of virtual choirs to timwoodcock@speedpost.net and we can create a thread here.







Something even more elaborate: NYC Virtual Choir and Orchestra - "How Can I Keep From Singing?" (link submitted by Nathan Schroeder)













































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  1. travis wincklerJune 15, 2020 at 8:13 PM
    Thank you for sharing these virtual choirs! "This Is My Song" was just what my soul needed a few days ago. - Rev. Travis
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