Food markets that trade in organic produce often use the terms organic and conventional as a positive way to differentiate between their distinctive products.
This website is extending that terminology to the practice of choral music, using conventional and virtual to positively differentiate between two models of music-making that the church is currently employing.
Conventional choirs have a model that we all have known up to this point in history: meeting in person and performing in live settings. Virtual choirs meet in shared electronic but distanced platforms, with individuals often rehearsing and performing in isolation.
We are seeing the rise of the virtual choir, not to replace conventional ones but to provide a useful place for choral musicians to find the community they currently lack, whether for reasons of health or accessibility.
I offer a handful of choral works that can be used in both conventional and virtual settings. This is a way to keep the church singing in a time of temporary--but very real--isolation.
Whether you are a conventional or virtual musician, or both, you are welcome here.
