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Singing with CSD keeps us young, and singers tend to stay with us for a long time. We recently assembled our legacy singers—those who have sung with (or conducted) us for at least 30 years. (You may notice that the majority of legacy singers are altos. This is probably because altos keep coming back, hoping that this year they might have a more exciting part than singing one note for an entire movement!) Back row: David Dodson, tenor, 36 years; Mary Parker, alto, 39 years; An

At concerts, our singers are often asked how often we practice. Audience members have expressed surprise that we don’t just… stand up there and sing!  In addition to our weekly 2-hour rehearsals with Rodney and our fabulous accompanist, David Cole, singers usually spend time at home during the week practicing on their own. We recently sent a survey to all 170 singers; 70 responded. Here are the results:  Singers were also prompted to comment on their process, and 37 did so. M