Weeks Four and Five

We had a bit of a scattered rehearsal in a different space on October 3 because of the church’s clergy day. We still managed to sing a partner song – ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’ and ‘Oh, When the Saints Go Marching In’ at the same time. Singing partner songs together is one step further towards […]

Second rehearsal down!

On September 19, we took our first group photo of the MANNA Singers! We were guided through a breathing exercise inspired by Eve’s Feldenkrais training, and I shared one of my favorite warm-ups – “Mommy made me mash my M&Ms”. We sang through two new songs – ‘What a Wonderful World’ and John Denver’s […]

MANNA Community Residency Announcement

Patchtax is pleased to announce they will be partnering with the MANNA community of St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral in downtown Boston. Starting in September they will be launching a community choir with this group of homeless, transitional, and newly housed people. They will be meeting every week for rehearsals, and once a month there will be […]