Those of you who follow the choir pretty closely have probably already heard by now that the 2020 Heritage Tour has been officially postponed to 2021. This news did not come as any surprise. I was almost positive it would either be cancelled altogether or postponed until a later date. And postponed it was. From other choir members I talked to, and from various posts on the choir's Facebook group, the general consensus was that while disappointing, postponing the tour was the right thing to do.
Of course, moving the tour to 2021 comes with its own set of challenges for the choir members who were planning to go this year. Whether it be work projects, family vacations, financial difficulties (mainly from the COVID-19 fallout), or even the possibility of having more kids, the summer of 2021 is different than the summer of 2020. For me, my son Josh will be back from his mission to Albania and one of my daughters will be graduating from high school. And as such, we wanted to do a big family trip to celebrate those two events. Basically, if the only time we can do our family trip is at the same time the choir will be on tour, then the family trip will win out. But it's just too early to do some of that date-related detailed planning, so I'll wait and see.
For those who are curious about how things will work regarding who gets to go on the 2021 tour, here's a very short Q&A for you:
1) Will all those who were selected to on the 2020 tour automatically be selected to go on the 2021 tour? No. Everyone has to reapply and decisions will mainly be based on attendance at rehearsals and concerts during the past 12 months.
2) If you were approved to bring a guest on the 2020 tour, can you still bring one for the 2021 tour? No. Guests have to reapply as well.
3) Will those retiring from the Choir in April of 2021 be eligible to go on the 2021 tour? Yes. So this is good news for those who originally thought that moving the tour out a year would make them ineligible to go.
That's about it. And for anyone asking the question "When will you get to go back to Choir?"....well, the answer continues to be "I don't know." SLC has started easing restrictions, but social distancing is still a thing and large church congregations still can't meet. With a group our size, we will be the last ones to be given a green light. I'm hoping for August or September. But who knows. It's all sad to think about.
Until next time, may God be with you.
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