Sound Mosaic, formerly known as SLGC, RIP
Well, it's official. I just got word that due to a lack of sufficient membership and funds, the chorus must fold. It's been a struggle the last couple of years. We fought the good fight, I think, given the extraordinarily limited resources we had. It was clear to me, however, after this past fall, that every member of the chorus was going to have to fight so hard for the group's existence that the fun would be gone. And when singing becomes a chore, then what, honestly, is the point? I'm saddened by the group's end. It had a good run and served the GLBT community well and proudly. It also was a vibrant part of the larger Seattle cultural community, too. It's the end of an era, I think.
There was some thought, during group discussions about rebranding, that perhaps part of the challenge the chorus faced was that it had been created specifically as a GLBT organization and that the community's need for such a group, as well as the group's focus, had begun to shift as times changed and social views about GLBT people and issues evolved. That's certainly possible. I suspect there's more to it than that but, frankly, I'm too congested and feeling too lousy to analyze it more than this.
Please, SLGC/Sound Mosaic people, please keep in touch! I don't want to lose you just because we've lost the chorus.
SLGC: You'll be remembered well and fondly. Thank you for everything--the joy, the music, the friendship and memories--you contributed to my last three years in Seattle.
There was some thought, during group discussions about rebranding, that perhaps part of the challenge the chorus faced was that it had been created specifically as a GLBT organization and that the community's need for such a group, as well as the group's focus, had begun to shift as times changed and social views about GLBT people and issues evolved. That's certainly possible. I suspect there's more to it than that but, frankly, I'm too congested and feeling too lousy to analyze it more than this.
Please, SLGC/Sound Mosaic people, please keep in touch! I don't want to lose you just because we've lost the chorus.
SLGC: You'll be remembered well and fondly. Thank you for everything--the joy, the music, the friendship and memories--you contributed to my last three years in Seattle.