FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
Op-Ed: The pandemic made my singing group hit pause. We never thought we’d still be silent in December [Los Angeles Times]
From my perch overlooking North Carolina’sEno River, the birds’ singing reminds me that I’ve barely sung a note myself in months.
During the pandemic, some researchers have declared singing riskier than talking. When vocalists let loose full-throated phrases, they propel droplets and aerosol particles into the room all potentially laden with coronavirus.
My singing group, together for two decades, didn’t need much convincing to go on hiatus. The virus had already sent people we loved to the emergency room. But we never dreamed that come December, the season of Christmas carols and holiday concerts, our silent season that started nine months ago would continue.