‘Car choir’ allows Oregon singers to gather safely during COVID-19
Updated Jan 20, 2021;
Posted Jan 20, 2021
Christian Campbell, 19, sings during car choir at Chemeketa Community College on Jan. 14, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter)
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Mackenzie Rolf doesn’t usually bring jumper cables to choir class.
But when you’ve been holding choir practice from cars parked in the Chemeketa Community College parking lot, it comes in handy, especially when a member’s car died during a recent rehearsal.
It’s an occupational hazard of car choir, music director Kerry Burtis’ answer to the challenge of running a performance music class during a pandemic.