Well, I have a large gin and tonic in my hand whilst I write this and have to admit to feeling tired today. We are in unprecedented times and there is a fair bit of confusion still. But, we have never had to deal with anything like this before and to some extent because no-one knows its true course are improvising. Everyone is needing guidance and support and perhaps a little more patience too. I may not be a key worker, but I have significant communities in my working life and I want to make sure they are all ok! For my choral world, we have lost that which binds us…the shared goal of singing and to be together. I have experimented with Zoom and have had two positive face to face (albeit remote) interactions. We have been pleased to see each others faces (mostly), we have laughed, and we have even tried to sing together (not terribly successfully), but we are all embracing new technologies. For my Festival community, we have cancelled many opportunities for our performers, but these cancellations have been necessary and have been made with a very heavy heart. Many performances have either been cancelled or postponed and my teaching is suspended too. But, one underlying theme is coming through – we all care for each other, we all need each other and we won’t let each other down! https://youtu.be/xjKWBAGYH6Q