The show, as well as our improvement over the 9 weeks, exceeded my expectations for a community choir. I really thought when looking at the pieces that our group wouldn't be able to pull it off. Even MrsTuner noticed and said it was her favorite choir performance over the years that I've been singing with different groups. I gave him high marks on the review sheet sent to us. One more interview/concert to go this year...
I've performed (both as a singer and bassoonist) with a very small number of directors that show the ability to get more out of a group than was previously possible - it's an exciting thing to experience! It's not only clarity of intent through movement, but verbal cues/hints during the rehearsal process. The challenge is often participants not retaining instructions between rehearsals, making the director repeat or come up with new cues based on the same errors or lack of attention.