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Soul Food - An Open Voices Tradition

Each week at rehearsal, before the "serious stuff" starts, one of the members shares some "soul food" with the choir. This helps us move from the business (or busyness?) of daily life into a more focused awareness, it helps us to celebrate the creative forces of the universe and it helps us to come together in a unity of purpose. Every voice, conducting gesture or tinkling of the keyboard has been nourished by this soul food.

We have had some wonderful and moving Soul Food this term. Here is a collection of some of our many remarkable contributions. More will be added over time.

Title Contributor Author (if known)
Cielito Lindo Marie Houde  
Commitment    
David Francey   David Francey
Exuberance is Beauty   Michael Hurley
Healing Journey Nicola Oddy Heathe Anne Mortifee
How Long? Doug Forde  
Johnny   Martin Luther King Jr.
A Nurturing Song Colleen LaHaise Alan Cohen
Sense of a Goose? Marie Houde  
Time Management Ron Wilkinson  
Walden Pond   H. D. Thoran
Quote From, "A Return to Love" Margaret Sutherland Marianne Williamson
Notes to Myself Bill Hatt Hugh Prather
The Basket Ruth Morrow  
Viva La Difference Ted Snider Ted Snider
Joining Together Wendy Workman  
What's Important    
Recipe For Living Louise Bark  
What is Success?   Ralph Waldo Emerson
Unknown Title Colleen LaHaisse  
Verily, I say, 'tis what it's all about Craig Jones Jeff Brechlin
Attitude Louise Bark Charles Swindoll
There's a Change A-Comin' Gord McDiarmid  
Letting Go Kathy Coulson  
Rhythm & Genes Anne Chiareli Bronwen Wallace
Words and Song Martin Kandler E. Harburg
The Wonder of it All Elaine Brown Ralph Marston
Music As Therapy Sherry Aylesworth Sarah Ban Breathnach
Priceless Linda Williams-Erdahl  
Always SING! Kathy Reinke  
Wendy - in memory of Bill Peruniak Wendy Stewart  
Buttprints in the Sand Elaine Brown Sam Glen
Music: An Ode Craig Jones Algernon Charles Swinburne
Warriors of the Rainbow    
Did I Miss Anything? Diane Dowling Tom Wayman
One Voice John Rosseel Ruth Moody
Grandma's Apron Elaine Brown  
It's The World We live In Joyce Dendy  
Vajra Song Henry Clarke Ven. Gendun Rinpoche of the Buddhist tradition
Forrest Gump Kat Hatt  
The Paradox of Choice Louise Mallory From an interview with Barry Schwartz
Risk Linda Williams-Erdahl  
A Prayer for the World Barb Perry Rabbi Harold S. Kushner
Holes Diane Dowling Taken from the Ontario Farmer, Feb 10, 2004
Spin and Counter Spin Gerry Gregory Jon Contorines
The Night Spirit And The Dawn Air Henry Clarke Thomas Merton, Trappist Monk & Mystic
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