Welcome to the Idyllwild Choral Retreat!

👋 Welcome to the Idyllwild Choral Retreat Meet & Greet! đŸŽ¶

You’ve found the official Meet and Greet Page for the very first Idyllwild Choral Retreat—how exciting that we get to launch this new tradition together!

This space is all about connection. It’s your chance to introduce yourself and start getting to know the amazing group of singers who will be gathering in the mountains for a week of harmony, growth, and inspiration.

đŸŽ€ Let us know:

  • Where you’re coming from 🌎

  • What part you sing in the choir đŸŽ¶

  • What you’re most looking forward to at the retreat đŸŒČđŸ’«

📾 And don’t be shy—share a photo or a short video if you’d like! Whether it’s your favorite singing moment, your choir in action, your music setup at home, or just your lovely face—we’d love to see it! It’s a fun way to start putting faces (and voices!) to names as we build our retreat community.

This is the beginning of something special. Thanks for being part of it—we can’t wait to meet you, both here and in Idyllwild!

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    • Coffee-drinking soprano, trainer of voices and tonebase voice content lead
    • Heidi_Vass
    • 3 days ago
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    Welcome to the Idyllwild forum!!

    • Previously a choir accompanist. Now an alto (a very short one).
    • Nimfa_Schmitz
    • yesterday
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    Greetings everyone! My name is Nimfa and I'm an alto in my church choir at Padre Serra Parish in Camarillo, CA.  I will be attending the Idyllwild retreat with my friends, Lisa and Laurie, who are also members of the Padre Serra choir.

    The thought of going on this retreat kind of makes me feel like I'm going away to summer camp (something I never actually did as a kid). I think it'll be really fun to share new musical experiences and to make new friends!

    Here's a pic from one of our Christmas concerts (I'm the shortest one in the front row!):

      • Previously a choir accompanist. Now an alto (a very short one).
      • Nimfa_Schmitz
      • yesterday
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      And here's our choir in action:
      https://drive.google.com/file/d/15i04ZR-7J-4wFHYnTVC30o6LGk25IrOp

      A one-minute excerpt from John Gardner's "Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day"

      • Coffee-drinking soprano, trainer of voices and tonebase voice content lead
      • Heidi_Vass
      • yesterday
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       This is great! So fun to see you all in action .. truly looking forward to working with you, Lisa and Laurie! How long have you all been singing in the Padre Serra Choir? 

      • Previously a choir accompanist. Now an alto (a very short one).
      • Nimfa_Schmitz
      • 22 hrs ago
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       Let's see.... I first joined the Padre Serra Choir in Fall of 2018, then moved out of the area in 2020 and didn't return to the choir until 2022.  So, that makes 4 and a half years for me! :-)  How about you, and ?

      • Lisa_Barra
      • 21 hrs ago
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      I was a founding member of Padre Serra (1988) but didn’t join the choir till I finished graduate school around 1995. It’s been really cool watching the choir grow to the 75ish person choir we have now. I love that Dominic also provides us with the opportunity to participate in a smaller schola with more challenging repertoire.
       

      Unfortunately I had laryngitis at the time of the Christmas concert that Nimfa posted. I was super-sad to not be able to sing., but was glad I had some synth parts to play, or I would have been even more depressed. I made up for it this Christmas though, because I was able to include my Cherubs (3yrs old to 2nd grade) in the concert and helped out with the Children’s & Middle school choirs besides singing in the schola and with the Adult choir. It was so much fun (I think the kids stole the show.)  When I get the chance I’ll send a link to the concert with suggestions of “highlights” moments.

      • Coffee-drinking soprano, trainer of voices and tonebase voice content lead
      • Heidi_Vass
      • 7 hrs ago
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       Love this.. you are all so blessed to have such a wonderful community and fearless leader in Dominic! For the record, it's impossible to compete with kids - cute wins every time! 

      • Coffee-drinking soprano, trainer of voices and tonebase voice content lead
      • Heidi_Vass
      • 7 hrs ago
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       Amazing! So excited to have you all coming this Summer! 

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