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DocuSign Envelope ID:7892AA9B-8D55-444D-ACF5-4C871E67EC75 <br /> Describe the impact In reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic, concerts were prohibited in <br /> of COVID-19 on your early March 2020. As a result, the entire Spring concert season <br /> organization including income was lost (-$12,000). The cancelled joint Cantari/Voices <br /> financial loss and concert in May, 2020 was a planned logistical trial for the May 2021 <br /> staff/operating premiere of a major new work, "Having Seen Afar Off" commissioned <br /> changes: by VOICES to Todd Coleman to mark our 40th anniversary. We may <br /> have to postpone this premiere until 2022. <br /> VOICES chose not to close operations. Instead, VOICES paid for <br /> remote rehearsals and sing-alongs through June to support the well- <br /> being of our members. Stephen Futrell, Artistic Director, immediately <br /> began implementing strategies with Cantari that would be necessary <br /> to produce virtual recordings. The virtual <br /> recording of "Don't Be Afraid" (Allyson Reigh, arr J. McMillan, Shoko <br /> Abe, piano, Stephen A. Futrell, solo) <br /> produced by Cantari last Spring is in final video editing. Copy and <br /> paste this address into your browser to <br /> access the final audio track: https://soundcloud.com/elon-choral- <br /> activities/dba-cantari-2020-mix2/sps36KbRGNCA as an exemplar of <br /> the quality of the virtual recordings VOICES will offer in the current <br /> season. <br /> Singers join large choruses to sing together-not in isolation. By the <br /> end of June, the number of singers at remote rehearsals via Zoom <br /> had dwindled from 155 to about 60. The Fall 2020 session currently <br /> has 73 members, as anticipated, but the majority of prior members <br /> state they will return when in-person rehearsals <br /> resume. <br /> The attached file: "Budget Illustration_2020_0930.docx" tracks <br /> VOICES assets, final INC/EXP reconciliation for FY20 and provides <br /> two scenarios for FY21: The current APPROVED budget ($53,700) <br /> assumes VOICES will work virtually the entire season. A CONTINGENT <br /> budget ($72,000) supports virtual recordings <br /> in the Fall and a joint Voices/Cantari concert in May, given that <br /> permission for large gatherings is announced by February. VOICES <br /> board made the decision to merge Cantari singers with Voices <br /> singers to produce 4-5 virtual recordings per semester. <br /> The Approved FY21 budget includes a 25% cut in the salary of our <br /> contracted Artistic Director, Stephen Futrell, DMA, and our <br /> accompanist, based on fewer rehearsal hours required as Cantari is <br /> not rehearsing separately. This budget also includes specific <br /> equipment and technician costs needed to support remote <br /> rehearsals, recordings of small groups and individuals, and <br /> audio/video editing to produce the virtual recordings. VOICES goal in <br /> the Fall of 2020 is to produce five "Songs of Hope and Thanksgiving" <br /> to stream to the community locally and at large via YouTube. <br /> What is your -14454 <br /> organization's <br /> estimated financial <br /> loss to date as a <br /> result of COVID-19 <br /> (dollar amount): <br />