Our Decision Process

Rock Voices was at the forefront of the local response to the pandemic, opting to shut down in-person singing in early March 2020. We deeply appreciate all the support and compliance from our membership; it’s been a long road, hasn’t it? We could not have made it this far without your support.

We returned to in-person rehearsals for the spring 2022 session with masking, temperature checks, vaccinations, distancing and more. We utilized a calculator developed by MIT for this purpose, allowing us to set limits on the number of people in the room based on data such as cubic footage, ventilation, and more. As the pandemic has evolved, so have our policies – so that at this point in time, we are relying upon vaccine proof (with medical exemptions allowed) and mandatory masking for all. 

In every county where our choirs are located, we have been tracking data such as case counts, vaccination rates, wastewater surveillance and more. We’ve seen the data ebb and flow for years now, and while current (post-Thanksgiving) numbers are climbing, we expect this to reverse by the time our spring session is underway in February.

We are heartened to see progress, even while we remain dismayed by the public health response to a pandemic with no sign of going away entirely. Rock Voices has held on for a long time, but as we face 2023, we have to make some changes or we risk going under. 

We believe that Rock Voices provides an essential experience for people from all walks of life, building community and providing a musical outlet that is accessible to all. We remain committed to our mission, “healing ourselves and others through song”, and we believe Rock Voices is needed now more than ever.

Effective for the spring session (which starts Jan 30 – Feb 2), we will shift to a mask-optional policy. We will continue to require vaccination proof (with medical exemptions). And we will stress – very strongly – that anyone who is not feeling well should NOT attend in person, but instead attend a virtual rehearsal.

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See you there!

Albany NY – Saturday April 22, 7pm 
Auburn & Framingham MA – Sunday May 7, 4pm
Bedford MA – Saturday April 29, 7pm
Brattleboro VT – Friday April 21, 7pm
Brookline MA – Saturday April 22, 7pm
Brooklyn NY – Saturday April 29, 8pm
Buffalo NY – Sunday April 30, 4pm 
Framingham & Auburn MA – Sunday May 7, 4pm
Keene NH – Sunday April 30, 4pm 
Northampton MA – Saturday April 29, 7pm
Portland OR – Saturday April 29, 3pm
Saratoga NY – Sunday April 23, 4pm
Syosset NY – Sunday April 23, 4:30pm
Syracuse NY – Saturday April 29, 7pm
West Hartford CT – Friday April 28, 7:30pm

Thank you for helping us spread the joy of Rock Voices.