During one evening performance, it was 'itchy', when the
chorister standing in front of me killed a mosquito, with his hands. This was a
chorister standing right under the microphone; imagine what the outcome was.
Now, the congregation was stretching necks, looking for the mosquito killer.
It is simple, during performances, do nothing to distract
it; exchanging pleasantries while processing or recessing is a distraction to
the performance.
The line of choir,
clergy, bible readers, and other leaders of a church, walking into the church building
to begin a service is known as a procession. When they are matching out of the
building at the end of a service, it is known as the recession. Both the
procession and recession are done orderly – and so all parties in the line must
move orderly.
The procession and recession are part of the liturgy and
must be treated solemnly as any other section of the liturgy. For the
chorister, the procession and recession are also performances and so all
performance ethics must apply.
Mostly, when in the line, choristers turn to greet their
family and friends; while others shake hands, others wave back; and others even
stop singing and exchange words. These practices aren’t the best because they
create a distraction to the performance.
However, when your eye balls accidentally eye meet someone
else's, a smile will do. You don't consciously have to locate someone in the
congregation and exchange pleasantries.
Your pastors and/or others following the
'procession/recession' may be greeting everybody, but not you - the chorister.
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