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From KQED.

Far over the waters and the ocean cries

we looked to our sons and our sons and daughters to explain our lives.

As if the truth is a lot,

that sure as the sunrise, sure as the sea.

You're listening to Forum. I'm Rachel Myro. Singing well done is magic. It lifts our spirits. It resonates with our souls, whether we're doing the singing or doing the listening to the singing. But live singing is complicated during this pandemic because COVID spreads through the

air. Today we're going to talk to some Bay Area singers who are employing a variety of strategies

to bring live singing to audiences big and small. Joining us this half hour, we have Chloe

Veltman, Arts and Culture Reporter

here at KQED, Nova Jimenez, lecturer in voice at Stanford University, and a member of

a soprano ensemble called Bella Sorella, who's excuse me, also known during the pandemic for

her sidewalk serenades.

We'll get into that in just a bit.

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