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Incense renders a lovely choir not so lovely. Or, at least makes them very uncomfortable and hoarse. Especially if your wedding is a 2-hour Latin High Mass.
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    bel138bel138 member
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    edited December 2011
    The Byzantine Liturgy uses incense liberally every week, and we've never had a problem. Maybe it was the length of the Mass? But our Easter Liturgy was 3 hours this year and still sounded beautiful!
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    ring_popring_pop member
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    edited December 2011
    Well, if your choir sings in that environment every week maybe they're used to it. All I know is that I was very hoarse after. We sounded OK but definitely not as good as we normally are.
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    Calypso1977Calypso1977 member
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    edited December 2011
    ring, do you guys sing up in teh choir loft or are you located near the altar?  maybe that matters... ours are up in the loft, and i dont think the smoke ever gets up there. incense is the part i like least about Mass.  its awlays made me sneeze, ever since i was a kid.
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    ring_popring_pop member
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    edited December 2011
    You might be right about the choir loft, calypso. Actually at the church I regularly attend, we don't have incense every week; we only do it on special feast days. But I was singing at a friend's wedding this past weekend, and we were right at the front. Lovely wedding though... I had never been to a full Latin High Mass before though!
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    Riss91Riss91 member
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    edited December 2011
    Oh, that's not fun at all! Our choir never has a problem - it's most likely due to the structure and setup of the church. Maybe you could have a fan around to keep the incense from attacking you!

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    edited December 2011
    the latin is beautiful.  i much prefer it to the novus ordo.
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