I had around 12 singers for choir last night and we had a congregation of around 80 people. It was about 85 degrees in the church – likely some technical issue with the AC.
My choristers wanted me to turn the fan on, but I didn’t know how much noise it would make. I had to turn the lights above the choir area down since they generate heat. One of my basses saw I was getting a little exasperated and looked at me and said, “John – can you get me a cold drink?” We laughed and made the best of it.
Our pastor didn’t mention the heat until the very end of Mass, when he invited people to pray in the chapel because the AC was working there. We sang the Arcadelt “Ave Maria” – a simple piece that works fine with a small group.