n the second session of our roundtable events, Festival Director Samir Savant and Musical Director Laurence Cummings were joined by Lisette Canton (Ottawa Bach Choir & York University Chamber Choir) Edward Jones (Harvard University Choir) Jonathan Babcock (Texas State Chorale & Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd) to a special North American version of this event in the context of Messiah Reimagined. The panel discussed how they kept themselves busy working during lockdown, the pros & cons of virtual choirs and the future of Handel's best known piece.