Oh, what do you do in the Summertime?

How many of you dedicated choir directors out there continue choir practices and performances during the summer? I’ve heard from two schools of thought on this. Those who like to take the summer off say that it rejuvenates the choir members. They also contend that it is hard to get the choir together do to summer vacations.

Those who disagree point out that a summer vacation for the choir means for an entire fourth of the year there will be no choir music in Sacrament meeting. They also point out that many people go on vacations during the Christmas holidays too, but nobody cancels choir practice because of it.