My name is David Plybon and I’m the equal employment opportunity program manager at USPS headquarters in Washington, DC.
I began my postal career as a paralegal in 1996. My dad retired from the Postal Service, where he worked midnights at a local sorting plant.
I believe everyone needs a release from the pressures and stresses of daily life. For me, it’s singing.
I’m a member of the Spotsylvanians Community Chorus, and for me, it is a true passion.
When my wife and I moved from Euless, TX, to Fredericksburg, VA, in 2022, we wanted to find a way to connect with the people in our new area. We learned about the choir, and we joined.
The Spotsylvanians have around 45 members, and accept all singers ages 12 and up.
We sing a little bit of everything. We perform two major concerts each year — one at Christmas, and one in the spring. Throughout the rest of the year, we perform at community events and local venues of all kinds.
In December, we performed at the White House, which was a great honor. We were set up in the East Room, and we sang for the many tourists who were taking self-guided tours. They didn’t have a piano for us, so we had to do two hours a cappella. But we pulled it off.
I’ve had the performing bug since the fifth grade, when I played a canopy boy in “Fiddler on the Roof.” I’ve always been involved in singing, and I did a lot of theater when I lived in Texas.
The choir rehearses every Monday night for two hours at a local community center. It is so rewarding to make music with others.
I can have the worst day, but when I get to rehearsal and start singing, all the other stuff just fades away.
Whenever I have a bad day, I sing.
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