The latest confirmed development in stone chorus is that the first implementation notes have been compared with the promise in the minutes. The update comes from the public chorus steps in the Hall of Echoes; officials have not announced a permanent change to the rule.
Neri Varn, conductor of the mixed-ward stone chorus, confirmed 21 ward groups represented at open rehearsals in the latest file. The previous count was 19. The figures do not yet resolve whether the city can preserve a shared chorus while allowing each ward to keep its own verses.
The unresolved point is specific: The music steward wants one agreed version for the annual ceremony; singers say variants are part of the record, not errors. No finding has established that either account is final.
The current arrangement remains in place. The office has not said whether it will change before the next review.
NEXT UPDATE: The next rehearsal will mark shared lines and ward-specific verses separately. The file will be updated when the second check is complete; until then, the confirmed record is narrower than the claims around it.
