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Video from the World Water Day Concert on Tuesday, March 21 has been posted: https://youtu.be/GRRiGj0TR3A

[Compiled information] ACTION Save the date – On Saturday, April 8th, 2017 The Chorus invites and students, faculty and staff from across the campus to join us in the 29th Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup with the Alice Ferguson Foundation On Saturday, April 8th, 2017 we will pick up trash…

From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Chorus -Words cannot express how awesome you were on Sunday night. In the ZONE! Beautiful tone. Perfect eye contact. Excellent rhythm. I hope that it was a transporting for you as for me. -Lots of you were out sick. I hope that you have recovered…

From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers, -I look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow at Church of the Epiphany. Our rehearsal begins at 2:00 pm. The concert begins at 3:00 pm; we are last on the program. -Men had a great rehearsal today. Basses had a great turnout. Kudos to Tom Donlan…

From Dr. Whitmire: Thanks to all who attended our World Water Day Concert. We had a great crowd. PEACE – MW

From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Last night Thanks so much for you excellent work at last night’s Dress Rehearsal with orchestra. The second time through you gave me just what we needed. We will work out the weak spots (mostly the unaccompanied spots) tomorrow night. If you missed the Dress…

From Dr. Whitmire: Here is a site to help you learn the Copland Old American Songs. http://parischoralsociety.free.fr/spring12.html

From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Thanks for making last night such a wonderful event. Sicut Cervus set the stage perfectly for a night full of purpose and meaning. Several people said that the fact that you sang it by memory made all the difference. I really enjoyed getting to sit…

From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Let’s use black folders for the concert. We’ll sing Sicut cervus and Wade in the water without music. Thanks for the excellent rehearsal today- DrW

[Admin Reposting] Please review the concert performance attire guidelines as listed in the Performance Advice (.pdf) document, always posted to the right. Men’s Concert Dress A tuxedo, white dress shirt or formal shirt with black bow tie, black shoes and socks. If you don’t own a tux and don’t wish…

From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Tomorrow One more desperate – please be at rehearsal tomorrow at 11:00 am. Call in sick, trade work schedule with a colleague, hire a sub … do everything possible to be present. Tuesday The Call is 6:00 pm. I want to spend only 5 minutes…

From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- -I am just back from ACDA in Minneapolis. It was a great convention. I posted a few photos if you are on Facebook. -Thanks to Jon, Chris and all who showed up last Tuesday for the Special Rehearsal. I know it was very productive. -Sadly,…

From NOVA Alert “NOVA will be closing at 3:30 pm on Monday, March 13th, and will remain closed on Tuesday, March 14th due to winter weather conditions. See web for updates.” See http://www.nvcc.edu/emergency/alert.html

From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Several of you have reported the Copland Music is delayed. I ordered five copies and they have arrived, so I don’t know what’s up. Your may want to contact Foxes Music. Yours-MW Foxes Music Company 416 South Washington Street Falls Church, VA 22046 Telephone 703-533-7393…

From Admin: Updates will be temporarily delayed until further notice. Thank you for your patience.

From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 8th rehearsal of 2017. This Saturday 3/4 I see WOMEN at 11:00 am Next Tuesday 3/7 NVCC is closed for Spring Break. However, I encourage you attend the optional rehearsal that Jon and Chris will lead. It takes place at 7:00 pm at John…

From Chorister Fred: NVCC will be closed for Spring Vacation during the week of March 6, so our regular rehearsal room will not be available for our rehearsal on March 7th. – I have arranged for us to rent the John Calvin Presbyterian Church’s Sanctuary for our chorus’ rehearsal on…

From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers, Here is the full text of Earth is our mother (.pdf). Very powerful message. We must bring the text to life. I know we can. Yours-MW Earth is our Mother words attributed to Chief Seattle (1786-1866), a chief of the Suquamish tribe of the Pacific…

From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers, The Copland Old American Songs are now available in a single volume at a savings. If you do not own the music already, please go now to http://www.sheetmusicplus.com to order your music. If for any reason you are unable to order your music, please let…

From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 7th rehearsal of 2017. Thanks to the Women who had a great rehearsal on Saturday. This Saturday I see MEN at 11:00 am Due to the Clean-up Day, no Saturday rehearsal on April 8. Repertoire for our May 6 concert will be the following…

From Dr. Whitmire: In the places where your section divides into 3 parts, Here is how it will go: tenors m33-34 T1 and T2 sing top 2 notes, Jon sings lowest note m47-48 T1 and T2 sing bottom 2 notes, Jon sings highest note bass m33-35 B1 and B2 sing…

Question from Chorister Ellie: Pages 24-25, divisi altos: can you cover when you rehearse this? Stems up, alto 1, stems down, alto 2? We will cross several times; on p. 24, m. 218, it might make more sense for A2 to sing both the lower notes. There are two places…