NOVA Community Chorus

From Peggie: Dear NOVA chorus sopranos and altos:

Mary Yee has asked me to post this request for volunteers to participate in a a doctoral candidate’s vocal study by Kathy Price. Kathy directed the chorus and taught voice at NOVA for many years. She currently lives in Kanasa City and teaches at a college there, but also is in this area regularly as director of Philomela, a women’s vocal ensemble.

[Admin] For more information, please find the entire message here. (.pdf)

If you have any questions about the study, please send them directly to Mary Yee: maryyee [at] mitre [dot] org

(1/20/2010) Update: A promotional flyer from Susan (.pdf)

(1/18/2010) From Peggy:

Come Support Our Nova Finalists Terri Lagoe, Sam Howell and Stacy Dumas on their journey to become our next

NOVA IDOL 2010

They can do it ……With our support…….. Friday January 22nd in our Alexandria Tyler building (the Building we rehease in) in the ‘gym’ at this year’s Semi-Final Show. . .

Last year NOVA Chorus alto Susan Bilodeau won it all!

It starts at 5pm. Terri Lagoe told me her time is 7:25pm. Hope to see you there!

(1/17/2010) From Peggy: Just seeing if new members I’ve added to the NOVA Chorus e-mail list get the e-mail. I’ll ask who didn’t get this message at the next rehearsal (I know, I’m speaking to the choir…)

(1/14/2010) From Peggy:

We don’t have the opportunity to sing a lot of early music in the chorus, so If you like singing early music, this is something you might find worthwhile.

POLISH’D GEMS

Renaissance & Baroque

Choral music from Poland

A Chorworks one-day workshop led by Philip Cave

Saturday 30th January 2010

Registration from 9:30am

Workshop 10:00-4:30pm

Informal Concert 5:00pm

All Souls Episcopal Church

2300 Cathedral Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

Pre-registration and further information: www.chorworks.com

General enrollment: $45. Students and Seniors $25. Music & soft drinks included.

5 minutes from Woodley Park Metro. Limited parking available.

Handouts provided at the January 12 rehearsal:

Updated Chorus Schedule (.pdf) for Spring 2010

Rhythm and Pitch Worksheets (.pdf)

Opera Chorus Translations (.pdf)

(1/7/10) From Fred:

Cathedral Sings! Durufle Requiem

Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 7:00 pm

Washington National Cathedral

Dr. J. Reilly Lewis, conductor

Brandy Hawkins, mezzo soprano

Aleksey Bogdanov, baritone

Members of the Washington National Opera

Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists Program

Scott Dettra, organist

Join us for the popular Cathedral Sings! program – sing-alongs of some of the finest choral masterworks of all time. Singers of every ability are welcome to experience the ethereal Requiem of Maurice Durufl

(1/6/10) From Fred:

Das Patania

Poitye pyessni slvyi

Slava, Slava, Slava, Slava, …etc.

If you sang the all Russian program with us awhile ago you already own the thick, red covered, Opera Choruses book, edited by John Rutter that we’ll use for the all Italian concert.

Same goes for Carmina Burana if you sang our opening concert for the Schlesinger Center.

The rehearsal CD is set up so the first 10 tracks are note learning and the next 7 or so is the performance version.

Based on my Bass CD

Track 1, wedding = pg. 107, Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor

Track 2, Scottish (refugees) = pg. 260

3 = pg. 291

4 = pg. 292 (Tracks 5 – 8 you’ll have to extrapolate from the measure numbers)

9 = Pg. 253

10= Pg. 107 (beginning of the performance versions)

Update 2 (1/6/10) From Dr. Whitmire: Victoria reports that she went to the book store around 10:30 AM this morning and purchased the books with no problem.

Update 1 (1/6/10) From Chorister Jane: I can report that I purchased on-line for in-store pickup late on Monday, and got an e-mail yesterday (Tuesday) that I could pick it up today (Wednesday).

(1/5/10) Dear Singers- Happy New Year! Our music is in the bookstore: “Opera Choruses” and “Carmina Burana.” I have rehearsal CDs for the Opera Choruses. If you would like to pick one up, let me know and I will put it on my office door (At108). You can pay the $10 later. I also have Brahms Requiem Cds if you didn’t get one already. I look forward to seeing you next Tuesday.

Peace-DrW

Reminder: Frequently Used Documents are always linked on the right side of the page:

Info for New Members (.pdf)

Dr. W’s Choral Singing Tips (.pdf)

Performance Tips (.pdf)

Join the Chorus (.pdf)