Schedule Posted on March 15, 2014March 17, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Please make sure you this info on you calendar: Sunday, 3/23/14, 5:00 pm Dress rehearsal with orchestra Location TBA Sunday, 3/30/14, 3:00 pm Concert with the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic T. C. Williams High School, 3330 King Street, Alexandria Reiss: Sea surface full of clouds (WorldPremiere)…
Concert Photos Posted on March 13, 2014March 18, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Hello Friends- Here is a PDF of photos from our February 25 Black History Month Celebration. Yours-DrW
Sixth Rehearsal Preview Posted on March 4, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 6th rehearsal of Spring 2014! Thank you once again for a splendid Black History Month Celebration. If you haven’t already, check out https://soundcloud.com/kiru9867/sets/nvcc-alexandria-music-dept You were fabulous! Please sign in. Tonight we will rehearse Sea surface full of clouds Frostiana Be sure to have all…
Audio Files from Tuesday’s Concert Posted on March 2, 2014March 4, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Check this out!!! You guys are awesome! From Ayal Sharon: Profs. Whitmire, Kocur, and Galvan: I been having problems with my video editing software (which keeps crashing), so I did edited the audio from Tuesday’s concert instead. I’ve uploaded the songs and speeches (but not the tap…
Women Posted on March 1, 2014March 4, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: I hope to see all the WOMEN today at 3. Yours-DrW
Rehearsal CDs Posted on February 28, 2014March 4, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- I will have rehearsal CDs ($5) for Frostiana for those who prefer working with a CD. I still have rehearsal CDs ($5) for Sea Surface for those who did not get one. Tomorrow’s 3:00 PM rehearsal is WOMEN. -DrW
Excellent Singing Posted on February 27, 2014March 4, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- -Thanks again for your excellent singing on Tuesday. You sounded great and looked great as well. You communicated a lot of joy and made me very happy. -Unfortunately, we have no time to rest on our laurels. We have only two rehearsals (March 4 and…
Black History Month Celebration 2014 Posted on February 26, 2014March 4, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Friends- Thanks to everyone for a great night last night. I think Dr. King would have been pleased. More than 150 students participated–Actors, dancers, 100 singers, jazz musicians, plus twelve of my faculty colleagues, and our Dean. Thanks to everyone for all for your help in…
Concert Reminders Posted on February 22, 2014March 4, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Hello Singers- -The call on Tuesday is 6:30 pm in Schlesinger. Please be seated at the front of the hall at that time. -Dress: Men–Tuxes (or dark suit, white shirt and black bow tie); Women- black long v-neck dresses (or black blouse and black slacks) -At concert…
Technical Notice Posted on February 21, 2014January 28, 2014 From Admin: Updates will be delayed until further notice. Thank you for your patience.
Message to choristers who are in my Tuesday Night Class Voice Posted on February 17, 2014March 4, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- We will not meet tomorrow night as Chris will be rehearsing with our guest soloIsts. Hopefully we can get together another time later in the semester.
Precious Lord Posted on February 14, 2014August 26, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- I have attached a revised Precious Lord (.pdf). I only changed the ending. i am sure kate will get it up on novachorus.org and i will put it on Blackboard. I hope to eee everyone tomorrow at 3 pm. Yours-DrW
Fourth Rehearsal Preview Posted on February 11, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 4th rehearsal of Spring 2014! Please sign in. Next Week is our 7:30 pm Dress Rehearsal in Schlesinger. Attendance Please try not to be absent. If you miss more than two rehearsals during preparation for a concert, you will be asked to audition to…
Poster Posted on February 6, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Hi All- Here is a poster (Thanks to Angela Terry and NOVA Studio). Please spread the word.
Third Rehearsal Preview Posted on February 4, 2014February 4, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 3rd rehearsal of Spring 2014! It is going to be a great season. Please sign in. Next Week is our last Tuesday rehearsal before our February 15 Dress Rehearsal in Schlesinger. Attendance Please try not to be absent. If you miss more than two…
Go Down Moses Posted on February 4, 2014February 6, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Thanks for all the Go Down Moses auditions. There were so many outstanding auditions, especially in the alto section. I have limited this piece to four (or less) on a part and given special consideration to Music Majors. Here is the group: s1 – Terri,…
Second Rehearsal Preview Posted on January 28, 2014February 4, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 2nd rehearsal of Spring 2014! It is going to be a great season. Please sign in. If you are new, give your phone and e-mail. Registration If you are not registered, please register now for Chorus (MUS 137 or 237). If you are registered…
Blackboard Posted on January 25, 2014January 28, 2014 From Peggie: Per request, here are instructions got accessing Blackboard on the NVCC web site. You go to NVCC web site (www.nvcc.edu) and click on My NOVA Log in with your user ID and password. (If you don’t know what those are, click in the relevant links to get them….
Saturday Rehearsal Posted on January 25, 2014January 28, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- What a wonderful rehearsal we had today. A great turnout from the women. I have put a new song, Precious Lord, on Blackboard, in ‘Course Documents.’ It will end Jazz Mazz for Dr. King. It was sung at the March on Washington 50 years ago…
Spirituals on Blackboard Posted on January 24, 2014January 28, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- I have placed Jabula Jesu, Lift every voice and, God down Moses on Blackboard. Please print if you don’t have them. These are to be used only until you have purchased your copy at the bookstore. All singers must have music tomorrow (women) and Tuesday…
College Closed Posted on January 21, 2014January 21, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- As you may know, the college has closed so we will not have rehearsal tonight. I strongly encourage you to use the time working on your music, especially Jabula Jesu and Lift every voice. You should work on Go down, Moses if you intend to…
First Rehearsal Review Posted on January 18, 2014January 19, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- – Thanks for an excellent first rehearsal of Spring 2014. My 30th year at NOVA is going to be a great one! – Peggy reports that we had (1) singers present who were not registered, (2) registered singers who were not present or did not…
First Rehearsal Handouts Posted on January 15, 2014January 29, 2014 Spring Schedule (.pdf) Rhythm worksheet (.pdf)
First Rehearsal Preview Posted on January 14, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 1st rehearsal of Spring 2014! It is going to be a great season. Please sign in. If you are new, give your phone and e-mail. Be sure to write clearly. Registration If you are not registered, please register now for Chorus (MUS 137 or…
Upcoming Semester Posted on January 9, 2014January 11, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Bravo! For a fabulous concert last Saturday. It was SO good to get to perform that fantastic Haydn Mass. I was so happy that nearly everyone showed up. What an amazing chorus you are! Bravissimo!! to Francisco for a thoroughly professional job of standing in…