NOVA Community Chorus

From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
One more time, let me thank you for a great semester of music-making. Bach and Handel–how good does it get?

Chorus
Please register for Spring now. If you registered for MUS 237 as a paying student last term, please do so again so that we can have our Saturday rehearsal. As of now there is only 1 registered. If you are senior who normally registers from MUS 137, there is no need to pay as we will have enough paying students. If you are not a senior please register now. As of now there are only 10 registered.

Vocal Seminar
If you are an intermediate or advanced sing, please sign up for MUS198 Vocal Seminar.

Class Voice
If you are a beginning singers or need a refresher course, sing up for MUS 131 Class Voice.

If you have any questions, please let me know. Please do not delay as under enrolled classes are subject to cancellation on January 5.

I wish you all a wonderful holiday season. I look forward to seeing at our first rehearsal on January 12.

Yours-DrW

Till ringing, singing on its way,
The world revolved from night to day
A voice, a chime, a chant sublime,
Of peace on earth, good will to men.

-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

As photo albums, recordings and programs become available, they are posted to the Performances page, listed on the tab above.

From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers,

Thanks for an awesome concert last night and for a great semester. I really enjoyed having you in chorus.

Very important: Go to http://nveval.com and complete the course evaluation. Please do it now. The last possible day is this Sunday 12-13.

If you didn’t get a recording of our Bach concert, I will have CDs when I return to campus on Monday and Tuesday.

I look forward to seeing everyone in January, Have a great holiday!

Yours-DrW

From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-

(1) As promised, attached is a Duke Ellington chorus that we will sing at the Black History Month Celebration on February 23. I think it will be a fun break from all our Messiah rehearsing this week. Here is a link to a good performance. It is the whole work, so scroll over to 47:15 to hear this song, Almighty God.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGdwVML3CE

(2) If you want to sing the Messiah with me on December 13 at 3 pm (rehearsal December 12 at 10 am), please let me know asap. It is a part of the year-long celebration of the beautiful new chapel at Virginia Theological Seminary. It should be a fun event.

(3) I talked about my desire to recruit more young singers, and I had a productive meeting with my singers under thirty last Tuesday. I heard some good ideas, including about spreading the word via social media. I feel sure I have left someone out. If so, please let me know. I don’t want to leave any one out. Here is my list: Nora, Daniel, Kris, Luise, Claire, Eva, Seho, Francisco, James, Sarah Jane, Kaylee, Veronica

Yours-DrW

From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
What an excellent job you did at our May 1 concert. Each of our three pieces was so wonderful in its own way. I will be earth was transcendent and spiritual just as I had hoped.
The Settling Years was joyous, exuberant and very interesting, and the women raised the roof on Still I rise. Specials thanks to Joy and Kaylee who really brought it. It was a very special evening.

This has been a great season and a great year. From the Black History Month Concert in February to the Leavitt Requiem in April and the Women’s Concert in May—so much wide-ranging music, all performed with distinction. Not to mention the fabulous Mozart concert last October and Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs in December. Your commitment and hard work have yielded such fabulous music-making. You have made me very proud.

Please don’t miss
The Annual Chorus Picnic
Tomorrow
Saturday May 9 2-6 pm at the home of Fred and Judy Wulff
6551 Columbia Pike, Annandale

Next Fall we will be singing music of J.S. Bach (Ein Feste Burg) and Handel’s Messiah. How good can it get. I hope every single one of you will be with me again. Tell your friends who a good singers about our upcoming season and they will want to join.

Have a wonderful summer.

Yours-DrW

NOVA Community Chorus
Calendar 2015-2016

2015

Tuesday, October 20 – 7:30 pm Dress Rehearsal, Schlesinger

Tuesday, October 27 – 7:30 pm Annual Chorus Benefit Concert, Schlesinger

Sunday, November 29 – 5:00 pm Dress Rehearsal with WMPO

Tuesday, December 1 – 7:30 pm Dress Rehearsal, Schlesinger

Saturday, December 5 – 3:00 pm Concert with WMPO (Masonic Memorial)

Sunday, December 6 – 3:00 pm Concert with WMPO (Epiphany)

Thursday, December 10 – 7:30 pm NVCC Holiday Concert, Schlesinger

Sunday, December 13 – VTS Sing-Along Messiah (optional)

2016

Tuesday, February 16 – Dress Rehearsal, Schlesinger

Tuesday, February 23 – Black History Month Celebration, Schlesinger

Sunday, April 3 – Dress Rehearsal with WMPO

Sunday, April 10 – Concert with WMPO (Epiphany)

Sunday, April 17 – Concert with WMPO (Masonic Memorial)

Tuesday, April 26 – Dress Rehearsal, Schlesinger

Friday, May 6 – NVCC Spring Concert, Schlesinger