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Info for New Members (Great refresher for current members, too)
Dr. W’s Choral Singing Tips
Performance Guidance (includes concert dress guidelines)
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Frequently Used Documents
February 29th, 2012
Eighth Rehearsal Post
February 29th, 2012
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear singers- thanks for the great rehearsal last night. You made me vey happy. If you missed last nights rehearsal for any reason, please contact me immediately
Eighth Rehearsal Preview
February 28th, 2012
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Welcome to our 8th rehearsal of Spring 2012! Please sign in.
Please proof the program roster for errors/omissions. [See e-mail]
Tonight is our Dress Rehearsal in Schlesinger for Jazz Mass. Try to arrive early so we don’t lose valuable time. After break I plan to go back to the ChorusRoom (AT130) and rehearse Songs of Sunset. Be sure to bring your music.
This Saturday (3/3) at 1:00 pm – Women, All Delius
Next Tuesday 3/6- Spring Break, No Rehearsal
Spring 2012 Schedule [no changes]
Tuesday, March 6 – Spring Break, No Rehearsal
Tuesday, March 13, 7:30 pm – Concert: Jazz Mass, Schlesinger Center
Sunday, March 25, 5:00 pm – Dress Rehearsal: Songs of Sunset, Bishop Ireton HS
Saturday, March 31, 3:00 pm – Concert: Songs of Sunset, Church of the Epiphany
Sunday, April 1, 3:00 pm Concert: Songs of Sunset, Bishop Ireton HS
Thursday, April 26, 7:30 pm Band/Chorus Spring Concert, Schlesinger Center
Saturdays
3/3 women
3/10
3/17 men
3/24 Full Rehearsal (SATB)
4/7 women
4/14 men
4/21 Full Rehearsal (SATB)
Other Calendar items
Friday, March 23 – My choir from Richmond will sing Evensong at 5:30 pm at Washington National Cathedral. I hope you can attend.
Friday, April 27 – Jonathan Price, son of former NVCC faculty Kathy Price, will present at voice recital at 7:30 pm here in AT130.
Concert Promotion
February 28th, 2012
From Dr. Whitmire: Hi Nancy- I love your energy. Hopefull everyone will spread the word.
Here is the info
“When the Saints Go Marching”
A concert featuring
NOVA Jazz Combo, the NOVA Faculty Jazz Ensemble
and
NOVA Community Chorus
Including the Northern Virginia premiere of
Jazz Mass, by Mark Whitmire
Tuesday, March 13, 7:30 pm
Schlesinger Concert Hall Center
3001 N. Beauregard
No tickets required, donations requested
703-845-6097
Seventh Rehearsal Preview
February 21st, 2012
From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 7th rehearsal of Spring 2012! Please sign in.
Please proof the program roster for errors/omissions. [See e-mail]
This Saturday, February 25, we have an important Full Rehearsal for Jazz Mass. Please plan to be there.
Next Tuesday, February 28, is our Dress Rehearsal in Schlesinger for Jazz Mass. Are you ready?
Please remember we have an important Full Rehearsal for Jazz Mass on Saturday, February 25. Please plan to be there.
Spring 2012 Schedule [no changes]
Saturday, February 25, 1:00 pm – Full Rehearsal
Tuesday, February 28, 7:30 pm – Dress Rehearsal, Schlesinger Center
Tuesday, March 6 – Spring Break, No Rehearsal
Tuesday, March 13, 7:30 pm – Concert: Jazz Mass, Schlesinger Center
Sunday, March 25, 5:00 pm – Dress Rehearsal: Songs of Sunset, Bishop Ireton HS
Saturday, March 31, 3:00 pm – Concert: Songs of Sunset, Church of the Epiphany
Sunday, April 1, 3:00 pm Concert: Songs of Sunset, Bishop Ireton HS
Thursday, April 26, 7:30 pm Band/Chorus Spring Concert, Schlesinger Center
Saturdays
2/25 Full Rehearsal (SATB)
3/3 women
3/10
3/17 men
3/24 Full Rehearsal (SATB)
4/7 women
4/14 men
4/21 Full Rehearsal (SATB)
Concert Poster
February 17th, 2012
From Dr. Whitmire: Here is a flyer for our Jazz Mass concert (.pdf). Spread the word.
Yours-DrW
Victorian Lyric Opera Company
February 15th, 2012
Chorister Debbie P is part of this upcoming production:
For more information: Victorian Lyric Opera Company
Songs of Sunset Text
February 14th, 2012
From Dr. Whitmire: Here is the text of Songs of Sunset (.pdf). The words are as romantic as the music. Enjoy!
Sixth Rehearsal Preview
February 14th, 2012
From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 6th rehearsal of Spring 2012! Please sign in.
Thanks to the Tenors who rehearsed last Saturday at noon.
And to the large group who came Women’s Rehearsal at 1:00 pm.
Men’s Rehearsal this Saturday at 1:00 pm.
There only one more rehearsal before our Tuesday, February 28 Dress Rehearsal in Schlesinger for Jazz Mass. Are you ready?
Please remember we have an important Full Rehearsal for Jazz Mass on Saturday, February 25. Please plan to be there.
Spring 2012 Schedule [no changes]
Tuesday, February 28, 7:30 pm – Dress Rehearsal, Schlesinger Center
Tuesday, March 6 – Spring Break, No Rehearsal
Tuesday, March 13, 7:30 pm – Concert: Jazz Mass, Schlesinger Center
Sunday, March 25, 5:00 pm – Dress Rehearsal: Songs of Sunset, Bishop Ireton HS
Saturday, March 31, 3:00 pm – Concert: Songs of Sunset, Church of the Epiphany
Sunday, April 1, 3:00 pm Concert: Songs of Sunset, Bishop Ireton HS
Thursday, April 26, 7:30 pm Band/Chorus Spring Concert, Schlesinger Center
Saturdays
2/18 men
2/25 Full Rehearsal (SATB)
3/3 women
3/10
3/17 men
3/24 Full Rehearsal (SATB)
4/7 women
4/14 men
4/21 Full Rehearsal (SATB)
Sing Well-DrW
The Delius Society
February 13th, 2012
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Friends- The Delius Society in the UK is leading effort to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth. I am happy to say that our concerts featuring Songs of Sunset are listed. Our’s appear to be the only American performances listed. Scroll down to 31 March and 1 April or go to this link.
http://www.delius.org.uk/forthcomingconcerts.htm
Yours-DrW
Rehearsal Reminder
February 11th, 2012
From Dr. Whitmire: Reminder:
Tenor Rehearsal today 12:00 noon-12:45 pm
Women’s Rehearsal 1:00-2:15 pm
-DrW
Fifth Rehearsal Preview
February 7th, 2012
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers,
Welcome to our 5th rehearsal of Spring 2012!
Please sign in.
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 demonstrate preparedness. Please notify Section Leaders of absences:
Soprano-Peggy Harrison, peggyh [at] ix [dot] netcom [dot] com
Alto-Debbie Peetz, peetz [at] rand [dot] org
Tenor-Larry Goldschmidt, lgold2 [at] comcast [dot] net
Bass-Ray Lombardi, rayjoyce2408 [at] verizon [dot] net
Thanks to the Basses who got together on their own last Saturday in my absence. I appreciate your commitment.
If there are Tenors who would like to rehearse this Saturday, I can work with you at 12 noon. Please let me know.
Women’s Rehearsal is this Saturday at 1:00 pm.
Thanks for all the good wishes and kind words regarding my mother who I visited in Texas last week. She is in a rehabilitation hospital and is in good physical health and fair mental health.
Sing Well-DrW
Fourth Rehearsal Preview
January 31st, 2012
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers,
Welcome to our 4th rehearsal of Spring 2012!
Please sign in.
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 demonstrate preparedness. Please notify Section Leaders of absences:
Soprano-Peggy Harrison, peggyh [at] ix [dot] netcom [dot] com
Alto-Debbie Peetz, peetz [at] rand [dot] org
Tenor-Larry Goldschmidt, lgold2 [at] comcast [dot] net
Bass-Ray Lombardi, rayjoyce2408 [at] verizon [dot] net
Thanks to the fine group of Women who came to rehearsal on Saturday.
We will not have Men’s Rehearsal this Saturday, as I will be in Texas caring for my mother. Please get together among yourselves and practice.
Music – All music, worksheets and music learning files can be found at novachorus.org/music-files.
Haiti Video
January 27th, 2012
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
As you will recall, I went on humanitarian trip to Haiti last November. One of the participants put together this video that I think you will enjoy.
I look forward to our Women’s rehearsal tomorrow at 1:00 pm.
Yours-DrW
Third Rehearsal Preview
January 24th, 2012
From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 3rd rehearsal of Spring 2012!
Please sign in.
Please proof the roster.
If you are registered as a Senior, please consider making a donation to NVCC Foundation in lieu of tuition. Donations of any amount are appreciated.
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 demonstrate preparedness. Please notify Section Leaders of absences:
Soprano-Peggy Harrison, peggyh [at] ix [dot] netcom [dot] com
Alto-Debbie Peetz, peetz [at] rand [dot] org
Tenor-Larry Goldschmidt, lgold2 [at] comcast [dot] net
Bass-Ray Lombardi, rayjoyce2408 [at] verizon [dot] net
Thanks to the fine group of Men who came to rehearsal on Saturday.
This Saturday 2/28 we have Women’s rehearsal at 1:00 pm.
Two new pieces for Jazz Mass
For those who purchased Jazz Mass I have made copies of the two new pieces: The Lord’s Prayer and Come Sunday (no charge). If you downloaded Jazz Mass from novachorus.org, please download and print the new pieces as well.
All music, worksheets and music learning files can be found at novachorus.org/music-files (Hurray Kate!)
Second Rehearsal Post
January 20th, 2012
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Thanks for another great rehearsal on Tuesday. We are beginning to find the beauty in Songs of Sunset. We have men’s rehearsal tomorrow at 1 pm.
I have decided to add two pieces to Jazz Mass: The Lord’s Prayer and my arrangement of Duke Ellington’s Come Sunday. I hope you like them. Kate will have them up at novachorus.org/music-files soon (because she is awesome).
Second Rehearsal Handouts
January 18th, 2012
Handouts from the January 17 rehearsal (.pdf files):
Worksheet #1 (revised)
Worksheet #2 (previously posted)
Delius Worksheet
January 16th, 2012
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Attached is Delius Worksheet #2 (.pdf). Last week we began to learn to identify the sounds of certain chords: major, minor, diminished, augmented , etc. With Worksheet #2 I hope to continue that process. If all this seems confusing or overwhelming, just relax. It takes time. See you tomorrow.
Yours-DrW
PS- If anyone had trouble opening the mp3s I sent earlier, go to novachorus.org/music-files
Songs of Sunset
January 16th, 2012
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- We had an excellent Women’s Rehearsal on Saturday. We found the beginnings of some beautiful moments in Songs of Sunset. Tomorrow we will work on Delius mm 130-187. Attached is the first movement for those of you who did not purchase the Rehearsal CD. The remaining movements will follow. Listen to how lush and beautiful this music is. See you tomorrow.
Yours-DrW
Delius
mm 1-48
mm 130-187
mm 358-412
mm 469-end
[Admin note: Music files are listed on the music files page.]
First Rehearsal Post
January 13th, 2012
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Thanks for a great first rehearsal on Tuesday. Starting new music is always hard work, but you stayed focused and accomplished a lot. As you know, we have rehearsal tomorrow at 1:00 pm for Women. We will rehearse Delius mm 1-48, plus Jazz Mass Introit, Sanctus, and Offertory. I hope to see you then.
Yours-DrW
Delius
mm 1-48
mm 130-187
mm 358-412
mm 469-end
First Rehearsal Handouts
January 11th, 2012
Two handouts from the rehearsal on January 10 (.pdf files):
Class Schedule, Worksheet #1
Please note: As previously posted: Free sheet music and rehearsal tracks for Songs of Sunset and Jazz Mass are posted at novachorus.org/music-files. (Including Jazz Mass as one file.)
First Rehearsal
January 7th, 2012
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers,
Happy New Year! I look forward to seeing you at our first rehearsal this Tuesday. Please bring all your friends who are good singers. Where else will they get to sing a Jazz Mass and a concert with full orchestra in the same season?
Free sheet music and rehearsal tracks for Songs of Sunset and Jazz Mass are posted at novachorus.org/music-files. I will also have sheet music and rehearsal CDs at our first rehearsal on Tuesday.
Songs of Sunset sheet music – $5
Songs of Sunset CDs – $5
Jazz Mass sheet music – $5
Jazz Mass CDs – $5
Cash or checks made payable to NVCC Foundation.
All singers must have sheet music at our first rehearsal on Tuesday. If you have not gone to the website and printed your music, please be prepared to purchase music on Tuesday. Please bring a black 3-ring binder for your music.
Music for our final concert of the season -Barber, Bernstein and Sondheim-is in the bookstore now, but we will not begin rehearsing it until March.
See you soon!
-DrW
Chorus Sheet Music at Campus Bookstore
January 5th, 2012
From Stage Manager Fred: The 6 selections for our chorus, listed below, are in the bookstore, but they are NOT on the shelves where we usually find our music. All 6 are neatly packaged in brightly colored UPS “Express Envelopes.” These envelopes are downstairs, stacked in a wire basket on the wall to your right and beyond the desk where students are renting and returning books.
The envelopes are plainly marked, “MUS 137 $15.00 660.” Ask one of the clerks to get it for you by this description. (There were only 2 customers in the bookstore this morning and no checkout line at all.)
I plan to 3-hole punch mine and put them in a 3-ring binder – today. See you Tuesday night.
MAKE OUR GARDEN GROW 450070. By BERNSTEIN.
LIFE IS HAPPINESS INDEED 450026. By BERNSTEIN.
NOT WHILE I’M AROUND 8621703. By SONDHEIM.
SEND IN THE CLOWNS. By SONDHEIM.
SURE ON THIS SHINING NIGHT OP13 NO13. By BARBER.
UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE. By JARRETT.
Registration
January 3rd, 2012
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers,
Happy New Year to all!
I know it’s early, but please register as soon as you can.
Also, I will need at least 15 paying singers to register MUS 237O2a so that we can have our Saturday rehearsals. If you have registered for MUS 237O2a in the past, please do so again.
I need every singer back next week. If, for any reason, you will not be returning, please let me know. Please do not try to slip away silently.
I look forward to seeing you next week.
Yours-DrW
Songs of Sunset
December 23rd, 2011
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
As you know from the Mp3 I sent, Songs of Sunset is a beautiful, lush, wonderfully romantic piece. But, like most musical impressionism, it is quite chromatic (moving by half step) and therefore difficult for singers. For that reason, I have prepared the music and rehearsal CDs far in advance in hopes that many of you will get started. Here is a pdf of the music. The next two messages will have mp3s of the women’s and men’s parts. Undoubtedly, our wonderful webmaster Kate will have all this at novachorus.org in the twinkling of an eye.
This is modern music, so you may not like it at first, but you will warm up to it (the way you did to Chichester Psalms, Judas Maccabeaus, Sea Symphony, etc).
I look forward to seeing you on January 10. In the meanwhile, have a wonderful holiday.
Yours-DrW
Rehearsal Tracks (.mp3 files): Soprano | Alto | Tenor | Bass