Seventh Rehearsal Posted on February 22, 2011February 27, 2011 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 7th rehearsal of Spring 2011! Please sign in. Tonight– Verdi 52-65, 80-100; Beethoven 22-28 Next Week– Verdi 1-46; Beethoven 29-47 This Saturday at 1 pm – Men Next Tuesday, March 1, 9:00 pm Music Majors 1st Exam (Verdi pp. 186-205) Next Wednesday, March 2,…
Alto Rehearsals Posted on February 16, 2011February 18, 2011 (2/16/2011) Update: Reminder: This will be the LAST alto rehearsal for the Verdi REQUIEM at Ellie’s — Sunday, February 20th, 7:30 – 9pm. (2/3/2011) Update: Reminder: Despite or because of the Super Bowl there WILL BE an Alto rehearsal at Ellie’s on Sunday — February 6th, 7:30 – 9pm. (1/29/2011)…
Sixth Rehearsal Preview Posted on February 15, 2011 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 6th rehearsal of Spring 2011! Please sign in. Verdi measure number errata: p50-m300 (not 301); p127-m19 (not 18) Tonight– Verdi 124-156, 167-181; Beethoven 29-47 Next week– Verdi 52-65, 80-100; Beethoven 22-28 This Saturday at 1 pm – women This Saturday at 3:00 pm, AT130…
Alexandria Band Concert Posted on February 13, 2011 From Wendy K. Matthews, Ph.D., Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor of Music: The Alexandria Campus Band and Special Guests to Perform at Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center on Friday, February 18, 2011 at 7:30 pm. The Alexandria Campus Band will present a family concert featuring the music…
Verdi Ticket Discount Posted on February 11, 2011August 26, 2015 From Chorister Ellie: For half price tickets to the Verdi Requiem (full price ranges from $35 to $65), use the discount code “BOOK” online at www.alexsym.org or call 703 548-0885.
Verdi on Cyberbass Posted on February 10, 2011 From Chorister Maria: Here is the web site for the Verdi Requiem on Cyberbass: http://cyberbass.com/Major_Works/Verdi_G/verdi.htm The really fast part in the last movement is at the bottom – Part 3. You can control the speed by adjusting the number in the speed box on the right. It is set at…
Rehearsal Worksheet Posted on February 9, 2011February 11, 2011 From this week’s rehearsal: Verdi Requiem Worksheet #2 (.pdf)
WMP Performances Posted on February 8, 2011 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Thanks for a very productive rehearsal tonight. It was very hard work, but you kept focused and had a wonderful energy and attitude. The WMP is performing Jonathan Kolm’s orchestra piece Prophecies. Dr. Kolm is our piano and composition professor. Please attend if you can. …
Fifth Rehearsal Preview Posted on February 8, 2011February 8, 2011 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 5th rehearsal of Spring 2011! Please sign in. Tonight-Verdi 182-211 and 124-156, Beethoven 22-28 Next week– Verdi 124-156, 167-181; Beethoven 29-47 This Saturday at 1 pm – men Women– It is now just a month until our concert with the ASO. If you are…
Women’s Concert Dress Posted on February 8, 2011February 8, 2011 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear NOVA Community Chorus Women- This is a follow-up to the message I sent two weeks ago about concert dress. It is now just a month until our concert with the ASO. If you are going to order clothing from one of the sites below, you should…
Verdi Sanctus Split Posted on February 8, 2011February 8, 2011 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- In the Verdi Requiem, it has been requested that we split on the Sanctus. Therefore: Chorus I – S1, A1, T1, B1 Chorus II- S2, A2, T2, B2 Also, several singers has spoken to me about conflicts. If you are going to miss any part…
Verdi Publicity Posted on February 6, 2011August 26, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- While I continue to be informed (and annoyed) of ASO publicity that has not listed us as participants in the Verdi Requiem, we are listed on the ASO website (see below). Yours-DrW Symphony Concert 4 http://www.alexsym.org/concert4.shtml Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 8 pm Sunday, March…
Summer Singing Posted on February 6, 2011 From Chorister Grace: Two items of possible vacation planning interest to our members from the newsletter below (linked) – the Chorus America’s annual June conference in San Francisco and the fact that most weeks of the Berkshire Choral Festival this summer still have openings. I will be sure to mention…
Google Alert Posted on February 3, 2011 Picked up on Google Alert for “NOVA Community Chorus”: Finalists Chosen for NOVA Idol, NOVA Fortnightly: “The soulful stylings of Erika Anderson were lyrical as they skipped across notes at an impressive speed with skill demonstrating her experience performing with the NOVA Community Chorus.” http://novafortnightly.com/2011/02/03/finalists-chosen-for-nova-idol/
Presentation Reception Posted on February 3, 2011 From Chorister Mary: Dear NOVA Chorus, Sara Dudley Brown and Mary Yee are organizing a reception to follow Dr. Kathy Price’s talk at NOVA on Saturday, February 19. (Sara and Mary sit in the soprano section.) We’ll need a wide variety of foods for the reception. Would you like to…
Research Presentation Posted on February 3, 2011February 3, 2011 From Chorister Mary: Dear NOVA Chorus, Last spring many of the women of the NOVA Chorus participated in a research study being conducted by Kathy Kessler Price on the effects of aging on the female singing voice. Kathy wrote her dissertation on this subject and earned her PhD in vocal…
Beethoven Files Posted on February 1, 2011February 1, 2011 From Admin: All Beethoven music .mp3 files, including diction, can be found on the Music Files page.
Fourth Rehearsal Preview Posted on February 1, 2011February 1, 2011 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 4th rehearsal of Spring 2011! Please sign in and proof Roster. Tonight-Verdi 1-46, Beethoven 10-16; 18-19 (men) Next Week-Verdi 182-211, Beethoven 22-28 This Saturday at 1 pm – women Tuesday May 3 Concert in Schlesinger -Beethoven Ode to Joy (piano 4-hands) Soloists will be…
Rehearsal Handouts Posted on January 26, 2011January 27, 2011 Two handouts from the January 25 rehearsal: Verdi Requiem Worksheet 1, 2 page .pdf Beethoven 9th Count-singing Drill, 2 page .pdf
Women’s Concert Dress Posted on January 23, 2011 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear NOVA Community Chorus Women- I want to bring the appearance of our chorus women in line with the formality and uniformity of our chorus men. I asked a group of women to work on this, and they developed the following profile (.pdf) of appropriate concert dress….
Tenor Rehearsal Notes Posted on January 21, 2011January 21, 2011 From Section Leader Larry: Here is a list of the TENOR CD practice tracks and the starting page number for each track: 1 page 2 2 page 19 3 page 30 (bottom) 4 page 43 5 page 51 (bottom) 6 page 80 7 page 85 8-9 page 124 (we are…
Bass Rehearsal Notes Posted on January 19, 2011 From Chorister Fred: Basses: You can print this, cut it to size and paste it in your music for reference or add it to your iTunes/iPod directory. VERDI – BASS REHEARSAL CD ACTUAL START POINTS 01 Requiem & kyrie pp 02 02 Dies irae pp 19 03 Tuba mirum pp…
Alto Rehearsal Notes Posted on January 17, 2011January 19, 2011 From Section Leader Debbie: Note from Ellie who has also asked to post on the NOVA Chorus web site. See you tomorrow night. From Chorister Ellie: This is where I think each of the Verdi alto rehearsal tracks begin: Track 1: page 2, top system 2: page 19, top 3:…
Rehearsal Reminder Posted on January 14, 2011 From Dr. Whitmire: Reminder- There is a rehearsal for tenors and basses tomorrow (01/15) from 1:00-2:15 pm (not required, but strongly encouraged). Have a great weekend!
First Rehearsal Recap Posted on January 12, 2011January 23, 2011 Handouts from last night’s rehearsal: First Rehearsal Welcome, (.pdf) Schedule, Spring 2011, 2 pages (.pdf) Verdi text and translation, 3 pages, previously posted on December 30, (.pdf) Beethoven text and translation, 2 pages, (.pdf) Also noted: Verdi Latin diction, previously posted on December 30, (.mp3) Gramophone article: Composer Eric Whitacre…