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Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-Welcome to our 11th rehearsal of Fall 2010!
Please sign in.
At this table, take note of word correction to On with the Snow.
If you were absent last week, pick up Verdi Requiem Rehearsal CDs. The 2-CD set is $10. Make checks to NVCC Foundation.
Thanks to the great group who attended Sunday’s rehearsal with orchestra. I was happy to have you there.
This Saturday (11/20) we have a Full Rehearsal 1:00 to 2:15 pm here in AT130. Please plan to attend.
This Sunday (11/21) is our Dress Rehearsal at Bishop Ireton High School (201 Cambridge Rd). This rehearsal is mandatory. THE TIME HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 6:00-8:30 PM.
12/5-12/12 Soloists please stay after rehearsal tonight.
Tags: attendance, dr. whitmire, judas, performances, rehearsal tracks, rehearsals, verdi requiem
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Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Hopefully this info (.pdf) will help you more fully understand what we are singing. It will go in the program, so let me know if there are any glaring typos.
See you tomorrow. Yours-DrW
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Monday, November 15th, 2010
From Dr. Whitmire:
Dear Singers- Attached is a seating chart (.pdf). If you can’t open, don’t worry, I’ll print it for tomorrow. If you are omitted or in the wrong section, please let me know. Yours-DrW
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Saturday, November 13th, 2010
From Stage Manager Fred: Chorus:
Mark will direct “our” orchestra for the first time this Sunday at 5:30 PM in the Bishop Ireton HS Cafeteria. It is their rehearsal but it provides an opportunity for us to get to know them, too. If you are new to the chorus, it is a great time to find your way to the high school for the first time (rather than wait until the dress rehearsal) and to experience how it will sound with this particular orchestra (they are learning it, too).
It is at 201 Cambridge Road in Alexandria, just north of Duke Street up on the hill.
If you approach it via Duke St, going East, Cambridge Rd. (traffic light for left turn) is two streets past Quaker Lane (traffic light). Park in the first parking lot (over looking Duke St.) and go straight into the building by the most obvious doors. We will be in the cafeteria which is to your left. So are the rest rooms. The auditorium and band rehearsal room that we will use for the concert are to your right.
Sit in sections (Soprano, Alto, etc.) and be quiet. It is the orchestra’s rehearsal.
http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=38.809294&lon=-77.081555&zoom=16&q1=201%20Cambridge%20Rd%2C%20Alexandria%2C%20VA
[Admin: For those who prefer Google Maps: Bishop Ireton High School]
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Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
Welcome to our 10th rehearsal of Fall 2010! Please sign in.
At this table, take a copy of On with the Snow
Inside pick up Verdi Requiem Rehearsal CDs. The 2-CD set is $10. Make checks to NVCC Foundation.
Absentee Auditions Tonight
If you have miss more than two rehearsals as of tonight, please stay to audition for me to demonstrate preparedness. If you are not sure of your absences, see your Section Leader.
All Soloists please stay after rehearsal tonight.
Tags: attendance, auditions, band, dr. whitmire, rehearsal tracks, rehearsals, section leaders, sheet music, verdi requiem
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Saturday, November 6th, 2010
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
-Thanks to all the men who came to today’s rehearsal. We got some excellent work done.
-Reminder: Absentee Auditions are this Tuesday at the end of rehearsal
-Bring your Verdi Requiem this Tuesday. We will rehearse Movement I: Requiem and Kyrie
I will have rehearsal CDs. The 2-Cd set will be $10 cash or check
-I will also hand out On with the snow, a medley we will sing with the Band on 12/09.
PS- I saw Tony Bennett sing this song last night with this same band. Coolest ever. Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeeX_HX0hwI
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Saturday, November 6th, 2010
(11/4/2010) From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
Thanks to all the women who auditioned for solos in Judas Maccabaeus. We heard 30 sets of auditions- mostly duets. Thanks to Chris for all the notes.
It was great to hear everyone; for some it was their first audition ever. For me it was a very tough job: I was looking for a clear, baroque quality of voice that is ample enough to fill a hall and at the same time matching voices that might sound good together.
So that I could include more singers I have selected two sets of soloists as you see below. [Edited for privacy]
What a wonderful group of singer you all are. I am honored to be able to work with you.
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Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers,
Welcome to our 9th rehearsal of Fall 2010! Please sign in.
Thanks again to all the Men who auditioned last Tuesday.
Duet # 48
Robles, Francisco; Brown, Bill
Men’s Chorus #50
Connors, John; DeHart, Jon; Gerbracht, Bob; Goldschmidt, Larry; Reilly, Bill; Robles, Francisco; Scott, Andrew; Brown, Bill; Bunner, Alan; Clark, John; Homayouni, Brandon; Kennedy, Richard; Krause, Alan; Robertson, Al
Solo # 58
Scott, Andrew
Tonight’s Rehearsal – #4 to #25
Auditions–Tonight (11/2) at the end of rehearsal I will hear auditions from WOMEN for #18, #30 and #58 (alto)
Absentee Auditions –Next Tuesday 11/9
If you have miss more than two rehearsals as of next week, please prepare to audition for me to demonstrate preparedness. If you are not sure of your absences, see your Section Leader.
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Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- I was so very pleased to have such a fine group of men audition tonight. We have some wonderful voices. Here are the results [Please see e-mail for listing]:
I look forward to hearing women next week
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Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
Welcome to our 8th rehearsal of Fall 2010! Please sign in.
Brava! for the 12 women who gave 2 fine performances of The Planets. Special thanks to Chris who subbed in on soprano I on the second performance.
Thanks again to Chris and David Hagan for their wonderful program last Tuesday and to each of you for to showing up with your friends and supporting the Vocal Scholarship so generously. We raised over $2000.00! We will be able to provide a full scholarship to one of our voice majors again next year.
Tonight – Judas #25 to the end
Auditions–Tonight (10/26) at the end of rehearsal I will hear auditions from MEN for #48, #50 and #58 (tenor)
Next week (11/2) at the end of rehearsal I will hear auditions from WOMEN for #18, #30 and #58 (alto)
Absentee Auditions –Tuesday 11/9
If you have miss more than two rehearsals as 11/9, please prepare to audition for me to demonstrate preparedness. If you are not sure of you absence, see your Section Leader [Admin: See Performance Tips for contact information].
Sing Well -DrW
Tags: attendance, auditions, dr. whitmire, fundraising, judas, performances, rehearsals, section leaders, The Planets
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Friday, October 22nd, 2010
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers,
As you know, the following solos in Judas are open to members of the chorus, who will be selected by audition.
44 | 18 | Duet (S-A)* | Come, ever-smiling Liberty
80 | 30 | Duet (S-S)* | Sion now her head
127 | 48 | Duet (T-B)* | O never bow we down
139 | 50 | Air (5 men)* | Father of Heaven
155 | 58 | Duet (A-T)* | Sing unto God
Auditions for men [Father in Heaven, and Sing unto God (tenor), and O never bow down]will be this Tuesday 10/26. We will go through them briefly this Saturday following the men’s rehearsal for those who are interested in auditioning.
Auditions for Women [Come ever smiling liberty. Sion now raise, and Sing unto God (alto)] will be next Tuesday 11/02.
I will be looking for well-prepared singers who have solo-quality voices that can reach over a full orchestra.
I hope that many of you will audition.
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Thursday, October 21st, 2010
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-What a wonderful recital on Tuesday night. Thanks to Chris and David for a unbelievable program! And what a wonderful group of people you are to show up with your friends and to support the Vocal Scholarship so generously. My goal was to raise $2000.00 and you raised $2030.00! We will be able to provide a full scholarship to one of our voice majors again next year. Thanks!
Yours-DrW
PS.
We have a Men’s Rehearsal this Saturday 1:00-2:15 pm
We have a Holst Rehearsal (12 women) this Saturday 2:30-3:00 pm
Tags: dr. whitmire, fundraising, rehearsals
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Saturday, October 16th, 2010
Dear Singers- Good morning! Below [linked] is a revised schedule (.pdf). Please take particular note of changes marked in red. See you later today.
Yours-DrW
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Thursday, October 14th, 2010
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
Everyone
-Please do not miss our Judas Maccabeaus rehearsal this Saturday 1:00-2:30 pm.
-Don’t forget, our Scholarship Fundraiser, a recital by Chris and David Hagan, is this Tuesday, October 19 at 7:30 pm. I’d like each of you to bring at least 2 guests. They will be glad you did.
Women’s Chorus for Holst
By all accounts, Sunday’s Dress Rehearsal was a disaster. Therefore I must take steps to give us the best chance for a credible performance. I am reducing the choir to two on a part. I am very sorry to have to cut some of my women from the concert, but I am forced to resort to drastic steps. The Reduced Women’s Chorus that you see below will rehearse this Saturday at noon. You must attend to sing in the concerts. If you are in the Reduced Women’s Chorus below, please respond and let me know that you will be at this rehearsal.
Choir I
Soprano 1- Terri LaGoe (10/17), Chris Hagan (10/24), Michelle McHugh
Soprano 2-Peggy Harrison, Lene Jensen
Alto-Debbie Peetz, Dorothea Kamara
Choir II
Soprano 1-Jill Meyer, Judy Robb
Soprano 2-Shellie Grant, Barbara Lowrey
Alto-Ellie Briscoe, Annette Reilly
I look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday. We will rehearse all of Judas.
Tags: dr. whitmire, fundraising, judas, rehearsals, The Planets
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Tuesday, October 5th, 2010
From Dr. Whitmire:
Christine and David Hagan will give a duo piano recital on Tuesday, October 19 at 7:30 pm in the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall (3001 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria). The recital will feature music by Claude Debussy, Manuel Infante and Igor Stravinsky. No tickets are required. The suggested minimum donation is $10. Proceeds from the recital will benefit the Music Program’s Vocal Scholarship. For information call 703-845-6096 or e-mail mwhitmire [at] nvcc [dot] edu.
Flyer (.pdf)
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Tuesday, October 5th, 2010
Dear Singers-
Welcome to our 7th rehearsal of Fall 2010! Please sign in.
Tonight – 4, 7, 10, 18, 19
Next Tuesday (10/12): No rehearsal (NVCC non-instructional day)
Saturday, October 16, 1-2:30 pm; Full Rehearsal
I added to our schedule on 9-14-10. Please plan to attend this very important rehearsal. Begin now making arrangements at work and at home so that you don’t miss it.
Tuesday (10/19): Chris and David Hagan Recital
7:30 pm; Schlesinger Center; Come and bring your friends!
This event funds our Vocal Scholarship. Post flyers (.pdf) around the community and send them to your friends.
The Planets- tonight at 9:20 pm
Music Majors Mid term Exam-tonight at 9:30 pm
Selections from choruses 4 7 10 18 19 25 26
[names omitted for privacy]
Please remember the NOVA Community Chorus in your charitable giving.
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Tuesday, September 21st, 2010
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
Welcome to our 5th rehearsal of Fall 2010! Please sign in.
Tonight’s Rehearsal – Judas 26, 30, 34, 43
Next Week – 49, 50, 56, 58, 66
The Planets– The Planets rehearsals have been moved to Tuesday at the end of rehearsal. If you think you might want to sing, stay and check out this beautiful music. There will be no Planets rehearsals on Saturdays.
Please remember this rehearsal that I added to our schedule (.pdf) on 9-14-10:
Saturday, October 16, 1-2:30 pm: Full Rehearsal
Please plan to attend this very important rehearsal. Begin now making arrangements at work and at home so that you don’t miss it.
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, ray2408 [at] comcast [at] net
(Update: Bass Section only: Please note that Ray Lombardi’s E-mail address is rayjoyce2408 [at] verizon [dot] net)
Please remember the NOVA Community Chorus in your charitable giving.
Tax-deductible contributions can be made to the NVCC Foundation.
Sing Well
[Admin: Section leader contact information is always included in each of the Frequently Used Documents, listed on the right: Performance Tips | Info for New Members | Join the Chorus (.pdfs)]
Tags: attendance, dr. whitmire, faq, judas, rehearsals, schedule, section leaders, The Planets
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Saturday, September 18th, 2010
Dear Singers-
Please check out the great work that Kate does on our web-site [www.novachorus.org].
On the website please check out Ellie Briscoe’s very clear and helpful notes about measure numbering. I would like to make one change. No. 30 begins with m1 on page 80. Chorus enters on page 82, m59. (If you’ve already numbered starting at p82, just add 58 to each of your measure numbers.)
Try to spend some time this weekend with your music and rehearsal CDs. I look forward to seeing you on Tuesday.
Yours-DrW
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Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
From Dr. Whitmire:
Dear Singers-
Welcome to our 4th rehearsal of Fall 2010! Please sign in.
At this table pick up
Pitch Exercise Chorus #25, Count-singing Exercise Chorus #25
Tonight’s Rehearsal Judas #19, #25 Next Week 26, 30, 33, 43
The Planets-Since several of my Planets women will be out this Saturday, we will rehearse The Planets tonight at the end of rehearsal. If you think you might want to sing, stay and check out this beautiful music. The will be no Planets rehearsal this Saturday.
-As you know we will miss two rehearsals in October. On October 12 the college is closed. On October 19 we have our Chorus Benefit Recital by Chris and David Hagan. To compensate, I have added a rehearsal to our schedule (.pdf):
Saturday, October 16, 1-2:30 pm: Full Rehearsal
Please plan to attend this very important rehearsal. Begin now making arrangements at work and at home so that you don’t miss it.
Sing well
Tags: dr. whitmire, exercises, fundraising, judas, Other Opportunities, rehearsals, schedule, The Planets
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