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Monday, December 1st, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
To All
-Thanks for last night. What a wonderful gift you were.
-Reminder: Our 7:30 pm rehearsal tomorrow night will be in Schlesinger.
-I want you to be fresh on Sunday. To that end, the call on Sunday 12/7 will be 3:30 pm. The concert will be in progress when you arrive., so enter quietly. Wait in the lobby or in one of the rooms to the right of the auditorium. The intermission should begin at 3:45, after which we will take the stage. (Of course, you can come at 3:00 and be a part of the audience if you like). You will need to warm yourself up. We sing Holst, Olson, Vaughan Williams.
-Our Mozart Concert is on Youtube. My thanks to Joel Richard (husband of alto Kate Cantrell) for his expert video work. Here is the link. Spread word!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_5dNUUvYzI&feature=em-upload_owner
To my Vocal Seminar students: Please let me know ASAP what you will sing on this Saturday’s 3:00 pm Recital. (title and composer)
Yours-DrW
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Friday, November 28th, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Ul would lie to start our portion of this Sunday’s rehearsal at 6:30 pm. See you then.
Yours-DrW
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 13th rehearsal of Fall 2014!
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Thanks for a great rehearsal on Sunday Night. You were thoroughly professional and I was very proud of yourwork.
This Sunday November 30 is our second 5:30 pm Dress Rehearsal with orchestra at Convergence (1801 N. Quaker Lane).
Tickets are here. See your Section Leader. Please sell your five tickets. We are selling them for $10–half off! Cash or checks made to WMPA.
CDs of our Mozart Concert are here. $10 cash or check to NVCC Foundation.
Tonight we will rehearse Mozart. Bring your music.
I will dismiss at 9 pm tonight, so the men can begin their baking.
Registration for Spring 2015 has begun.
Please register for MUS 137 Chorus now.
Here are my other classes. I would love to see you in one or more of them. Please tell you friends about them, too.
Mus 131 Class Voice – learn to how to be the best singer you can be
Mus 121 Music Appreciation – learn about music from all over the world
Mus 163 Beginning Guitar – have fun learning to play guitar
Mus 164 Intermediate Guitar – have more fun learning to play guitar
Mus 198 Vocal Seminar – learn how to improve your solo singing
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Friday, November 21st, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers – I have spoken many times about how to sing the unstressed [E] vowel. You may remember me saying “not eh and not uh, more like the French vowel in boeuf.” Here is a perfect example: Silent Noon sung by John Shirley Quirk. Listen at 3:25 when he sings”when two-fold silEnce was the song.”
Enjoy-DrW
PS- John Shirley Quirk, the great English baritone, gave premieres of several Britten operas. Beginning in 1991 he taught at Peabody, and for a time he lived in Fairlington. I once ran into him at Five Guys. He died on April 7 of this year.
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Friday, November 21st, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
-This message is to all my Vocal Seminar students and those might want to join us.
-Miraculously, I am able to offer Vocal Seminar class again in the Spring (MUS 19801a, Sat 12:30-2:30 pm). It is one of my favorite course to teach. All I need now is lots of enrollments. Otherwise, they’ll shuffle me over to Basic Musicianship or some other class.
What is Vocal Seminar? you may ask. It’s a weekly opportunity for you to perform songs with a spectacular pianist (Chris Hagan) and receive instruction in vocal technique, style, diction, etc from me.
It is a very fun and rewarding class.
-Before Vocal Seminar you should take Class Voice (MUS 131, Mon/Tues 6:00-7:15 pm). There you will gain the solid vocal technique and musicianship skills you will need in Vocal Seminar. Also, lots of fun – ask around. Worth repeating if you took it before.
-The more choristers we can get into these classes, the better our chorus will sound.
See you tomorrow at 11:00 am.
Yours-DrW
PS – There will be a Voice Recital on Saturday, December 6, at 3:00 pm. Singers from my Vocal Seminar will sing. Come hear them.
PS- It would be great if some of my seniors could register as paying students. Otherwise I fear they might cancel us or reassign me before senior registration begins.
Also- 2 choristers, Tom Munger (bass) and Marty Maher (soprano), are in my Friday morning Music Appreciation (MUS12005a) class. This class has been redesigned to be be a world music course and I think this first semester has been really interesting. Check with them and see if they agree. We have had some fascinating and lively discussions.
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Thursday, November 20th, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
Please don’t miss our
Saturday 11:00 am rehearsal at NOVA
or our
Sunday 5:30 pm rehearsal at Convergence
On Saturday I will have CDs of our October Mozart Concert. $10 cash or check payable to NVCC Foundation.
Yours-DrW
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire:
Welcome to our 12th rehearsal of Fall 2014!
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This Saturday November 22 is a full SATB rehearsal at 11:00 am . Please plan to attend. This is our last Saturday rehearsal of the semester.
This Sunday November 23 is our 5:30 pm Dress Rehearsal with orchestra at Convergence (1801 N. Quaker Lane). Please note time change.
Tickets are here. See your Section Leader. Please sell your five tickets. We are selling them for $10–half off! Cash or checks made to WMPA.
Registration for Spring 2015 has begun. Please register for MUS 137 Chorus as soon as you are able.
Here are my other classes. I would love to see you in one or more of them. Please tell you friends about them, too.
Mus 131 Class Voice – learn to how to be the best singer you can be
Mus 121 Music Appreciation – learn about music from all over the world
Mus 163 Beginning Guitar – have fun learning to play guitar
Mus 164 Intermediate Guitar – have more fun learning to play guitar
Mus 198 Vocal Seminar – learn how to improve your solo singing
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Monday, November 17th, 2014
Forwarded from Dr. Whitmire:
Dear Musicians and Singers;
To make room for our upcoming concerts at Convergence, we need to move the two large pews at Convergence. We will be able to do this on Sunday Nov 23rd. at 3:45pm and we need lots of help to move these large pews.
Please visit the sign up below if you can help. Please feel free to bring family and friends, but strong backs are a must – we don’t want anyone hurting themselves!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a48a8a822a6f85-help
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 11th rehearsal of Fall 2014!
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Next Tuesday is our last rehearsal before our November 23 Dress Rehearsal with orchestra.
Thanks to the fine group of men who came in on Saturday at 11:00 am. This coming Saturday I will see WOMEN.
The following Saturday November 22 is a full SATB rehearsal. Please plan to attend.
Registration for Spring 2015 has begun. Please register for MUS 137 Chorus assoon as you are able.
Here are my other classes. I would love to see you in one or more of them. Please tell you friends about them, too.
Mus 131 Class Voice – learn to how to be the best singer you can be
Mus 121 Music Appreciation – learn about music from all over the world
Mus 163 Beginning Guitar – have fun learning to play guitar
Mus 164 Intermediate Guitar – have more fun learning to play guitar
Mus 198 Vocal Seminar – learn how to improve your solo singing
Tomorrow night our friend John Kocur and his Jazz groups will be at the Carlysle Club. Come out and support music at NOVA:
Date: Wednesday, 12 November 2014
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Carlyle Club; 411 John Carlyle Street; Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 548-8899
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Sunday, November 9th, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Attached is a flyer for our upcoming concerts with the WMPO.
Yours-DrW
![Mozart](/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/archives/fall14/2014-1109_Fall_2014_WMPO_flyer.jpg)
Click image for Flyer PDF
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire:
Dear Singers- Here is our late Fall Schedule. See you tonight.
Yours-DrW
Sunday, 11/23/14, 5:00 pm
Dress Rehearsal 1 with the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
Convergence (1801 N. Quaker Lane, Alexandria)
Sunday, 11/30/14, 5:00 pm
Dress Rehearsal 2 with the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
Convergence (1801 N. Quaker Lane, Alexandria)
Tuesday, 12/02/14, 7:30 pm
Dress Rehearsal
Schlesinger?
Sunday, 12/07/14, 3:00 pm concert; 2:00 pm call
Concert 1 with the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
Convergence (1801 N. Quaker Lane, Alexandria)
Olson: Peace to the World
Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs
Holst: Christmas Day
Tues 12/9/14, 7:30 pm; 6:30 pm call
Chorus/Band/Jazz Band Concert
Schlesinger
Mozart: Dixit, Laudate Pueri
Olson: Peace to the World
Vaughan Williams: Rise heart, Let all the world
Christmas Day
Saturday, 12/13/14, 3:00 pm; 2:00 pm call
Concert 2 with the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
Church of the Epiphany
Olson: Peace to the World
Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs
Holst: Christmas Day
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Saturday, November 1st, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Hi Lisa- Attached is our program (.pdf) and roster for our Tuesday, Dec. 9 concert.
Yours-MW
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Tuesday, October 28th, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 9th rehearsal of Fall 2014!
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I hope you enjoyed the recording of Dixit Dominus that I sent. I will bring complete CDs soon.
Mozart is back! We will reprise 1. Dixit and 4. Laudate Pueri at our Tuesday, December 9 Band Chorus Concert.
Thanks to the fine group of Men who came in on Saturday. This coming Saturday I will see WOMEN.
Sing Well-DrW
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Sunday, October 26th, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Here is a recording (.mp3) of Dixit Dominus from our Mozart concert. I will make CDs of the concert available soon. In the meanwhile, enjoy.
Yours-DrW
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Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
Maestra Chris reports that you had a good rehearsal last night. Thanks to all!
My day entailed 7 hours of rehearsal (no kidding) followed by a concert. I wish I had been at NOVA!
I look forward to seeing the MEN at 11:00 am on Saturday.
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Monday, October 20th, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 8th rehearsal of Fall 2014!
Please sing in.
Once again, thanks for a spectacular concert last Tuesday. It was all I had hoped and more.
I am away conducting the All- County girls Choir in southern Virginia. Chris will be in charge. She will lead you through Five Mystical Songs, Christmas Day, and A Song for Peace. There will be copies of A Song for Peace.
Thanks to the fine group of women who came in on Saturday. This coming Saturday I will see MEN.
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Saturday, October 18th, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Colleagues-
Thanks to all who were able to attend our Mozart concert on Tuesday. We had a great crowd that filled the donation bowls.
The Mozart Effect must include generosity!
If you missed it, try to come to hear Lisa and the Alexandria Band present their Halloween Concert this Thursday at 8.
![Mozart](/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/archives/fall14/2014-1014_chorus.png)
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Friday, October 17th, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- As you may have heard, I am home today getting over a stomach bug. but I will definately be in tomorrow and hope see Women at 11:00 am and Vocal Seminar at 12:30 pm. See you then.
Yours-DrW
Chorus (Women)- 11:00 am – 12-15 p.m.
Vocal Seminar 12:30 pm- 2:30 pm
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Wednesday, October 15th, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
Thanks for a great concert last night. You were amazing. Clear articulation, beautiful tone, great rhythm and lovely smiling faces. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. Soloists- You were all outstanding. And how about Sean Ganous and Chris and David! Brilliant!
Permanent Schedule Change for Chorus and Vocal Seminar. I would like to move our Saturday schedule up and hour so that I can make a train home.
Chorus- 11:00 am – 12-15 p.m.
Vocal Seminar 12:30 pm- 2:30 pm
Your schedule says no rehearsal this Saturday. However, I would like to rehearse WOMEN this Saturday at 11:00 am. Come if you can. UL wants to do an additional piece so I’d like to get started.
I will be away next Tuesday conducting the Chesterfield All-County Women’s Chorus next Tuesday. Chris will be in charge. I know you will be on your best behavior. She’ll take you through Five Mystical Songs and Christmas Day. Be sure to have your music.
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Friday, October 10th, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
Tomorrow-I look forward to seeing everyone at 12 noon for our final rehearsal before our Tuesday concert. Try to sing through your music before then.
Please turn in ticket money to your Section Leader tomorrow. You can still sell more tickets though!
On Tuesday we will rehearse at 6:00 pm in Schlesinger. Please be in your place on the risers at that time.
Vocal Seminar Students- We will meet from 1:30-2:50 pm tomorrow. I have to catch a 3:25 pm train.
See you soon-DrW
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
Everyone please proof the program (.pdf). Let me know of any errors you may find.
See you tonight. -DrW
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