Stomp your foot Posted on April 18, 2014April 22, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Reminder- There is no rehearsal tomorrow. New important info: The Band will rehearse Stomp your foot this Thursday 4/24 in Schlesinger at 7:45 pm. It would be a big help if as many of you as possible could attend. We will sing Stomp your foot…
Hand Clapping notes for “Stomp Your Foot” Posted on April 15, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: We added some clapping to Stomp Your Foot. It will save us time if you can check out Debbie’s notes and mark your music in advance. Thanks —- From Debbie: I hope I have everything recorded correctly and listed so it is easy to understand. Information is…
Reminder and New Info Posted on April 14, 2014April 15, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- -Tomorrow 4/15 I will dismiss men at 8:45 pm and rehearse women only until 9:30 pm. -Here is a schedule change: There will be no Saturday rehearsal on 5/3 -Here is a schedule addition: The Annual Chorus Picnic will be Sat. 5/10, 2-6 pm, at…
Chorus Posted on April 7, 2014April 8, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- -Wow! Who could have imagined how wonderful you would sound last night? It was a truly beautiful performance.Thanks for your commitment, focus and hard work. -If you missed the concert for any reason, please contact me immediately. If you have previously informed me of your…
Rehearsal Preview Posted on April 1, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Check out these videos of Sunday night.. I only had time to watch movement 1, but it sounded pretty good! See you tonight. Please don’t be absent. —– From Larry Ries: Hi everyone, Thought you might like to see videos of last Sunday’s performance of…
Bravo Posted on March 31, 2014April 1, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Thanks for last night. Your performance was everything I had hoped it could be: you sang with commitment and beauty. We’ll iron out movement 5 tomorrow night and our performance next Sunday at Epiphany will be stunning I am sure. Several of you have asked…
Eighth Rehearsal Preview Posted on March 25, 2014March 25, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 8th rehearsal of Spring 2014! Please sign in. Thanks for your focus and hard work at Sunday’s Dress Rehearsal. If you missed the Dress Rehearsal for any reason, please contact me immediately. If you have previously informed me of your absence, please contact me…
Saturday Rehearsal Posted on March 22, 2014March 23, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Hello Singers- -I look forward to seeing you today at 3:00 pm. -I have tickets for our upcoming concerts. Please see Section Leaders today to pick them up. (I will need an alto to fill in for Debbie). -Even if Sea Surface is not your favorite piece…
Seventh Rehearsal Preview Posted on March 18, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 7th rehearsal of Spring 2014! Please sign in. Thanks to all who got together in groups last Tuesday rehearse Sea Surface. It will make a big difference. Tonight we will rehearse Sea surface full of clouds with Ul James; Frostiana Be sure to have…
Schedule Posted on March 15, 2014March 17, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Please make sure you this info on you calendar: Sunday, 3/23/14, 5:00 pm Dress rehearsal with orchestra Location TBA Sunday, 3/30/14, 3:00 pm Concert with the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic T. C. Williams High School, 3330 King Street, Alexandria Reiss: Sea surface full of clouds (WorldPremiere)…
Sixth Rehearsal Preview Posted on March 4, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 6th rehearsal of Spring 2014! Thank you once again for a splendid Black History Month Celebration. If you haven’t already, check out https://soundcloud.com/kiru9867/sets/nvcc-alexandria-music-dept You were fabulous! Please sign in. Tonight we will rehearse Sea surface full of clouds Frostiana Be sure to have all…
Women Posted on March 1, 2014March 4, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: I hope to see all the WOMEN today at 3. Yours-DrW
Excellent Singing Posted on February 27, 2014March 4, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- -Thanks again for your excellent singing on Tuesday. You sounded great and looked great as well. You communicated a lot of joy and made me very happy. -Unfortunately, we have no time to rest on our laurels. We have only two rehearsals (March 4 and…
Precious Lord Posted on February 14, 2014August 26, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- I have attached a revised Precious Lord (.pdf). I only changed the ending. i am sure kate will get it up on novachorus.org and i will put it on Blackboard. I hope to eee everyone tomorrow at 3 pm. Yours-DrW
Fourth Rehearsal Preview Posted on February 11, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 4th rehearsal of Spring 2014! Please sign in. Next Week is our 7:30 pm Dress Rehearsal in Schlesinger. 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…
Go Down Moses Posted on February 4, 2014February 6, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Thanks for all the Go Down Moses auditions. There were so many outstanding auditions, especially in the alto section. I have limited this piece to four (or less) on a part and given special consideration to Music Majors. Here is the group: s1 – Terri,…
Saturday Rehearsal Posted on January 25, 2014January 28, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- What a wonderful rehearsal we had today. A great turnout from the women. I have put a new song, Precious Lord, on Blackboard, in ‘Course Documents.’ It will end Jazz Mazz for Dr. King. It was sung at the March on Washington 50 years ago…
College Closed Posted on January 21, 2014January 21, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- As you may know, the college has closed so we will not have rehearsal tonight. I strongly encourage you to use the time working on your music, especially Jabula Jesu and Lift every voice. You should work on Go down, Moses if you intend to…
First Rehearsal Review Posted on January 18, 2014January 19, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- – Thanks for an excellent first rehearsal of Spring 2014. My 30th year at NOVA is going to be a great one! – Peggy reports that we had (1) singers present who were not registered, (2) registered singers who were not present or did not…
First Rehearsal Preview Posted on January 14, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 1st rehearsal of Spring 2014! It is going to be a great season. Please sign in. If you are new, give your phone and e-mail. Be sure to write clearly. Registration If you are not registered, please register now for Chorus (MUS 137 or…
Courses Posted on January 3, 2014January 6, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- It was SO good to see you and hear you tonight. I can’t wait for our concert tomorrow. If you have not done so, please register for chorus asap. Also, please consider taking a course next semester to strengthen your musicianship so that you can…
Call & Go down, Moses Posted on January 3, 2014January 19, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Ul is going to rehearse Beethoven first, so our call is now 1:00 pm this Saturday. As last year, our Black History Month Concert will feature a piece sung by Music Majors (and other auditioned singers as space allows.) I have attached Go down, Moses….
Music Files Posted on December 29, 2013January 6, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Reminder:The postponed performance of the Haydn mass is this Saturday, January 4, at the Masonic Memorial. The call is 12:30 pm; concert time is 3:00 pm. I have only heard from one person the might not be there, so I am expecting all of you…
Concert Rehearsal Posted on December 17, 2013December 29, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- As you know, our make up concert on Saturday, January 4, 1:00 PM Rehearsal, 3:00 PM Concert. It will be at at George Washington Masonic National Memorial. Please find time over break to work with your Haydn reh CD. We will have a chorus rehearsal…
Fourteenth Rehearsal Preview Posted on December 3, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 14th rehearsal of Fall 2013! Please sign in. Tonight’s rehearsal is in Schlesinger at 7:30 pm. Thanks for your outstanding performance on Sunday. You were amazing. I listened to the entire concert on Tuesday night on the way home. Bravo! Schedule Saturday, 12/07/13 noon…