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Tuesday, March 17th, 2015
From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 8th rehearsal of Spring 2015! Please sign in.
Thanks to all who rehearsed in sections last week during break. Special thanks to those who arranged and hosted the rehearsals.
Tonight 3/17 we will rehearse all of the Requiem. We will also rehearse for our May concert (The Settling Years, I will be earth, Still I rise [women]) as time allows.
This Saturday 3/21 at 11:00 we will have will be a full rehearsal here at NVCC. Please plan to attend.
This Sunday at 5:00 pm is our Dress Rehearsal with orchestra. The location has been changed. We will rehearse at Convergence (1801 N. Quaker Lane, Alexandria).
A flyer is attached. Please spread the word!
Tickets are here. Please see your Section Leader. Sell your five or buy them and give them asgifts to your friends and family (Our tickets are $10; they are $20 at the door). Cash or checks made to WMPO.
Yours-DrW
Schedule
Sunday, 3/22/15, 5:00 pm Dress Rehearsal
Convergence (1801 N. Quaker Lane, Alexandria)
Sunday, 3/29/15, 3:00 pm Concert, 2:00 pm call
Gorge Washington Masonic Memorial (101 Callahan Dr. Alexandria)
Sunday, 4/12/15, 3:00 pm, 2:00 pm call
Concert with the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
Church of the Epiphany (1317 G St. NW Washington)
Leavitt Requiem Scores
If you are receiving this message, but are no longer singing with us, please consider returning your Leavitt Requiem Score. You can donate it or I will pay you for it.
Everyone- If you have a Leavitt Requiem Score but have not paid for it, please do so. When I wrote a check for the scores, I was $80 short.
Click image for Flyer PDF
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Monday, March 2nd, 2015
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Let’ get calibrated. Including tomorrow, we have only we have only two regular Tuesday rehearsals before our 3/22 dress rehearsal with orchestra.
Likewise, we have only two Saturdays. Please note Sat. 3/21 will be a full rehearsal. Please plan to attend.
Tomorrow will will rehearse movements 6-9. See you then.
Tuesday Rehearsals
1. March 3
March 10 no rehearsal
2. March 17
11:00 am Saturday Rehearsals
1. March 7 women
March 14 no rehearsal
2. March 21 men full Rehearsal
Sunday, 3/22/15, 5:00 pm: Dress Rehearsal
Immanuel Church on the Hill (3606 Seminary Rd.)
Sunday, 3/29/15, 3:00 pm Concert with the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
Gorge Washington Masonic Memorial (101 Callahan Dr, Alexandria)
Sunday, 4/12/15, 3:00 pm
Concert with the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
Church of the Epiphany (1317 G St. NW, Washington)
Yours-DrW
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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- We will end the BHM Celebration with Lift every Voice” -same as last year. If you were with us then, please bring your music tonight. If not, please print a copy from the attached pdf. I have also put it on Blackboard.
Yours-DrW
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2015
From Dr. Whitmire:
Welcome to our 3rd rehearsal of Spring 2015!
Please sign in.
Please proof the rosters. Correct any errors or omission.
In the Leavitt Requiem we rehearse #4 and #5 tonight.
In #4 we sing the bottom 4 staves always.
Next week we rehearse #6 and #7.
Auditions for Wake up my Spirit (required for music majors) are tonight.
FREE rehearsal tracks are available at http://www.novachorus.org/music-files.
Donations. 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. Make checks to NVCC Foundation.
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@ix.netcom.com
Alto-Debbie Peetz, peetz@rand.org
Tenor-Larry Goldschmidt, lgold2@comcast.net
Bass-Ray Lombardi, rayjoyce2408@verizon.net
Yours-DrW
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Saturday, January 24th, 2015
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
I look forward to seeing Men today at 11 am.
On Tuesday will work on Requiem 4 and 5. For those who do not have music, please go to Blackboard- Course Documents and print a copy for rehearsal. Hopefully the scores will be here soon.
Yours-DrW
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2015
From Dr. Whitmire: Wake up, my spirit
Women divisi
when there are 3 parts it is always divided Alto, except
m 77-83 div S
m 95 div S
m 109-122 div S
mm 152-157 div S
mm 173-176 div S
Men divisi
when there are 3 parts it is always divided Tenor.
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2015
From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 2nd rehearsal of Spring 2015!
Please sign in. If you are new, give your phone and e-mail. Be sure to write clearly.
Donations. 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. Make checks to NVCC Foundation.
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@ix.netcom.com
Alto-Debbie Peetz, peetz@rand.org
Tenor-Larry Goldschmidt, lgold2@comcast.net
Bass-Ray Lombardi, rayjoyce2408@verizon.net
You should have the following music tonight, either purchased from the Bookstore or printed from Blackboard. I will have a few copies for those who are unable to print.
Four Spirituals
Motherless Child
Wake up, my spirit (this will be sung by an auditioned group including all music majors)
Leavitt Requiem
I still have a few Rehearsal CDs for Black History Month Concert and the Leavitt Requiem $10 (5$ each). Cash or check payable to NVCC foundation.
FREE rehearsal tracks are now available at http://www.novachorus.org/music-files.
Kate is AMAZING!!!
Yours-DrW
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Thursday, January 15th, 2015
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
-For Saturday (women) and Tuesday (all ) we will rehearse movements 1 and 2 of the Requiem. Thereafter, we will move along 2 at a time – 3 and 4, 5 and 6, etc.
-I have attached movements 1 and 2 of the Requiem for those who didn’t get music. It will be on Blackboard as well.
-A dear friend and chorister has died and the funeral is this Saturday. Christine Hagan will lead the 11:00 am Women’s rehearsal as well as my 12:30 pm Vocal Seminar.
-I have had good response about my possible trip to sing in Salzburg, Austria July 1-6, 2015. If anyone else is interest, let me know asap.
Yours-DrW
As rehearsal tracks, recordings and sheet music files become available, they are posted to the music files page, listed on the tab above.
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Thursday, January 15th, 2015
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- If you didn’t get music, here are two spirituals. Two more to follow. I will also post them on Blackboard. Print them out and go to work.
Yours-DrW
As rehearsal tracks, recordings and sheet music files become available, they are posted to the music files page, listed on the tab above.
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Tuesday, January 13th, 2015
From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 1st rehearsal of Spring 2015! 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.
Donations. 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. Make checks to NVCC Foundation.
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@ix.netcom.com
Alto-Debbie Peetz, peetz@rand.org
Tenor-Larry Goldschmidt, lgold2@comcast.net
Bass-Ray Lombardi, rayjoyce2408@verizon.net
In the Bookstore (Please have your music at all rehearsals)
Four Spirituals (we will sing Great Day and In dat great gittin’ up)
Wake up, my spirit (this will be sung by an auditioned group including all music majors)
Motherless Child
The Settling Years
I Will Be Earth
Still I Rise (Women only)
In the room
Leavitt Requiem. ($20 cash or check to WMPA)
Rehearsal CDs for Black History Month Concert and the Leavitt Requiem $10 (5$ each). Cash or check payable to NVCC foundation.
Links to FREE rehearsal tracks will be available at http://www.novachorus.org/music-files.
Yours-DrW
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Monday, January 5th, 2015
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
-Happy New Year! I am looking forward to seeing you at our first rehearsal on Tuesday, January 13.
If you know good singers looking for a place to sing, please have them join us.
-Senior online registration will be Sunday, January 11.
For those unable to register online, in-person registrations will be accepted on Monday, January 12.
-Music is in the bookstore
Bundled in an envelope together are
Four Spirituals
Wake up, my spirit
The Settling Years
Separate are
Motherless Child
I Will Be Earth
Women only need
Still I Rise
-I am in today and have more copies of the Leavitt Requiem. ($20 cash or check to WMPA)
Yours-DrW
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Thursday, January 1st, 2015
Classes begin on Monday, January 12. The first chorus rehearsal is on Tuesday, January 13.
Chorus is MUS 137 001A (subject MUS, catalog number 137, section 001A).
For previous postings regarding Spring 2015, under Archives on the right-hand side of the page, click on “Spring 2015”
For archived Summer or Fall 2014 information, please see to the right-hand side of the page, also under Archives.
Frequently Used Documents are always linked on the right side of the page:
Info for New Members (Great refresher for current members, too)
Dr. W’s Choral Singing Tips
Performance Advice (includes concert dress guidelines)
Join the Chorus
As rehearsal tracks, recordings and sheet music files become available, they are posted to the music files page, listed on the tab above.
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Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Here is my gift to you. Motherless Child sheetmusic and Soprano rehearsal track. A/T/B to follow.
Have a wonderful holiday.
As rehearsal tracks, recordings and sheet music files become available, they are posted to the music files page, listed on the tab above.
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Sunday, December 14th, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
Brava/o!!! for w wonderful concert last night. I perfect conclusion to an amazing season.
I will be at NOVA tomorrow from 5 to 9 pm for those who want to pick up the Leavitt Requiem.
Your- DrW
[Update Dec 15]: Sorry folks, I didn’t bring the music. I got a call that Brie was in the ICU and bounded out of the house. They have her situation under control, so all is well. sorry about the music.-DrW
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Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 5th rehearsal of Fall 2014!
Tickets are here. Each singer should have has five tickets to sell (or buy and give to your friends and family).This is going to be a wonderful concert. Spread the word! Cash or checks made to NVCC Foundation.
Spread the word about our concert. 99% of our audience will be the people you bring.
Don’t wait. Start now.
Where to Breath was sent to you last week. Be sure you have marked your score.
Thanks to all who auditioned for solos in the Vespers. We’ll sing through each of these tonight at the end of rehearsal.
I & III Nancy, Kaylee, Francisco, Matt
II Michelle, Jane, Alex, Nick
V Terri
VI Peggy, Halina, Bob, David
Donations. Please consider making a tax-deductable donation to the chorus. Donations of any amount areappreciated. Make checks to NVCC Foundation.
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.
Holst: Christmas Day is a FREE download at http://www3.cpdl.org/wiki/images/f/f6/GHXmasday.pdf
It is also available at Foxes Music and at sheetmusicplus.com
Christmas Day
Composed by Gustav Holst (1874-1934). For Choral (SATB). Music Sales America. Christmas, 20th Century, Choral. 16 pages. Novello & Co Ltd. #NOV290129R. Published by Novello & Co Ltd. (HL.14015246)
Please have Christmas Day by October 15.
Sing Well-DrW
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Tuesday, September 9th, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 3rd rehearsal of Fall 2014!
Be sure that you have all your music and worksheets at every rehearsal. Should you misplace any materials, print PDFs from novachorus.org
Attached is the completed “Where to Breath” chart (.pdf). Please mark your music as soon as possible as we don’t have any rehearsal time to waste.
Tickets are here. See you Section Leader. Each singer has five tickets to sell (or buy and give to your friends and family). This is going to be a wonderful concert. Spread the word! Chas or checks made to NVCC Foundation.
Auditions for our October 14 Mozart concert are next Tuesday, September 16 at the end of rehearsal. The audition music will be III. Beatus Vir. I encourage all singers to audition if you know the solo music thoroughly
Donations. Please consider making a tax-deductable donation to the chorus. Donations of any amount are appreciated. Make checks to NVCC Foundation.
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.
Holst: Christmas Day is a FREE download at http://www3.cpdl.org/wiki/images/f/f6/GHXmasday.pdf
It is also available at Foxes Music
and at sheetmusicplus.com
Christmas Day
Composed by Gustav Holst (1874-1934). For Choral (SATB). Music Sales America. Christmas, 20th Century, Choral. 16 pages. Novello & Co Ltd. #NOV290129R. Published by Novello & Co Ltd. (HL.14015246)
Please have Christmas Day by October 15.
Yours-DrW
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Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 2nd rehearsal of Fall 2014!
Be sure that you have all your music and worksheets at every rehearsal. Should you misplace any materials, print PDFs from novachorus.org
Donations. 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. Make checks to NVCC Foundation.
Inside
We have more Rehearsal CDs for Mozart Solemn Vespers and Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs Are available for $10 (5$ each). Cash or check payable to NVCC foundation.Links to FREE rehearsal tracks are available at http://www.novachorus.org/music-files.
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@ix.netcom.com, 703-609-6540
Alto-Debbie Peetz, peetz@rand.org, 703-931-2872
Tenor-Larry Goldschmidt, lgold2@comcast.net, 703-527-7447
Bass-Ray Lombardi, rayjoyce2408@verizon.net, 703-524-5761
Holst: Christmas Day is a FREE download at http://www3.cpdl.org/wiki/images/f/f6/GHXmasday.pdf
It is also available at Foxes Music
and at sheetmusicplus.com
Christmas Day
Composed by Gustav Holst (1874-1934). For Choral (SATB). Music Sales America. Christmas, 20th Century, Choral. 16 pages. Novello & Co Ltd. #NOV290129R. Published by Novello & Co Ltd. (HL.14015246)
Usually leaves our warehouse: Within 24 hours $3.50
Please have Christmas Day by October 15.
Yours-DrW
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Tuesday, August 26th, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 1st rehearsal of Fall 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.
Donations. 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. Make checks to NVCC Foundation.
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@ix.netcom.com, 703-609-6540
Alto-Debbie Peetz, peetz@rand.org, 703-931-2872
Tenor-Larry Goldschmidt, lgold2@comcast.net, 703-527-7447
Bass-Ray Lombardi, rayjoyce2408@verizon.net, 703-524-5761
In the Bookstore (Please have your music at all rehearsals)
Mozart: Solemn Vespers
Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs
Holst: Christmas Day is a FREE download at http://www3.cpdl.org/wiki/images/f/f6/GHXmasday.pdf (.pdf)
Take from this table
Worksheets
Schedule/DrW’s Choral singing Tips
Music Fundamentals
Inside
Rehearsal CDs for Mozart Solemn Vespers and Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs Are available for $10 (5$ each).
Cash or check payable to NVCC Foundation.
Links to FREE rehearsal tracks are available at http://www.novachorus.org/music-files.
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- I hope you are all enjoying the beginning of a great summer. But I am sure there are eager beavers out there who would like to get started on our Fall music. Here are the editions we’ll be using. Muisc will be in the bookstore, or you can order it now from Sheetmusicplus (see below).
Vesperae Solennes de Confessore
(SATB). By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). For Choral, Piano (SATB). Choral Large Works. Classical Period. Difficulty: difficult. Vocal score. Vocal score, lyrics and piano reduction. K.V. 339. 68 pages. Published by G. Schirmer (HL.50234170)
Usually leaves our warehouse: Within 24 hours $6.99
Five Mystical Songs – Choral Part
By Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958). For bass voice solo, SATB choir, keyboard (organ or piano) or band or orchestra or string orchestra. General. Choral part. 16 pages. Published by Galaxy Music Corporation (EC.1.5029)
Usually leaves our warehouse: Within 2 to 3 weeks $2.80 $2.58
(Minimum order: 6)
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2014
From Fred: Our thanks to Carol Pelenberg for scanning the piano and vocal soloists in addition to our parts.
You can actually see what is going on during the first 17 measures for example, rather than just count measures.
PDFs: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
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Tuesday, March 18th, 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 all your music
Women– I am adding Come In (SAA) to our Frostiana Concert. Women – Please pick up a copy here. Go to http://www.choraltech.us/midilist.htm to learn your notes.
I hope you got Black History Month Celebration photos I sent. Don’t forget to listen to recordings at
https://soundcloud.com/kiru9867/sets/nvcc-alexandria-music-dept
Schedule (These dates have been on your schedule since the start of the semester; please do not be absent)
Saturday, 3/21/14, 3:00 pm
Full (SATB) rehearsal
AT130
Sunday, 3/23/14, 5:00 pm
Dress rehearsal with orchestra
Masonic Temple, Old Town Alexandria
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 (World Premiere)
Sunday, 4/06/14, 3:00 pm
Concert with the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G. Street NW, Washington DC
Reiss: Sea surface full of clouds
Yours-DrW
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Friday, February 14th, 2014
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
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