NOVA Community Chorus

Chorus Picnic

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:21:11 +0000

From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
Please don’t miss our Chorus Picnic tomorrow Saturday, May 12, at 3:00 pm at Barcroft Park. Barcroft Park is on Four-Mile Run between George Mason and Walter Reed. Park in the lot and take the footbridge over the creek. We are in the shelter near the playground and volleyball court. If you bring beer or wine, be very discreet, i.e. have a plastic up.

I will have CDs of Chichester Psalms, Jazz Mass and Songs of Sunset. $5 each. Cash or checks to NVCC foundation.
I will also have DVDS of Jazz Mass. $10 each. Cash or checks to NVCC foundation.

Yours- DrW

Chorus Picnic

admin — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:35:01 +0000

From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
Please don’t miss our Chorus Picnic this Saturday, May 12, at 3:00 pm at Barcroft Park. Barcroft Park is on Four-Mile Run between George Mason and Walter Reed. Park in the lot and take the footbridge over the creek. We are in the shelter near the playground and volleyball court. A map is attached (.pdf). Bring meat for yourself and a side dish to share. If you bring beer or wine, be very discreet, i.e. have a plastic up. Please let me know if you are coming so we can make sure our ducks are in a row.

I will have CDs of Jazz Mass and Songs of Sunset. $5 each. Cash or checks to NVCC foundation.
I will also have DVDS of Jazz Mass. $10 each. Cash or checks to NVCC foundation.

Yours- DrW

Fourteenth Rehearsal Preview

admin — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:07:12 +0000

From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 14th and final rehearsal of Spring 2012! Please sign in.

This has been a great year. Chichester Psalms, Civil War, Liturgy of St. John, Jazz Mass, Songs of Sunset and now Bernstien Barber and Sondheim. We have really made music this year!

Next Fall will include Mozart’s Mass in C minor, Antiphonal choruses by Gabrielli and Monteverdi, and more. Dates will be announced soon.

Sponsor WMPO- For the past several years the chorus has been a benefactor of the Washington Philharmonic Orchestra. I hope we can support this most worthy organization again this year. If you would like to contribute, please bring you contribution this week. Make checks to NVCC Foundation and we will write a single check from us to the WMP.

Youtube – Our first performance of Songs of Sunset is on Youtube. Check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDvI5rB1E_8

Photos – As you may have noticed, we had a professional photographer at the concert. His photos are available for viewing and purchase at http://stevebarryphoto.smugmug.com/

CDs – I will have CDs of Chichester Psalms, Jazz Mass and Songs of Sunset next week. They will be only $5 each (cash or checks to NVCC Foundation).

The Spring Concert music files are posted at http://www.novachorus.org/music-files. I have CDs for those who prefer ($5 – cash or checks to NVCC Foundation).

Order of Music for our April 26 concert
Sure On This Shining Night
Not While I’m Around
Send in the Clowns
Life Is Happiness Indeed
Make Our Garden Grow

This Thursday, April 26 – Spring Concert, 6:00 6:30 pm Call, 7:00 7:30 pm concert

Other calendar items

Friday, April 27

4:00 pm – Voice Master Class by Dr. Karen Murphy, Professor of Collaborative Piano at Mississippi State University; Singers: Michelle McHugh, Terri LaGoe,
Jon DeHart, Brandon Homayouni

7:30 pm – Voice Recital by Jonathan Price, tenor, Masters candidate at New England Conservatory (son of former NVCC faculty Kathy Price)

Saturday, April 28, 3:00 pm
Graduation Voice Recital by Stacy Dumas, soprano (former chorus member)

Saturday, May 5, 5:00 pm
Applied Voice Recital

Saturday, May 12, 3 pm
Annual Chorus Picnic at Barcroft Park

Sing Well-DrW

Performance Flyer

admin — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:47:25 +0000

From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-Several of you have requested a flier.

Here it is! (.pdf)
See you soon.

Saturday Rehearsal

admin — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:28:37 +0000

From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
I look forward to seeing everyone at today’s important full rehearsal (satb) at 1:00 pm.
For the past several years the chorus has been a benefactor of the Washington Philharmonic Orchestra. I hope we can support this most worthy organization again this year. If you would like to contribute, please bring you contribution this week. Make checks to NVCC Foundation and we will write a single check from us to the WMP.

Summer Sings

admin — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:40:54 +0000

From Chorister Fred: This might be the best year for the Summer Sings program at Western Presb. Church.
(.pdf Flier attached)

Sing THE four great requiems without a rehearsal. None! It’s a wonderful experience.
Be surrounded by hundreds of good singers who know each work at performance quality.
Professional soloists, and directors of the best known choruses in this area.

Carpool with a seasoned chorus member if you can, go early and park under the church.

Only $10 entrance fee and $2 for score rental if it is not already in your library.

June 5: Faure’ Requiem and Cantique de Jean Racine
June 12: Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem (in German)
June 19: Verdi Requiem
June 26: Mozart Requiem

Details at: www.newdominion.org/summersings.php

Master Class

admin — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:36:55 +0000

From Chorister Mary: Dear Chorus,
Dr. Karen Murphy from Mississippi State University will be conducting a master class on Friday, April 27, with selected music majors from NVCC. I came across Dr. Murphy’s bio on-line and thought I’d share it with you. You can find her bio at http://www.music.msstate.edu/faculty/ .
Dr. Murphy is known as a “collaborative pianist”; this is a term about which you may not be familiar. A collaborative pianist is not just a superb accompanist. He or she is also knowledgeable about the vocal performance practice of all classical music styles (e.g., Baroque, Romantic) and is familiar with a wide range of classical vocal repertoire. The collaborative pianist coaches the singer on interpretation and presentation of an aria, oratorio, or art song – not so much on the singer’s vocal production technique. (As many of you know, for the latter, the singer works closely with his or her voice teacher to identify vocal issues and to improve technique.)
So, you might ask why you should attend the master class if you were not one of the four lucky souls selected by Dr. Whitmire to be coached next Friday afternoon. First, because there is a lot to be learned from watching a master work with each of those students (a tenor, a baritone, and two sopranos), no matter what their voice type, repertoire, or skill level. Second, because opportunities to observe master classes taught by guest artists don’t come along that often. And third, because the master class is free.
The master class starts at 4:00. Later that evening, at 7:30, you can enjoy Dr. Murphy’s skillful accompanying in Jonathan Price’s recital. (Also free! )
Lastly, a reception will be held immediately after the recital. You guessed it — free. (As Fred Wulff would say, “Wow.”)

Photo Discount

admin — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:35:31 +0000

From Chorister Mary: Dear Chorus, in case you would be interested in ordering pictures of the Songs of Sunset concert at the Church of the Epiphany, here is a discount coupon.

There is a 15% off coupon available on the stevebarryphoto.smugmug.com website. Available for the first 20 people who use it. Use the code 15OFFx20

Song of Sunset Performance

admin — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:31:21 +0000

From Dr. Whitmire: Hello Dr. Templin, Dr. Maphumulo, Dr. McClellan and Dr. Matthews-
I recently conducted two performances of Songs of Sunset by Frederick Delius, performed by the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic and the NOVA Community Chorus (AL) with soloists Grace Gori and Aurelius Gori. The concert was given as a part of the international celebration of the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth, and was featured in the Delius Society’s Journal, published in the UK. A professional photographer took this shot that I thought you might enjoy seeing. One of the performances can be seen on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDvI5rB1E_8
Sincerely,
Mark

Reminder

admin — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:34:31 +0000

From Dr. Whitmire: Reminder: men’s rehearsal today at 1:00 pm

Correction to my last message: Our April 26 Concert begins at 7:30 pm, 6:30 pm call (as printed on your schedule)