Tentative Schedule – subject to change
Thursday, April 26, 2012 – Schlesinger Concert Hall, 7:30 pm
NVCC Spring Concert
Choruses by Bernstein, Barber and Sondheim
also on the program
Alexandria Concert Band
Performance Flyer (.pdf)
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Performances
Upcoming Performances
Past Performances
Saturday, March 31, 2012 – Church of the Epiphany, 3:00 pm
Sunday, April 1, 2012 – Bishop Ireton High School, 3:00 pm
Chorus Concert
Delius. Songs of Sunset
with the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
Amateur Video Recording, March 31, 2012
Audio Recording (.mp3), finale, Sunday, April 1, 2012.
Performance Program (.pdf)
Program Flyer (.pdf)
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 – Schlesinger Concert Hall, 7:30 pm
Chorus Jazz Concert
Whitmire. Jazz Mass
with the Jazz Ensemble
Performance Program (.pdf)
Program Flyer (.pdf)
Friday, December 2, 2011 – Saint Katherine Greek Orthodox Church, 7:30 pm
Chorus Concert
Rachmanov. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Performance Program (.pdf)
Flyers (.pdf files): Best suited for 8 1/2″ x 11″ paper | or 11″ x 17″
Thursday, December 1, 2011 – Schlesinger Concert Hall, 7:30 pm
NVCC Winter Concert
Rachmanov. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
also on the program
Alexandria Concert Band
Friday, November 11, 2011 – Schlesinger Concert Hall, 7:30 pm
Chorus Concert
Civil War Commemoration Concert with
the Alexandria Band
Sunday, October 16, 2011 – Bishop Ireton High School, 3:00 pm
Sunday, October 23 30, 2011 – Church of the Epiphany, 3:00 pm
Chorus Concert
Bernstein. Chichester Psalms with
Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
Video Recording, Movement 2, YouTube
Performance Program (.pdf)
Rough audio files, recorded October 16, 2011: Movement I, Movement II. (.mp3 files)
Program Flyer, color (.pdf)
Program Flyer (.pdf)
Sunday, May 29, 2011 – St. James Church, Richmond, Virginia
Recording
G. F. Handel, Judas Maccabaeus
Performed by St. James’s Parish Choir and members of the NOVA Community Chorus, Alexandria (VA) with members of the Richmond Symphony
Dr. Mark Whitmire, conductor
“Sing Unto God” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IWlGLhI2y4
“Hallelujah, Amen” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IDgIXZjgJI
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 – Schlesinger Concert Hall, 7:30 pm
NVCC Spring Concert
also on the program
Alexandria Concert Band
Performance Program (.pdf)
Amateur audio files (.mp3):
Brahms and Announcements
Introductions to performers
Beethoven
Sunday, April 10, 2011 – Church of the Epiphany, 3:00 pm
Sunday, April 17, 2011 – Bishop Ireton High School, 3:00 pm
Chorus Concert
Beethoven, Ninth Symphony with
Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
Performance Program (11MB .pdf)
Amateur video in two parts, recorded Sunday, April 10:
Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsz-tG1a_Bk
Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZBRt-U73GM
Saturday, March 12, 2011 – Schlesinger Concert Hall, 8:00 pm
Sunday, March 13, 2011 – Schlesinger Concert Hall, 3:00 pm
Chorus Concert
Verdi, Requiem with
Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
Performance Program (2.8MB .pdf)
Washington Post review: Alexandria Symphony and joint chorus produce a powerful Verdi Requiem – direct weblink, or PDF of article.
Sunday, December 5, 2010 – Bishop Ireton High School, 3:00 pm
Sunday, December 12, 2010 – Church of the Epiphany, 3:00 pm
Chorus Concert
George Frideric Handel, Judas Maccabeus with
Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
also on the program
Robert Schurmann – Concertstueck, op. 86, F major (for four solo horns and orchestra)
Audio File (.mp3), O father whose almighty power
Audio File (.mp3), Come ever smiling liberty
Audio File (.mp3), Sing unto God
Performance Flyer (.pdf)
Performance Flyer 2 (.pdf)
Performance Program (Large .pdf file)
Thursday, December 9, 2010 – Schlesinger Concert Hall, 7:30 pm
NVCC Winter Concert
George Frideric Handel, Judas Maccabeus
also on the program
Alexandria Concert Band
Performance Program (Large .pdf file)
Sunday, October 17, 2010 – Church of the Epiphany, 3:00 pm
Sunday, October 24, 2010 – Bishop Ireton High School, 7:00 pm
Women of the Chorus
Gustav Holst, The Planets with
Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
also on the program
Octavio Vasquez, winner of the WMP 2009-10 Composition Competition – Styx
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 – Schlesinger Concert Hall, 7:30 pm
NVCC Spring Concert
Carl Orff, Carmina Burana
and
Alexandria Concert Band
Poster (.pdf)
Sunday, March 28, 2010 – Bishop Ireton High School, 3:00 pm
Sunday, April 11, 2010 – Church of the Epiphany, 3:00 pm
Chorus Concert
Italian Opera Choruses with
Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic also on the program
Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 3, op. 90, F major
Performance Program (.pdf)
Flyer (.pdf)
Saturday, December 5, 2009 – Church of the Epiphany, 3:00 pm
Sunday, December 6, 2009 – Bishop Ireton High School, 3:00 pm
Chorus Concert
John Rutter, Gloria Willcocks, Five Carols with the
Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
also on the program
Felix Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 5, op. 107, D major (Reformation)
Charles Barnett (winner of the WMP 2008-09 Composition Competition), Suite from the music for the film “Bedford, the town they left behind”
Performance Program (3.3 MB .pdf)
Flyer
Thursday, December 3, 2009 – Schlesinger Concert Hall, 7:30 pm
NVCC Winter Concert
with Alexandria Concert Band
Performance Program (1.5 MB .pdf)
Poster, original file size (6.3MB)
Poster, reduced file size
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 – Schlesinger Concert Hall, 7:30 pm
Chorus Concert
Audio Files from the Performance: all .mp3 files
1 Blest are They
2 All flesh is like the grass
3 Lord, help me to see
4 How lovely is thy dwelling place
5 I’ll give you comfort
6 Here on earth
7 Blest are they that perishFrom Fred:
Recognize that this is not a finished audio recording. It is a “quick look.”
Mark is still waiting for the man that recorded our concert to deliver that finished recording he promised. When he does, we run into the next delay. The 6-disk duplicating machine we use is broken beyond repair. There are workarounds but they won’t be quick as we hoped. I’d also like to place good labels on the disks and that adds to the delay as well as the amount of work required. Thus my decision to use what we have in hand in its current state: “warts and all.”
My guess from the sound is that the recording that I worked from used only the two mikes that were in front of the Sopranos and Altos and did not include sound from the mikes on center stage. Thus the women’s voices are louder than the men. In addition, the sound is “shrill.” That can be reduced with software filters but they take away some of clarity. So – bear with us for awhile and we’ll get something better (perhaps great) when we can.
Meanwhile, close your eyes and enjoy the show. You’ll hear us stand and sit, breathe, turn pages, and those wonderful sounds at the endings of each track as the piano notes slowly decay and finally the applause and whistles at the end — all the things a professional recording would leave out.Performance Program
Flyer
Color Brahms Poster, (.pdf) original file size (3,045 KB)
Color Brahms Poster, (.pdf) reduced file size (401 KB)
Thursday, May 7, 2009 – Schlesinger Concert Hall, 7:30 pm 8:00 pm
NVCC Spring Concert
George Shearing, Songs and Sonnets, text by William Shakespeare and also the Alexandria Concert Band
Details: The Alexandria Band and NOVA Community Chorus will present their Spring Concert on Thursday, May 7, at 8:00 p.m. in the Schlesinger Center. Band music will include “Dizzy Fingers” and “Italian Rhapsody.” The chorus will present poems by William Shakespeare, set to music by the jazz composer George Shearing. Also on the program are selections sung be members of the chorus at the Leipzig Choral Festival in Germany last summer, and Gershwin’s “But not for me” sung by NOVA Idol winner Susan Bilodeau. No tickets are required; A donation of $5 is requested. Information: 703.845.6097 or mwhitmire@nvcc.edu
Sunday, March 29, 2009 – Church of the Epiphany, 3:00 pm
Sunday, April 5, 2009 – Bishop Ireton High School, 3:00 pm
Maurice Durufle, Requiem, op. 9
Grace Gori, mezzo-soprano
Aurelius Gori, baritone
with
Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
also on the program
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43, with Carolyn Colton, piano, WMPA 2008 Concerto Composition Winner
James Kazik, Percussion Concerto (World Premiere), with Joanna Dabrowska, percussion
Photo Gallery, from concert on Sunday, March 29
Photo Gallery, from concert on Sunday, April 5
Audio File (.mp3 file): Durufle Introit and Kyrie.Conducted by Dr. Mark Whitmire. Recorded Sunday, April 5, 2009. Bishop Ireton High School, Alexandria, Virginia.
December 5, 2008 – Schlesinger Concert Hall, 8:00 pm
NVCC Holiday Concert
Daniel Pinkham, Christmas Cantata
with the
Alexandria Concert Band
also on the program holiday carols including:
In the Bleak Midwinter. Gustav Holst, music. Christina Rosetti, text.
Deck the Hall. David Willcocks. Traditional.
Lo, How a Rose e’er Blooming. Traditional.
We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Traditional.
Selections by the Alexandria Band
A Christmas Festival. (Band and Chorus)
October 19, 2008 – Bishop Ireton High School, 3:00 pm
October 26, 2008 – Church of the Epiphany, 3:00 pm
Felix Mendelssohn, Song of Praise
with
Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
also on the program
John Beall, 2008 WMP Composition Competition Finalist: Raven Rock
Flyer
Performance Program
CD Order Form
Photo Gallery, from concert on Sunday, October 19
July 14 through 17, 2008
Leipzig International Choral Festival, Germany
Reports from the Festival
May 9, 2008 – Schlesinger Concert Hall, 8:00 pm
NVCC Spring Concert: Selections from West Side Story, Leonard Bernstein
with the
Alexandria Concert Band
April 13, 2008 – Schlesinger Concert Hall, 5:00 pm
April 20, 2008 – Church of the Epiphany, 5:00 pm
Ralph Vaughn Williams, Symphony No. 1, A Sea Symphony
Jennifer Hughes-Lopez, soprano
Aurelius Gori, baritone
with
Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
also on the program
Nina Rota, Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra with Arnold Irchal, Bassoon
December 7, 2007 – Schlesinger Concert Hall, 8:00 pm
NVCC Holiday Concert
Selections from Francis Poulenc, Gloria
also on the program
holiday selections
with
the Alexandria Band and Quadrille
December 2, 2007 – Schlesinger Concert Hall, 5:00 pm
December 9, 2007 – Church of the Epiphany, 5:00 pm
Poulenc, Gloria
Tiffany Bostic, Soprano
with
Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
also on the program
Carl Nielsen, Clarinet Concerto, Op 57
Steven Gerber, Serenade for String Orchestra
Washington Post Review, December 2 performance
Performance Program
Flyer
Color Flyer
November 11, 2007 – Schlesinger Concert Hall, 7:30 pm
Veteran’s Day Concert
Randall Thompson, Testament of Freedom
with
Washington Metropolitan Youth Orchestra, Annandale High School Men’s Chorus, The NVCC Annandale Chorale and the West Potomac High School Color Guard
April 4, 2006 – Schlesinger Concert Hall
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Requiem Mass in D minor (K. 626)
NOVA Community Chorus and Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic, conducted by Dr. Mark Whitmire.
YouTube Video
Recorded April 4, 2006. Please note that audio will begin immediately upon page load.
Part 1 of 6 “Introit,” “Kyrie,” and “Dies Irae.”
Part 2 of 6 “Tuba Mirum” and “Rex Tremendae.”Part 3 of 6 “Recordare” and “Confutatis.”
Part 4 of 6 “Lacrimosa,” “Domine Jesu,” and “Hostias.”
Part 5 of 6 “Sanctus” and “Benedictus.”
Part 6 of 6 “Agnus Dei.”The NVCC Television Center, Office of Instructional and Information Technology
Archives
The postings below are from the archives, and may not be complete.
April 27, 2007 – Schlesinger Concert Hall, 8:00 pm
NVCC Spring Concert: 30th Anniversary Concert “Farewell Dr. Bob”
with the
Alexandria Concert Band
and special guests
Jon Lackey, tenor
and The United States Army Herald Trumpets
March 31, 2007 – Church of the Epiphany, 7:00 pm
April 1, 2007 – Schlesinger Concert Hall, 5:00 pm
Offenbach, Tales of Hoffman
Jennifer Lopez, Soprano
Therese LaGoe, Soprano
Grace Gori, Alto
Jon Lackey, Tenor
Aurelius Gori, Baritone/Bass
with
Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
also on the program
Kazik, Poem for Orchestra (World Premiere)
Britten, Double Concerto in B minor for Violin, Viola and Orchestra. Mark Ramirez, violin. Olivia Hajioff, viola.
List of Works Performed
1997 – 2011
Performances Venues
Bishop Ireton High School
201 Cambridge Road
Alexandria, Virginia
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center
3001 North Beauregard Street
Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria Campus
http://www.nvcc.edu/schlesingercenter
Church of the Epiphany
1317 G Street, NW
Washington, DC
http://www.epiphanydc.org/people/how_to_get_here.htm#parking