CDs Posted on August 19, 2015August 21, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- There are alto, tenor, and bass Cds on my door. I am out of sopranos- sorry. Yours-DrW
Music Enrollment Posted on August 18, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers, I am afraid that courses I love (maybe you, too) are going to get cancelled this week. My thanks to those choristers who have registered, especially those seniors who have enrolled as paying students. Here are the choristers that I have on my roles. MUS…
First Rehearsal! Posted on August 18, 2015August 26, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers, Our first rehearsal is just one week away. I am very excited! Attached is some material (.pdfs) that you will need. Most of this is on Blackboard as well. –Chorus Schedule (including Saturday rehearsals) –Interval Drills -Bach: Ein feste Burg, BWV movement 1 and movement…
NOVA Community Chorus sings at Salzburg Choral Festival Posted on August 16, 2015August 18, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Please publicize the following. Thanks -MW Dr. Mark Whitmire (Music, AL) led members of the NOVA Community Chorus in performances at “Cantus Salisburgensis,”an international choral festival in Salzburg, Austria, which took place July 2-6. The chorus performed Beethoven’s Fantasie in C minor at the famed Mozarteum concert…
NOVA Update Posted on August 14, 2015August 18, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- We are just two weeks until classes start and enrollment remains low. If you have been thinking about a class, register now- you can always drop for a full refund if you don’t like it. I need some paying students to sign up for Chorus…
Looking forward to our first rehearsal on August 25 Posted on August 7, 2015August 18, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers – -I am really looking forward to our first rehearsal on August 25. -My thanks to Ellie Briscoe who has done a wonderful job of spreading the news via the media about our wonderful upcoming season. Please help spread the word. Bring us more good…
Fall Semester Posted on August 1, 2015August 7, 2015 Classes begin on Monday, August 24. The first chorus rehearsal is on Tuesday, August 25. Chorus is MUS 137 001A (subject MUS, catalog number 137, section 001A). For previous postings regarding Fall 2015, under Archives on the right-hand side of the page, click on “Fall 2015” For archived Spring or…
NOVA music classes Posted on July 26, 2015August 18, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Please read my messages of 7/11 and 7/14 (below) if you have not done so. Please register for classes now. We don’t want music classes to get cancelled. Remember, you can get a full refund if you don’t like a class. I can’t wait to…
Another class offering Posted on July 14, 2015August 18, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Here is another class offering I hope you will consider. MUS 131/132 Class Voce Voice has a new time—Monday 4:30 pm to 7:20 pm. This is a great class to get instruction in singing techniques including breath, resonance, dictions, etc. Even if you are already…
Getting ready for Fall Posted on July 11, 2015August 18, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers, I hope you are enjoying a wonderful summer. I am just back from Salzburg, Austria, where 32 of our members sang at the Mozarteum, Grolling Fortress and Salzburg Cathedral. Like me, you would have been very proud of the way they represented NOVA Community Chorus….
Great Year Posted on May 8, 2015August 18, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- What an excellent job you did at our May 1 concert. Each of our three pieces was so wonderful in its own way. I will be earth was transcendent and spiritual just as I had hoped. The Settling Years was joyous, exuberant and very interesting,…
Chorus and vocal seminar Posted on May 1, 2015August 18, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- I look forward to seeing everyone on stage in Schlesinger at 6:00 pm. Tomorrow at 3:00 pm is our Voice Recital. Please come hear your friends sing. Vocal Seminar Studetns- I will not be able to meet with you in advance of the recital as…
Seating for May 1 Posted on April 28, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Tonight I look forward to seeing you tonight at 7:30 pm in Schlesinger. When you arrive, go ahead and take your seat according to this chart (see PDF). As much as possible, sit next whoever you are accustomed to seating with. We can fine tune…
Thirteenth Rehearsal Preview Posted on April 21, 2015April 28, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 13th rehearsal of Spring 2015! Please sign in. Tonight 4/21 is our final regular rehearsal for our May 1 concert 7:30- 9:10 pm ALL 9:10-9:25 pm Women 9:25-9:50 pm Chamber Choir Soprano – Terri Lagoe, Judith Robb, Jennifer Weger, Elaine Cassel, Margaret Harrison ,Michelle…
Picnic Posted on April 21, 2015April 28, 2015 From Fred and Judy Wulff: This year’s annual picnic will be on Saturday, May 9, from 2 to 6 PM, in our yard at 6551 Columbia Pike, in/near Annandale. Here are a few hints about finding us and parking your car. We live across Columbia Pike from Belvedere Elementary School’s…
Chamber Choir Posted on April 18, 2015April 28, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: The Settling Years–#2 Chamber Choir Thanks to all who auditioned, especially altos, who were so well-prepared that I would like to have included you all, but decided on 6 to a part. I look forward to seeing women today at 11 am.
Twelfth Rehearsal Preview Posted on April 14, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 12th rehearsal of Spring 2015! Please sign in. Your performance on Sunday was absolutely amazing. Each of our 8 movements was far and away the best rendition we ever produced. Your sound and musicianship were superb. There were countless examples of your accomplishments, but…
Recital Posted on April 13, 2015April 14, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Lika Bozhich, voice major and former member of the chorus, will give here graduation recital this Friday at 7:30 pm in Tyler AT130. The recital will feature music by Arne, Paisiello, Ciampi, Mozart, Schumann, Dargomyzhsky, Tchaikovsky and Faurè. Please come support this wonderful young soprano. Yours-DrW
Wow! Posted on April 13, 2015April 14, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Your performance yesterday was absolutely amazing. Each of our 8 movements was far and away the best rendition we ever produced. Your sound and musicianship were superb. There were countless examples of your accomplishments, but none greater than No. 6 Agnus Dei. Wow! Now on…
Eleventh Rehearsal Preview Posted on April 7, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 11th rehearsal of Spring 2015! Please sign in. Tonight 4/7 we will begin rehearsing in earnest for our May concert (The Settling Years, I will be earth, Still I rise [women]). I will still leave time for at the second half of the Requiem….
Tenth Rehearsal Preview Posted on March 31, 2015March 31, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 10th rehearsal of Spring 2015! Please sign in. Thanks for a great Concert on Sunday. The most obvious thing was the sheer beauty of thesound. Many people remarked about that. Yes, there was a big missed entrance and a few spots that we weren’t…
Black History Month Celebration Posted on March 28, 2015March 31, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Friends- Here is a Youtube link to this year’s Black History Month Celebration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14VhZcUatHw I hope you will take a moment to watch. I would love to get your ideas about how we can get even more of our campus (students and faculty) involved. Diversity is…
Requiem Preparation Posted on March 27, 2015March 31, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers – -I need every singer to take time tomorrow to go through the entire Requiem and work out any problems you may have. Do the Same thing on Sunday morning. If everyone does this, it will make a huge difference in our performance. -Please carpool…
Ninth Rehearsal Preview Posted on March 24, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 9th rehearsal of Spring 2015! Please sign in. Thanks for a great Dress Rehearsal on Sunday. I was very pleased by your musicianship and professionalism. I hope you could tell that this is going to be a beautiful concert. Absent? If you missed Sunday’s…
Publicity Posted on March 23, 2015March 24, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Please publicize the following: Dr. Mark Whitmire (AL) will conduct two upcoming performances with the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Orchestra and NOVA Community Chorus. The concerts will include Requiem, a new work by Washington composer Paul Leavitt. The 60-piece orchestra and 80-voice chorus will be joined by four…