Twelfth Rehearsal Preview Posted on April 22, 2014April 22, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 12th rehearsal of Spring 2014! Please sign in. Next semester preview Five Mystical Songs (Vaughan Williams) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5JvpL6nyTc Vespers of the Confessor (Mozart) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljLWf6IQe5Q Schedule -This Thurs., April 24 – 7:45 pm rehearsal w/ Band (Stomp Your Foot) -This Saturday 4/26 – 3:00 pm Full…
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…
Chorus Picnic Posted on April 15, 2014April 15, 2014 From Fred and Judy Wulff: Our annual picnic will be at our home on Saturday, 5/10/14, from 2 – 6 pm. We supply a 4 – acre yard, picnic tables, hot dogs, hamburgers, gas grill, paper plates, plastic utensils. We will supply a few lawn games (croquet for example) but…
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…
Appreciation Posted on April 12, 2014April 15, 2014 From Lawrence Ries: Dear Mark and members of the NOVA Community Chorus, I’m just beginning to come down from the high I have been on from the performances of Sea Surface Full of Clouds. First, Mark, words are totally inadequate to express my thanks for all you did personally to…
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…
Concert Instructions Posted on April 5, 2014April 6, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- -Tomorrow’s rehearsal begins at 2 pm. Please arrive by 1:45 pm so that you are ready to take the stage. -All who are able please position yourselves on the risers as last Sunday. (Sopranos stage right; men in center with tenors forward; altos stage left.)…
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…
Call Posted on March 29, 2014April 1, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Ul want to start rehearsal tomorrow a little earlier. Please be in the TC Williams HS auditorium by 1:45 pm tomorrow. Be very attentive to Francisco and Matt as they help you get into place. Reminder- No rehearsal today.
Sea Surface Sheet Music Posted on March 25, 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
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…
NOVA Idol Posted on March 18, 2014March 23, 2014 Soprano Jessie is singing opera at NOVA Idol finals this Friday! Here is info about NOVa Idol on Friday March 21 at 7pm in the Schlesinger center. http://www.nvcc.edu/novaidol/ Peggy can you prety please let the choir know that this Friday (if all goes well) i will be performing at the…
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)…
Concert Photos Posted on March 13, 2014March 18, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Hello Friends- Here is a PDF of photos from our February 25 Black History Month Celebration. Yours-DrW
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…
Audio Files from Tuesday’s Concert Posted on March 2, 2014March 4, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Check this out!!! You guys are awesome! From Ayal Sharon: Profs. Whitmire, Kocur, and Galvan: I been having problems with my video editing software (which keeps crashing), so I did edited the audio from Tuesday’s concert instead. I’ve uploaded the songs and speeches (but not the tap…
Women Posted on March 1, 2014March 4, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: I hope to see all the WOMEN today at 3. Yours-DrW
Rehearsal CDs Posted on February 28, 2014March 4, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- I will have rehearsal CDs ($5) for Frostiana for those who prefer working with a CD. I still have rehearsal CDs ($5) for Sea Surface for those who did not get one. Tomorrow’s 3:00 PM rehearsal is WOMEN. -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…
Black History Month Celebration 2014 Posted on February 26, 2014March 4, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Friends- Thanks to everyone for a great night last night. I think Dr. King would have been pleased. More than 150 students participated–Actors, dancers, 100 singers, jazz musicians, plus twelve of my faculty colleagues, and our Dean. Thanks to everyone for all for your help in…
Concert Reminders Posted on February 22, 2014March 4, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Hello Singers- -The call on Tuesday is 6:30 pm in Schlesinger. Please be seated at the front of the hall at that time. -Dress: Men–Tuxes (or dark suit, white shirt and black bow tie); Women- black long v-neck dresses (or black blouse and black slacks) -At concert…