Performance Canceled Posted on December 8, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: Sadly, this evening’s concert has been cancelled. See you on Tuesday.
Fourteenth Rehearsal Preview Posted on December 3, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 14th rehearsal of Fall 2013! Please sign in. Tonight’s rehearsal is in Schlesinger at 7:30 pm. Thanks for your outstanding performance on Sunday. You were amazing. I listened to the entire concert on Tuesday night on the way home. Bravo! Schedule Saturday, 12/07/13 noon…
Performance Posted on November 30, 2013December 1, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- I hope that you have enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. I certainly have, and the best is yet to come! tomorrow Please arrive at Epiphany no later than 1:55 pm. Ul will be rehearsing. At 2:10 pm he would like the chorus to take the…
Thirteenth Rehearsal Preview Posted on November 26, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 13th rehearsal of Fall 2013! Please sign in. Thanks to all who auditioned last week for 12/10 solos. Here are our soloists: Matt Relton, Halina Banas-Jones, Peggy Harrison, Debbie Peetz, Mike Jarvis Schedule NO rehearsal this Saturday. Sunday, 12/01/13, 2:00 pm call; 3:00 pm…
Publicity Posted on November 26, 2013November 26, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: NOVA Community Chorus (Dr. Mark Whitmire, Director) and the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Orchestra will present Franz Joseph Haydn’s Missa in Tempore Belli (Mass in Time of War). The concert will feature soloists Therese LaGoe (soprano), Grace Gori (mezzo-soprano), Patrick Cook (tenor) and Aurelius Gori (bass). Performances are:…
Rehearsal Posted on November 25, 2013November 26, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Thanks for a GREAT dress rehearsal last night. This is going to be a fantastic concert. Tomorrow night is going to be cold and wet. Nevertheless, we cannot afford to have absences. Break out the umbrellas. DON’T MISS REHEARSAL.
Twelfth Rehearsal Preview Posted on November 19, 2013November 19, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 12th rehearsal of Fall 2013! Please sign in. Auditions for solos in our 12/10 concert are tonight. Gloria – bass p. 19 on; Sanctus – alto p. 54 Gloria – sop, alto, tenor, bass p. 71 Please do your best to attend rehearsal this…
Noon Rehearsal Posted on November 16, 2013November 19, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: Please make every effort to attend today’s noon rehearsal. We will rehearse all-together. Next Sunday (11/24) is our Dress Rehearsal with orchestra!
PHILOMENA Concert Posted on November 13, 2013November 19, 2013 From Alta Section Leader Debbie: I don’t know if a notice will go out to the whole chorus but Ruth Herndon and I wanted you to know about the concert we will be singing in this Sunday, Nov 17th, at the Lyceum in Old Town Alexandria. The group is PHILOMELA…
Eleventh Rehearsal Preview Posted on November 12, 2013November 12, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 11th rehearsal of Fall 2013! Please sign in. Thanks for your good work with Chris while I was in Haiti last Tuesday. Thanks also to all who attended to all who attended sectionals at noon on Saturday. Next week is our last Tuesday rehearsal…
From Russia with Love Posted on November 6, 2013November 8, 2013 NOVA-Annandale Symphony Orchestra Fall Concert. Friday, November 8 at 8:00 pm. See the flyer (.pdf) for details.
Berkshire Choral Festival 2014 Posted on November 5, 2013August 26, 2015 From Chorister Grace: Registration is now open for The Berkshire Choral Festival’s 2014 season – www.choralfest.org. BCF is offering a choice of six one week vacations next year, three in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, one in Winter Park, FL, one in Maynooth, Ireland (near Dublin), and one in Scheggino,…
Ninth Rehearsal Preview Posted on October 29, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 9th rehearsal of Fall 2013! Please sign in. Thanks to all who attended sectionals at noon on Saturday. Do your best to attend this Saturday as we have only 3 more Tuesday rehearsals before our November 24 dress rehearsal with orchestra. Pick up a…
Saturday Posted on October 26, 2013October 29, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Please make every effort to attend today’s noon section rehearsal.
Tenors Needed Posted on October 25, 2013October 29, 2013 From Chorister Jane: Tenors are needed for the Rutter Gloria on Christmas Eve 9PM at Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington. Rehearsals are on Thursdays at 8 PM. Jane Roningen jane.roningen [at] gmail.com
Eighth Rehearsal Preview Posted on October 22, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 8th rehearsal of Fall 2013! Please sign in. Thank you again for your splendid performance last Tuesday night. What a rich, romantic sound you made! Our soloist and small groups did a wonderful job. Special thanks to Chris and David for their magnificent playing….
Thank You Posted on October 17, 2013October 18, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Thanks you for your splendid performance on Tuesday night. What a rich, romantic sound you made! Our soloist and small groups did a wonderful job–adding a nice variety of texture and tone to the Liebeslieder. Special thanks to Chris and David for their magnificent playing….
Amended Schedule Posted on October 11, 2013October 18, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Bishop Ireton HS has just made a decision not to allow outside groups to perform in the auditorium. Here is our new, amended schedule (.pdf).
Free Parking Posted on October 11, 2013October 18, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Great news! There will be free parking in the deck for our concert on Tuesday. Miracles never cease. Please make every effort to be at tomorrow’s noon rehearsal.
Drafted Program Posted on October 10, 2013October 18, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: Singers- Please look over the program roster (.pdf) and make sure you are listed. I don’t mind if there are names of people who are not sing–just don’t want to leave off anyone who is. Angela- here are corrections I have noticed: Christine Hagan and David Hagan,…
Stage Instructions Posted on October 9, 2013October 18, 2013 From Fred: 1. When Chris and David have finished their part of the concert we will will form up in front of the elevator the same way as on stage but facing TOWARD the elevator. Once we are ready to go onstage, we will turn to our left. The rear…
Seventh Rehearsal Preview Posted on October 8, 2013October 8, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 7th rehearsal of Fall 2013! Please sign in. Tonight (10/8) is our 7:30 pm Dress Rehearsal in Schlesinger. Do not miss this rehearsal. This Saturday (10/12) will be a combined (SATB) rehearsal at noon with piano. Please make every possible effort to attend. This…
It was a lover and his lass Posted on October 7, 2013October 18, 2013 From Fred: I found the attached mp3 to be a good aid to memorizing “It was a Lover…”
Sixth Rehearsal Preview Posted on October 1, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 6th rehearsal of Fall 2013! Please sign in. Tonight is our last Brahms rehearsal in the chorus room. This Saturday (10/5) will be a combined (SATB) rehearsals at noon with piano. Please make every possible effort to attend. Next Tuesday (10/8) is our 7:30…