Call & Go down, Moses Posted on January 3, 2014January 19, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Ul is going to rehearse Beethoven first, so our call is now 1:00 pm this Saturday. As last year, our Black History Month Concert will feature a piece sung by Music Majors (and other auditioned singers as space allows.) I have attached Go down, Moses….
Music Files Posted on December 29, 2013January 6, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Reminder:The postponed performance of the Haydn mass is this Saturday, January 4, at the Masonic Memorial. The call is 12:30 pm; concert time is 3:00 pm. I have only heard from one person the might not be there, so I am expecting all of you…
Beginning Class Voice Posted on December 17, 2013December 29, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- I will have an exciting opportunity for intermediate and advanced singers in the Spring semester. MUS 131/132 Beginning Class Voice meets M-T 6:00 to 7:15. The class will feature a live pianist (Christine Hagan) on Tuesday nights. intermediate and advanced students will be able to…
Concert Tickets Posted on December 17, 2013December 29, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- You did a great job of selling tickets for our Haydn concerts. If, because of the cancellation and rescheduled concert, you would like to to be refunded for tickets you purchased, please let me know. We will happily refund your money.
Concert Rehearsal Posted on December 17, 2013December 29, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- As you know, our make up concert on Saturday, January 4, 1:00 PM Rehearsal, 3:00 PM Concert. It will be at at George Washington Masonic National Memorial. Please find time over break to work with your Haydn reh CD. We will have a chorus rehearsal…
Fun Singing Opportunity Posted on December 15, 2013December 29, 2013 From Lisa Eckstein, Music Instructor, Band and Summer Band Camp Director: Dear Musicians, The Medical Musical Group (MMG) is looking for singers (especially male), and flute, French horn, and string players for a concert they are performing next week at the Strathmore Concert Hall in Bethesda, MD. There are rehearsals…
Concert Rescheduled Posted on December 10, 2013December 29, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- As you see below, our 2nd concert has been rescheduled for Saturday, January 4. Please make every effort to sing. Let me know if you cannot sing. You have infested so much in this magnificent music, we simply must sing it again. What an incredible…
Alert Posted on December 10, 2013December 10, 2013 ALERT — Tue., Dec. 10, 2013 — College Closed NOVA day and evening classes and activities are canceled Tue., Dec. 10 due to inclement weather. All campuses and administrative offices are closed. Please refresh your browser for the latest update. From Dr. Whitmire: Sadly, tonight’s concert (Tues. 12/10) is canceled….
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….