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…
Eighth Rehearsal Preview Posted on March 17, 2015March 17, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 8th rehearsal of Spring 2015! Please sign in. Thanks to all who rehearsed in sections last week during break. Special thanks to those who arranged and hosted the rehearsals. Tonight 3/17 we will rehearse all of the Requiem. We will also rehearse for our…
Rehearsals Posted on March 10, 2015March 17, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Thanks again to those folks who are hosting tonight’s section rehearsals and other rehearsals during the week. Please attend if at all possible. If not, meet with someone in your section this week to work on the Requiem. Please work on the unaccompanied sections I….
Section Rehearsals Posted on March 5, 2015March 17, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- -Thanks to all who are hosting section rehearsals during the coming week. -Everyone, please try at attend your section rehearsal. If you can’t make it, arrange to meet with someone in your section to practice together at least once during the coming week. – Please…
Seventh Rehearsal Preview Posted on March 3, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 7th rehearsal of Spring 2015! Please sign in. Tonight 3/3 we will rehearse Requiem movements 6-9. We will also rehearse for our May concert (The Settling Years, I will be earth, Still I rise [women]). Next Tuesday 3/10 there is no rehearsal due to…
Sheet Music Posted on March 2, 2015March 3, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- The bookstore has ordered a 90 copies of three pieces. I have ordered 100 copies of the Requiem. (There are 85 of us). Hopefully everyone has all their music by now. If not here are links to order what you need. Please use next day…
Chorus Calibration Posted on March 2, 2015March 3, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Let’ get calibrated. Including tomorrow, we have only we have only two regular Tuesday rehearsals before our 3/22 dress rehearsal with orchestra. Likewise, we have only two Saturdays. Please note Sat. 3/21 will be a full rehearsal. Please plan to attend. Tomorrow will will rehearse…
Black History Month Celebration (dedicated to Dr. Joseph Windham) Posted on February 28, 2015March 3, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Friends – Thanks to all who were able to attend our Black History Month Celebration last Tuesday. More than 150 students were involved in the event. My special thanks to Jimmy and the faculty who participated: Elizabeth Bull, Christine Hagan, John Kocur, Maria Rynn, Agnes Malicka,…
Saturday Posted on February 27, 2015March 3, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Hello Singers- awesome job on Tuesday! What a night! I look forward to seeing MEN tomorrow at 11 am. Please bring your music for the May concert. Yours-DrW
Concert Dress Posted on February 22, 2015October 20, 2015 From Peggy: With our disrupted rehearsal schedule, Dr Whitmire failed to discuss concert dress, and I have been asked to send this info to our new members about concert attire: Men wear a tuxedo or a dark suit with white shirt and black bow tie, black shoes. Women wear black…
Dress Rehearsal Posted on February 21, 2015March 3, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Thanks for a fabulous rehearsal today. What a concert we are going to have! It is hard to know what will be the high point – there are so many contenders. Your singing was very compelling, and then there were the tappers, DeMarcus, and Alfred…