Tonight’s Concert Posted on October 2, 2012October 9, 2012 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Tonight Tuesday 10/2 is our concert. The call is 6:00 pm in Schlesinger. Please be on time. Come in and sit at the front until I call your section to the stage. The first half we’ll be in the audience. We’ll take our places at…
Worksheets Posted on October 2, 2012 Worksheets from the September 25, 2012 rehearsal (from Fall 2011): Count-singing (.pdf) Intervals (.pdf) Chords (.pdf)
Music Order Posted on September 29, 2012September 30, 2012 From. Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- I look forward to seeing you today at 12:30 pm for our Beethoven Dress Rehearsal. The order of the Scottish Folksongs will be: 1 The Banner of Buchluech 2 Ye shepherds of the pleasant vale 3 Duncan Gray 4 Auld lang syne
Auld Lang Syne Posted on September 22, 2012September 25, 2012 From Dr. Whitmire: Always forgot, never forget Verse m 14 – all sing”and auld lang syne” as printed in the bass part; i.e. sopranos do not sing “and days o lang syne”
Antiphonal Chorus Chart Posted on September 22, 2012September 25, 2012 From Dr. Whitmire: Please let me know if you are not on this chart. [see e-mail for chart]
Saturday Rehearsal Posted on September 22, 2012September 25, 2012 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Thanks for a very good rehearsal today. As you know from your schedule, attendance on either 9/22 or 9/29 is required. If you were not present at today’s rehearsal, plan to come next week. I look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday! Yours-DrW
Fourth Rehearsal Preview Posted on September 18, 2012 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 4th rehearsal of Fall 2012! Please sign in. If you are registered as a senior, please consider making a donation to NVCC Foundation in lieu of tuition. Donations of any amount are appreciated. Flyers for our October 2 concert are here. Please post them…
Spread the Word Posted on September 17, 2012September 18, 2012 From Dr. Whitmire: Spread the word! NOVA Community Chorus (Dr. Mark Whitmire, Director) will present its annual Chorus Benefit Concert on Tuesday, October 2, at 7:30 p.m. Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall on the Alexandria Campus of NOVA. This year’s concert, “Bravo Beethoven!” will feature pianists Christine and David Hagan…
Antiphonal Choruses Posted on September 15, 2012 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- -Thanks to the great group of women who came to rehearsal today. It helped to assuage the pain of losing so much of Tuesday’s rehearsal. We had the added treat of working with Chris and David , and feeling the excitement of two pianos. Wow!…
Concert Flyer Posted on September 8, 2012September 8, 2012 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Attached is a flyer (.pdf) for our October 2 Benefit Concert. Please invite your friends and tell them how much we appreciate their support.
Second Rehearsal Recap Posted on September 7, 2012September 8, 2012 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers, What a joy it was to hear you sing last Tuesday. You made real music on just the 2nd rehearsal! That is a remarkable accomplishment and a testimony to your focus and hard work. Tomorrow at 12:30 pm we have Men’s Rehearsal. (Please note the…
Choral Fantasy Soloists Posted on August 28, 2012 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Our October 2 concert comes so quickly that I will not have time to audition for the solos as I normally do. Instead I will use this opportunity to afford solo experience to some of my voice majors. The soloists on Choral Fantasy will be…
Worksheets Posted on August 26, 2012 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers, At last, the moment you have been waiting for…Fall 2012 Worksheets (.pdf)! Enjoy.
Office Hours Posted on August 25, 2012August 26, 2012 From Dr. Whitmire: Hello Singers- I am in the office today until 4 in case you need to pick up music or Cds.
First Rehearsal Preview Posted on August 20, 2012 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- I look forward to seeing you at our first rehearsal next Tuesday, August 28. We have three concert wonderful concert programs this semester. With regard to sheet music and rehearsal CDs you have two options: you can download all that you need at www.novachorus.org for…
Christe adoramus te Posted on August 20, 2012 For Christe adoramus te, sheet music, rehearsal tracks and a recording are now posted on the music files page.
Pronunciation Files Posted on August 19, 2012August 19, 2012 From Dr. Whitmire: Here are some pronunciation files. 3 more pronunciation files [8 attachments on the music files page]
Sicut cervus Posted on August 17, 2012 From Dr. Whitmire: Here is an additional piece for our 12/6/12 program. From Admin: As rehearsal tracks, recordings and sheet music files become available, they are posted to the music files page, listed on the tab above.
Office Hours Posted on August 15, 2012 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- For those who want to pick up music and or/CDs, I will be at my office around 4 -6 pm today.
Updated Sheet Music Posted on August 12, 2012August 13, 2012 From Chorister Ellie: Could you please look at the words for the altos in Chorus I of Lauda Jerusalem? At about measure 8, it starts not to make sense, as if a syllable got dropped, and then all the way through it’s off. By the end, we’re missing a whole…
From Dr. Whitmire Posted on August 4, 2012August 7, 2012 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- I hope that you are having a wonderful summer. I am just back from my sojourn to Texas to visit family. I had a good visit, but it’s good to be home and to get back to preparations for the upcoming year. As you know…
Bach Magnificat Posted on July 19, 2012July 19, 2012 From Dr. Whitmire: Regarding the Bach Magnificat, I expect that most people will use the music that… has [been] put online… Many singers already have the Peters edition and they’ll want to use them, so let’s have Peters be the recommended edition rather than Boosey. I hope this is clear….
Chorus Schedule Posted on July 14, 2012July 14, 2012 From Dr. Whitmire: Greetings from Texas! I hope you are having a great summer. Please note the following schedule changes: Concerts with WMPO 12/2, 2 pm, Epiphany, Bach Magnificat 12/9, 3 pm, Ireton, Bach 3/17, 2 pm, Epiphany, Britten Cantata Academica (celebrating his 100th birthday) 3/24, 3 pm, Ireton, Britten…
Music Learning Materials Posted on June 27, 2012June 28, 2012 From Admin: As rehearsal tracks, recordings and sheet music files become available, they are posted to the music files page, listed on the tab above. From Dr. Whitmire: (1) Dear Singers- I hope you are having a great summer. I know that by now you need a choir fix. So…