Precious Lord Posted on February 14, 2014August 26, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- I have attached a revised Precious Lord (.pdf). I only changed the ending. i am sure kate will get it up on novachorus.org and i will put it on Blackboard. I hope to eee everyone tomorrow at 3 pm. Yours-DrW
Fourth Rehearsal Preview Posted on February 11, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 4th rehearsal of Spring 2014! Please sign in. Next Week is our 7:30 pm Dress Rehearsal in Schlesinger. Attendance Please try not to be absent. If you miss more than two rehearsals during preparation for a concert, you will be asked to audition to…
Poster Posted on February 6, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Hi All- Here is a poster (Thanks to Angela Terry and NOVA Studio). Please spread the word.
Third Rehearsal Preview Posted on February 4, 2014February 4, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 3rd rehearsal of Spring 2014! It is going to be a great season. Please sign in. Next Week is our last Tuesday rehearsal before our February 15 Dress Rehearsal in Schlesinger. Attendance Please try not to be absent. If you miss more than two…
Go Down Moses Posted on February 4, 2014February 6, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Thanks for all the Go Down Moses auditions. There were so many outstanding auditions, especially in the alto section. I have limited this piece to four (or less) on a part and given special consideration to Music Majors. Here is the group: s1 – Terri,…
Second Rehearsal Preview Posted on January 28, 2014February 4, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 2nd rehearsal of Spring 2014! It is going to be a great season. Please sign in. If you are new, give your phone and e-mail. Registration If you are not registered, please register now for Chorus (MUS 137 or 237). If you are registered…
Saturday Rehearsal Posted on January 25, 2014January 28, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- What a wonderful rehearsal we had today. A great turnout from the women. I have put a new song, Precious Lord, on Blackboard, in ‘Course Documents.’ It will end Jazz Mazz for Dr. King. It was sung at the March on Washington 50 years ago…
Spirituals on Blackboard Posted on January 24, 2014January 28, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- I have placed Jabula Jesu, Lift every voice and, God down Moses on Blackboard. Please print if you don’t have them. These are to be used only until you have purchased your copy at the bookstore. All singers must have music tomorrow (women) and Tuesday…
College Closed Posted on January 21, 2014January 21, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- As you may know, the college has closed so we will not have rehearsal tonight. I strongly encourage you to use the time working on your music, especially Jabula Jesu and Lift every voice. You should work on Go down, Moses if you intend to…
First Rehearsal Review Posted on January 18, 2014January 19, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- – Thanks for an excellent first rehearsal of Spring 2014. My 30th year at NOVA is going to be a great one! – Peggy reports that we had (1) singers present who were not registered, (2) registered singers who were not present or did not…
First Rehearsal Preview Posted on January 14, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 1st rehearsal of Spring 2014! It is going to be a great season. Please sign in. If you are new, give your phone and e-mail. Be sure to write clearly. Registration If you are not registered, please register now for Chorus (MUS 137 or…
Courses Posted on January 3, 2014January 6, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- It was SO good to see you and hear you tonight. I can’t wait for our concert tomorrow. If you have not done so, please register for chorus asap. Also, please consider taking a course next semester to strengthen your musicianship so that you can…
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…
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…
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…