From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Here is a recording (.mp3) of Dixit Dominus from our Mozart concert. I will make CDs of the concert available soon. In the meanwhile, enjoy.
Yours-DrW
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Mozart Recording
Sunday, October 26th, 2014
Recording
Saturday, May 10th, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- here is a recording of our Tuesday concert. Enjoy.
https://soundcloud.com/kiru9867/sets/may-6-2014-concert-nvcc
I hope to see you at the picnic today at 2 pm.
Seventh Rehearsal Preview
Tuesday, March 18th, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 7th rehearsal of Spring 2014!
Please sign in.
Thanks to all who got together in groups last Tuesday rehearse Sea Surface. It will make a big difference.
Tonight we will rehearse
Sea surface full of clouds with Ul James; Frostiana
Be sure to have all your music
Women– I am adding Come In (SAA) to our Frostiana Concert. Women – Please pick up a copy here. Go to http://www.choraltech.us/midilist.htm to learn your notes.
I hope you got Black History Month Celebration photos I sent. Don’t forget to listen to recordings at
https://soundcloud.com/kiru9867/sets/nvcc-alexandria-music-dept
Schedule (These dates have been on your schedule since the start of the semester; please do not be absent)
Saturday, 3/21/14, 3:00 pm
Full (SATB) rehearsal
AT130
Sunday, 3/23/14, 5:00 pm
Dress rehearsal with orchestra
Masonic Temple, Old Town Alexandria
Sunday, 3/30/14, 3:00 pm
Concert with the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
T. C. Williams High School, 3330 King Street, Alexandria
Reiss: Sea surface full of clouds (World Premiere)
Sunday, 4/06/14, 3:00 pm
Concert with the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G. Street NW, Washington DC
Reiss: Sea surface full of clouds
Yours-DrW
Sixth Rehearsal Preview
Tuesday, March 4th, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 6th rehearsal of Spring 2014!
Thank you once again for a splendid Black History Month Celebration.
If you haven’t already, check out https://soundcloud.com/kiru9867/sets/nvcc-alexandria-music-dept
You were fabulous!
Please sign in.
Tonight we will rehearse
Sea surface full of clouds
Frostiana
Be sure to have all your music
This Saturday’s 3:00 pm rehearsal is for Men
This Saturday at 5:00 pm
Voice Recital featuring Jason Moon, baritone, and Ja-Hye Koo, pianist, performing Franz Schubert’s song cycle Die Winterreise. I hope that you can attend.
Next Tuesday March 11 the college is closed. I strongly encourage you to get together in groups and rehearse Sea Surface. At our next Tuesday rehearsal on March 18 Ul James, conductor, and Larry Reiss, composer, will be here. Let’s be ready.
Yours-DrW
Audio Files from Tuesday’s Concert
Sunday, March 2nd, 2014
From Dr. Whitmire: Check this out!!! You guys are awesome!
From Ayal Sharon: Profs. Whitmire, Kocur, and Galvan:
I been having problems with my video editing software (which keeps crashing), so I did edited the audio from Tuesday’s concert instead.
I’ve uploaded the songs and speeches (but not the tap dancing or the play) to the following link on the SoundCloud web site:
https://soundcloud.com/kiru9867/sets/nvcc-alexandria-music-dept
I’ve turned off the ability to download the songs as mp3 files, but if you want the mp3s I can send them to you.
I tried to keep my edits to a minimum, but some of the speakers and chamber singers were so quiet that I had to increase the volume. I know this ruined the dynamics, but otherwise it would have been inaudible.
I was also tempted to compress some of the drum sounds, but ended up leaving that as-is.
Ayal
Haydn Mass
Friday, August 16th, 2013
From Fred: If you were not able to buy CDs from Mark of this mass on Friday you can at least listen to a performance of it on line.
I downloaded the audio of this mass a few weeks ago from youtube.com and edited it into 1 file per movement (.mp3 files). I found it very useful to listen to it while reading through the score, especially how the solos are woven into the choral parts. So – I sent it to Kate who loaded them onto our chorus web site at: http://www.novachorus.org/music-files/
This is from a performance directed by Bernstein.
There are 6 movements = 6 files. The entire work is 45 minutes long.
From Admin: Movement Kyrie | Gloria | Credo | Sanctus | Benedictus | Agnus Dei
[Admin: All music files will be posted to the music files page (see menu bar above) as they become available.]
Brahms Files
Thursday, August 8th, 2013
From Fred: Chorus, here is some info I found useful and answers some questions that came my way:
1. We will sing the “New Love Songs” by Brahms, not his Love Songs that we sang a few years ago. There are 15 love songs in total, 7 for chorus and 8 for solos or duets.
2. I have attached the songs for chorus. All are in MP3 format. I downloaded them from youtube.com and have enjoyed listening to them and rehearsing them.
Chorus 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15
3. The sheet music for this is NOT in the campus bookstore at this time (but the Haydn Mass is).
4. Details about the following information is available on our web site, novachorus.org. It is in the Email that Mark sent us on 6/13/13. There is a PDF file of the Brahms sheet music attached to his Email. You can either download and print the file yourself or buy it from Mark for $5. You can also buy it from Sheetmusicplus.com for $7 plus shipping (about $5). Mark also included links to youtube to hear a performance and cyberbass.com to get your note learning files. The Haydn Mass info is also in his Email.
[Admin: All music files will be posted to the music files page (see menu bar above) as they become available.]
Video
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
Amateur footage of the Black History Month concert has been posted to YouTube:
http://youtu.be/tbKWvze0pqs
The video is not great, but the audio is decent.
Performance Video
Monday, December 10th, 2012
A video of the Winter Concert performance has been posted to YouTube: http://youtu.be/r7BfOxOArxc
Jubilate Deo
Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
From Chorister Estee: …while checking out the Youtube for Jubilate Deo I discovered something that you might already know if not, you go into the Youtube Jubilate Deo and put the voice type you want to hear predominant. Then you can just hear that voice part sticking out. I found my part under Youtube Jubilate Deo Tenor 2 Predominant. So I am assuming that you can put in any voice part that you want to hear. Makes it a tad easier to hear
Quartets
Monday, June 18th, 2012
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
Our Fall music is quite wonderful, but quite challenging (anyone surprised?). I’ d like to try something new: quartets. It’s a system that I experienced in both high school and college and it proved very helpful. It’s pretty simple—you learn your music so well, that you are able to perform in a quartet. You get together periodically and work as a quartet to make sure you are solid. If each quartet is solid, you can imagine how music easier the music will be for everyone.
I can tell already (not really) that many of you like the idea, so let’s get started. As a start, I have created ten quartets below. Don’t worry—If you are in a quartet and don’t want to be, let me know and I will take you out. If you are not yet in a quartet and want to be, let me know and I will put you in.
Some of our most challenging music will be the double choruses by Gabrielli and Monteverdi so that’s where we’ll begin. I have created five chorus I quartets and five chorus II quartets (.pdf).
The sheet music (.pdf) and a recording (.mp3) are attached. Also, here is a great site where you can hear (and see!) the music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KCj3SDrpG8
If you like the idea I’ll send the other double choruses later. If the system works, all the quartets will know the music by our first rehearsal on August 28.
We have made great musical strides recently. I think this may help take us to the next level.
Yours-DrW
Early Material
Saturday, June 16th, 2012
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- I know many of you like to get an early start, so here is some material for you. As you know, I am moving away from CDs, since everyone has a computer. (Besides, the planet has too much plastic, right?) I ordered music in the bookstore, but this music is public domain. So here are PDFs. In this message you get sheet music, note learning sites, and Youtube links. Enjoy.
Yours-DrW
Bach Magnificat
music
Magnificat 1 (.pdf)
Magnificat 2 (.pdf)
learning tracks
http://www.cyberbass.com/Major_Works/Bach_J_S/bach_js_magnigficat.htm
performance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo1x-62WmrI
Beethoven Choral Fantasy
music
Choral Fantasy (.pdf)
learning tracks (this site sounds a little harsh, but you can get your notes)
http://www.learnchoralmusic.co.uk/Beethoven/Choral-Fantasy/choral-fantasy.html
performance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCsNlSMAq44
Fourteenth Rehearsal Preview
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 14th and final rehearsal of Spring 2012! Please sign in.
This has been a great year. Chichester Psalms, Civil War, Liturgy of St. John, Jazz Mass, Songs of Sunset and now Bernstien Barber and Sondheim. We have really made music this year!
Next Fall will include Mozart’s Mass in C minor, Antiphonal choruses by Gabrielli and Monteverdi, and more. Dates will be announced soon.
Sponsor WMPO– For the past several years the chorus has been a benefactor of the Washington Philharmonic Orchestra. I hope we can support this most worthy organization again this year. If you would like to contribute, please bring you contribution this week. Make checks to NVCC Foundation and we will write a single check from us to the WMP.
Youtube – Our first performance of Songs of Sunset is on Youtube. Check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDvI5rB1E_8
Photos – As you may have noticed, we had a professional photographer at the concert. His photos are available for viewing and purchase at http://stevebarryphoto.smugmug.com/
CDs – I will have CDs of Chichester Psalms, Jazz Mass and Songs of Sunset next week. They will be only $5 each (cash or checks to NVCC Foundation).
The Spring Concert music files are posted at http://www.novachorus.org/music-files. I have CDs for those who prefer ($5 – cash or checks to NVCC Foundation).
Order of Music for our April 26 concert
Sure On This Shining Night
Not While I’m Around
Send in the Clowns
Life Is Happiness Indeed
Make Our Garden Grow
This Thursday, April 26 – Spring Concert, 6:00 6:30 pm Call, 7:00 7:30 pm concert
Other calendar items
Friday, April 27
4:00 pm – Voice Master Class by Dr. Karen Murphy, Professor of Collaborative Piano at Mississippi State University; Singers: Michelle McHugh, Terri LaGoe,
Jon DeHart, Brandon Homayouni
7:30 pm – Voice Recital by Jonathan Price, tenor, Masters candidate at New England Conservatory (son of former NVCC faculty Kathy Price)
Saturday, April 28, 3:00 pm
Graduation Voice Recital by Stacy Dumas, soprano (former chorus member)
Saturday, May 5, 5:00 pm
Applied Voice Recital
Saturday, May 12, 3 pm
Annual Chorus Picnic at Barcroft Park
Sing Well-DrW
Twelfth Rehearsal Preview
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Welcome to our 12th rehearsal of Spring 2012!. Please sign in.
Too many absences – This has been a great year. Let’s end strong. Don’t miss rehearsal.
Youtube – Our first performance of Songs of Sunset is on Youtube. Check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDvI5rB1E_8
Photos – As you may have noticed, we had a professional photographer at the concert. He will have photos available soon.
CDs – I will have CDs of Chichester Psalms, Jazz Mass and Songs of Sunset next week. They will be only $5 each (cash or checks to NVCC Foundation).
Spring Concert music files are posted at http://www.novachorus.org/music-files. I have CDs for those who prefer ($5 – cash or checks to NVCC Foundation).
Order of Music for our April 26 concert
Sure On This Shining Night
Not While I’m Around
Send in the Clowns
Life Is Happiness Indeed
Make Our Garden Grow
Thursday, April 26 – Spring Concert, 6:00 6:30 pm Call, 7:00 7:30 pm concert
Save the date– Our Annual Chorus Picnic will be Saturday, May 12, starting at 3 pm. We are planning to have it at Barcroft Park on four Mile Run, just minutes from NVCC. (We’re not having it at the Wulff’s this year so that Fred can rest and get well.) More details to follow.
Other calendar items
Friday, April 27
4:00 pm – Voice Master Class by Dr. Karen Murphy, Professor of Collaborative Piano at Mississippi State University; Singers: Michelle McHugh, Terri LaGoe, Jon DeHart, Brandon Homayouni
7:30 pm – Voice Recital by Jonathan Price, tenor, Masters candidate at New England Conservatory (son of former NVCC faculty Kathy Price)
Saturday, April 28, 3:00 pm
Graduation Voice Recital by Stacy Dumas, soprano (former chorus member)
Sing Well-DrW
Songs of Sunset
Monday, April 9th, 2012
From Dr. Whitmire: Check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDvI5rB1E_8
Yours-DrW
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[April 7, 2012] An amateur recording of the March 31 performance is posted on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDvI5rB1E_8
Performance Recording
Thursday, April 5th, 2012
From Dr. Whitmire: Here is a the finale of Songs of Sunset (.mp3) from Sunday afternoon. We will have CDs available.
Yours-DrW
Chichester Psalms Recordings
Monday, October 17th, 2011
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- You did a wonderful job tonight. We all know there were areas that can be cleaned up, but the fact is that you transcended. We made music in the moment, which is exactly what I had hoped for. I was very satisfied and proud. Here are the recordings of the Chichester Psalms. Listen and you’ll hear things we did really well, and areas that will improve. I look forward to seeing you on Tuesday.
Audio Files: Movement I, Movement II. (.mp3 files)
Music Files Update
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
From Admin: Many file additions can be found on the Music Files page. Please report any issues via Comments or the Contact page.
Judas Maccabaeus Video
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
These two entries have been added to the Performances Page.
Sunday, May 29, 2011 – St. James Church, Richmond, Virginia
Recording
G. F. Handel, Judas Maccabaeus
Performed by St. James’s Parish Choir and members of the NOVA Community Chorus, Alexandria (VA) with members of the Richmond Symphony
Dr. Mark Whitmire, conductor
“Sing Unto God” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IWlGLhI2y4
“Hallelujah, Amen” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IDgIXZjg
Chichester Psalms I.mp3
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Listen to this! Super exciting! See you soon.
Chichester Psalms I.mp3, .mp3 file. For most systems, click to play file, right-click to download
Performance Recordings
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
From Fred: Here are 3 files from our concert on Tuesday. It is not recording studio quality but it does give us an audio record of the concert.
Audio Files – Files are .mp3 format. For most systems, click to play file, right-click to download.
Brahms and Announcements
Introductions to performers
Beethoven
First Rehearsal Recap
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
Handouts from last night’s rehearsal:
First Rehearsal Welcome, (.pdf)
Schedule, Spring 2011, 2 pages (.pdf)
Verdi text and translation, 3 pages, previously posted on December 30, (.pdf)
Beethoven text and translation, 2 pages, (.pdf)
Also noted:
Verdi Latin diction, previously posted on December 30, (.mp3)
Gramophone article: Composer Eric Whitacre on why British choirs are best, direct weblink, or PDF of article
Reminder: Frequently Used Documents are always linked on the right side of the page:
Info for New Members (.pdf)
Dr. W’s Choral Singing Tips (.pdf)
Performance Guidance (.pdf)
Join the Chorus (.pdf)
Judas Recording
Monday, January 10th, 2011
From Chorister Al: Yes, the CD sounds great. The march No. 57 and Sing Unto God No. 58 weren’t on the disc. I guess these recordings didn’t come out correctly? Too bad, as Sing Unto God was one of the best ones, I think.
Admin note: Sing Unto God is available on the Performances page.
Verdi Text and Diction
Thursday, December 30th, 2010
From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers,
Attached is the Verdi Requiem Text and Translation (.pdf) plus an mp3 of the Latin diction. Knowing that many of you cannot open attachments, I’ve sent this message to Kate who will have it up at www.novachorus.org very soon.
I have CDs of our December 12 performance of Judas Macabbaeus. It sounds fabulous! I will be in my office this Tuesday, January 4, from 1 -6 pm if you would like one. If you can’t make it, I will have them at our first rehearsal on 1/11. $10 cash or check made to NVCC Foundation.
Many of you have not registered for chorus. Please do so asap. Also encourage other good singers to join us. We’ll need all of us and more for the Ninth in April!
Remember, our chorus can only be as good as its members.
If you want to improve your singing, register for MUS131-01a Beginning Class Voice (MT, 6-7:15 pm)
If you want to learn more about music, sign up for MUS101-01a Basic Musicianship (Sat, 10 am -12:45 pm)
Both these classes are taught be me, and both are scheduled to sync with our chorus rehearsals.
Happy New Year!
Come ever smiling liberty
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010
From Dr. Whitmire: Voila!
Audio file (.mp3), Come ever smiling liberty.
Also posted on the Performances page.