Spring Semester Posted on January 1, 2015January 8, 2015 Classes begin on Monday, January 12. The first chorus rehearsal is on Tuesday, January 13. Chorus is MUS 137 001A (subject MUS, catalog number 137, section 001A). For previous postings regarding Spring 2015, under Archives on the right-hand side of the page, click on “Spring 2015” For archived Summer or…
Motherless Child Posted on December 23, 2014January 8, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Here is my gift to you. Motherless Child sheetmusic and Soprano rehearsal track. A/T/B to follow. Have a wonderful holiday. As rehearsal tracks, recordings and sheet music files become available, they are posted to the music files page, listed on the tab above.
Third Rehearsal Preview Posted on September 9, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 3rd rehearsal of Fall 2014! Be sure that you have all your music and worksheets at every rehearsal. Should you misplace any materials, print PDFs from novachorus.org Attached is the completed “Where to Breath” chart (.pdf). Please mark your music as soon as possible…
Second Rehearsal Preview Posted on September 2, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 2nd rehearsal of Fall 2014! Be sure that you have all your music and worksheets at every rehearsal. Should you misplace any materials, print PDFs from novachorus.org Donations. If you are registered as a senior, please consider making a donation to NVCC Foundation in…
First Rehearsal Review Posted on August 27, 2014August 31, 2014 Handouts (.pdf): Worksheets Schedule DrW’s Choral Singing Tips Music Fundamentals Translation of Mozart Vespers As rehearsal tracks, recordings and sheet music files become available, they are posted to the music files page, listed on the tab above. Frequently Used Documents are always linked on the right side of the page:…
First Rehearsal Preview Posted on August 26, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 1st rehearsal of Fall 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. Donations. If you are registered as a senior, please consider making a donation to…
Tracks Posted on July 12, 2014July 22, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Here is a link to rehearsal tracks for the Mozart Vespers. http://www.learnchoralmusic.co.uk/Mozart/Vesperae/vesperae.html Here is a link to rehearsal tracks for the Five Mystical Songs. http://www.learnchoralmusic.co.uk/Vaughan-Williams/5-Mystical-Songs/mystical.html The version of Five Mystical Songs that I previously sent is choral only (no piano). Here is a link to…
Vespers Solos Posted on July 11, 2014August 26, 2015 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- I have decided to have the solos in the Mozart Vespers sung by members of the chorus. We will have auditions on September 16 (our 4th rehearsal). The audition selection for the SATB solo quartet will be III. Beatus vir. I have attached an mp3…
Hand Clapping notes for “Stomp Your Foot” Posted on April 15, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: We added some clapping to Stomp Your Foot. It will save us time if you can check out Debbie’s notes and mark your music in advance. Thanks —- From Debbie: I hope I have everything recorded correctly and listed so it is easy to understand. Information is…
Seventh Rehearsal Preview Posted on March 18, 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…
Rehearsal CDs Posted on February 28, 2014March 4, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- I will have rehearsal CDs ($5) for Frostiana for those who prefer working with a CD. I still have rehearsal CDs ($5) for Sea Surface for those who did not get one. Tomorrow’s 3:00 PM rehearsal is WOMEN. -DrW
Excellent Singing Posted on February 27, 2014March 4, 2014 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- -Thanks again for your excellent singing on Tuesday. You sounded great and looked great as well. You communicated a lot of joy and made me very happy. -Unfortunately, we have no time to rest on our laurels. We have only two rehearsals (March 4 and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
It was a lover and his lass Posted on October 7, 2013October 18, 2013 From Fred: I found the attached mp3 to be a good aid to memorizing “It was a Lover…”
First Rehearsal Recap Posted on August 30, 2013September 1, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Thanks for a good first rehearsal on Tuesday. A special welcome to our new members. I hope you like the music as much as I do. It’s challenging of course, but equally rewarding. Be sure to work with your CDS before rehearsal # 2 on…
Fall Music Posted on August 12, 2013August 14, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- I hope that you are enjoying the final days of a great summer. I will be on campus this Thursday from 1-4 pm. I will have rehearsal CDs of Brahms: Neue Liebeslieder Waltzer (including German pronunciation, and a great recording) -$5 Haydn: Mass in Time…
Brahms Files Posted on August 8, 2013August 10, 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…
Music Files Posted on June 18, 2013August 10, 2013 From Jane: I downloaded an mp3 of Haydn’s Mass in Time of War (Paukenmesse) for $7.99 from www.songlearning.com. You can also get Brahms Neue Liebeslieder for $15.99 (postage included)–no mp3 of this one. I really like these learning CD’s/mp3’s from Hammond Music Service.
Fall Season Posted on June 13, 2013August 10, 2013 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- I hope that you are enjoying a wonderful summer. But I know that some of you are already eager to start working on (or at least thinking about) our Fall season. Attached you will find the music (.pdf) for our first concert. Below you will…