Posts Tagged ‘schedule’

Amended Schedule

Friday, October 11th, 2013

From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Bishop Ireton HS has just made a decision not to allow outside groups to perform in the auditorium. Here is our new, amended schedule (.pdf).


Senior Citizen Registration

Friday, August 2nd, 2013

From Fred: Senior Citizen Registration is on the first day of classes, Wednesday, August 21.
First class for chorus, MUS 137, is Tuesday, August 27 at 7:30 PM in Tyler 130.
Alexandria Campus info # is 703-845-6200.


Fall Season

Thursday, June 13th, 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 find links to rehearsal tracks and recording.

Tues, 10/15/13, 7:30 pm
Chorus Concert with Christine and David Hagan
Schlesinger
Brahms:  Neue Liebeslieder Waltzer

Sheet music (.pdf)

Two sites with your notes for Neue Liebeslieder Waltzer
http://www.cyberbass.com/Major_Works/Brahms_J/brahms_neue_liebeslieder.htm
http://cvi.free.fr/midi/Brahms/BRAHMS065/

Or Google this for very cool files of Nos. 7, 12 and 13:
“Brahms – Neue Liebeslieder No.13 – Midi files by Choeur au boulot …”

Recording of Neue Liebeslieder Waltzer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaxhLSN66j0

Sunday, 12/08/13, 3:00 pm
Concert with the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
Church of the Epiphany
Haydn: Mass in Time of War (Paukenmesse)

Sunday, 12/15/13, 3:00 pm
Concert with the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic
Bishop Ireton High School
Haydn: Mass in Time of War (Paukenmesse)

Three sites with your notes for Mass in Time of War
http://www.cyberbass.com/Major_Works/Haydn_J/haydn_war_mass.htm
https://sites.google.com/site/haydnmassintimeofwar
http://s119247422.websitehome.co.uk/midimusic/Haydn/Paukenmesse/paukenmesse.html

Recording of Mass in Time of War
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFUm4uO_qeI

Music can be purchased at www.sheetmusicplus.com
Missa in Tempore Belli (Mass in Time of War/Paukenmesse)
Item number: OU.9780193367920
$13.95 $11.16 Oxford University Press (20% off)

Tues 12/10/13, 7:30 pm
Chorus/Band/Jazz Band Concert
Schlesinger

I looking forward to seeing everyone at our first rehearsal on Tuesday, August 27.

[Admin: All music files will be posted to the music files page (see menu bar above) as they become available.]


Thirteenth Rehearsal Preview

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 13th rehearsal of Spring 2013! Please sign in.

We have 2 rehearsals before our Monday April 29 Dress Rehearsal with the Annandale Orchestra in Schlesinger.

Please note this new rehearsal (posted 4/9)
Saturday 4/27, 1:00 pm, Combined Choruses
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 5800 Backlick Rd, Springfield

Tonight
I will dismiss Women (except music majors) at break (8:40 pm)
Men will rehearse Pilgrim’s Chorus until 9:10 pm
I will rehearse Music Majors until 9:40 pm

Saturday I see Men at 3:00 pm.

Mark your calendars-Our Annual Chorus Picnic will be Saturday, May 11, noon until 3:00 pm at the Wulff’s. More info will follow. I hope you will plan to attend

Tickets for our May 3 concert with the Annandale Symphony are here. It would be great if everyone could sell at least three tickets ($15 adults; $10 students).

    Section Leaders

– Try to come tonight at 7 pm and organize your tickets. This is a rare opportunity to sing in Schlesinger with a full orchestra. It will be a treat for our audience.

Chorus Schedule

Saturday 4/20, 3:00 pm, Men in AT130

Saturday 4/27, 1:00 pm, Full Chorus New item (added 4/9/13)
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 5800 Backlick Rd, Springfield

Monday 4/29, 7:30 pm
Dress Rehearsal with the AN Orchestra, Schlesinger

Tuesday 4/30, 7:30 pm
Chorus Dress Rehearsal, Schlesinger

Thursday 5/02, 7:30 pm
Chorus/Band/Jazz Combined Concert, Schlesinger

Friday 5/03, 7:30 pm
Concert with the AN Orchestra and Chorus, Schlesinger

Saturday, 5/11, noon until 3:00 pm
Chorus Picnic at the Wulff’s


First Rehearsal Handouts

Wednesday, January 16th, 2013

Welcome and Schedule Handout (.pdf)
Worksheets (.pdf)


Rehearsal and Performance

Saturday, December 8th, 2012

From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
I look forward to seeing everyone today at 12:30 pm.
I need some able-bodied folks to to come at 12:10 to help me move the digital pianos back from Schlesinger. Let me know if you can help.
Please turn in you ticket money today. If you haven’t sold you tickets, there is still time-make some calls. Your friends and family don’t want to miss the Magnificat.
The call tomorrow is 2:00 pm at Bishop Ireton HS. Please be on time. On Thursday we had too many late arrivals.
There is no rehearsal on Tuesday, December 11.
This has been a wonderful semester. Next semester will be equally exciting and challenging, as you will see below (.pdf). We will celebrate Black History Month, the 100th Birthday of Benjamin Britten, and the 200th Birthdays of Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner.


Ninth Rehearsal Preview

Tuesday, November 13th, 2012

From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 9th rehearsal of Fall 2012! Please sign in.
Tickets – See your Section Leader. I hope that each singer will sell five tickets at $10 each (Half price). Cash or checks to WMPA.

Flyers– Post them everywhere. Send them electronically to everyone you know.

Magnificat flyer

Click image for .pdf

Rehearsal this Sunday
I will be rehearsing the Bach Magnificat with the orchestra this Sunday, November 18, at 5:00 pm, at Bishop Ireton High School. I would like it if as many singers as possible to attend. I would especially like my Music Majors to be present for this educational opportunity.

Schedule
-Sat. 11/17 Women
-Sun. 11/18 5:00 pm rehearsal with orchestra at Bishop Ireton HS ⏎ new entry
-Sat. 11/24 No Rehearsal
-Tues. 11/27 Music Majors Final Exam
-Sat. 12/1 Full Rehearsal
-Sun. 12/2, 3:00 pm Concert, 1:30 pm Call, Epiphany ⏎ note time change
-Tues. 12/04, 7:30pm, Dress Rehearsal for 12/06 Concert, Schlesinger
-Thurs. 12/06, 7:30 pm Concert, 6:30 pm Call, Band/Chorus Concert, Schlesinger
-Sat. 12/8 Full Rehearsal
-Sunday 12/9, 3:00 pm Concert, 2:00 pm Call, with the WMPO Bishop Ireton HS


Sixth Rehearsal Preview

Tuesday, October 16th, 2012

From Dr. Whitmire: Tonight is our 6th rehearsal of Fall 2012!
Once again, let me thank you for a great Beethoven concert on Oct. 2.

You looked great and sounded great. We had a great crowd and received over $1000.00 in donations. Special thanks to Chris and David, and to our outstanding soloists-Cindy, Lika, Jane, Mike, Francisco, Matt, Ellie and Ray.

If you missed the concert for any reason, Please make sure you have spoken to me about it since October 2.

If you are a Music Major and missed the Mid-term on Saturday, please stay after rehearsal tonight.

Extra Rehearsal CDs are here for free. Everyone must be practicing with the rehearsal tracks every week (even every day)

Schedule Changes
We will have Women’s rehearsal this Sat. at 12:30 pm
(there was previously no rehearsal scheduled.
There will be no Sat. rehearsal (Women) on Nov. 3.
There will be no Sat. rehearsal on Nov. 24 (Thanksgiving)


Fall Schedule

Friday, August 24th, 2012

From Dr. Whitmire: Fall 2012 Schedule (.pdf)


From Dr. Whitmire

Saturday, August 4th, 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 our first concert is the Chorus Fundraiser Concert on Tuesday, October 2. It will be an all-Beethoven program. We will sing the Choral Fantasy and Four Scottish Folksongs, arranged by Beethoven. Once again we are thrilled to have Chris and David Hagen, who will play a Beethoven symphony on the first half. It will be a very exciting program!

Kate posted the Choral Fantasy back in June. Attached is a slightly improved version (.pdf). (For those who have already printed your copy, I simply added a translation on the cover and numbered the pages.)

Also attached is Four Scottish Folksongs.

In the following messages I will attach rehearsal tracks for Choral Fantasy and Four Scottish Folksongs.

Of course, Kate will have all this at www.novachorus.org in the twinkling of a eye.

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.

I will have printed copies and rehearsal CDs at our first rehearsal. I will be in my office on Wed. 8/15 in the afternoon and Thurs. 8/16 in the morning if you want to pick up materials. Music is $10. CD is $5.

Yours-DrW

PS- Register soon.


Senior Registration

Thursday, July 26th, 2012

From Chorister Fred: Senior registration is on Wednesday, August 22, according to the Dean of Students. That is the first day of classes and therefore when seniors may register.


Fall 2012 Semester

Monday, July 16th, 2012

Regular NOVAConnect registration for all 2012 Fall semester sessions is under way. Classes begin on Wednesday, August 22. The first chorus rehearsal is on Tuesday, August 28.

Chorus is MUS 137 001A (subject MUS, catalog number 137, section 001A).

For previous postings regarding Fall 2012, under Archives on the right-hand side of the page, click on “Fall 2012”

For archived Spring or Summer 2012 information, please see to the right-hand side of the page, also under Archives.

Reminder: Frequently Used Documents are always linked on the right side of the page:
Info for New Members (Great refresher for current members, too)
Dr. W’s Choral Singing Tips
Performance Guidance (includes concert dress guidelines)
Join the Chorus


2012-13 Season

Saturday, June 16th, 2012

From Dr. Whitmire: Hello Singers- I hope you are having a great summer. I have been working on our exciting 2012-13 season, and want to get you the latest info regarding repertoire and dates.
NOVA Community Chorus Calendar (.pdf)

FALL MUSIC
Magnificat in D, BVW 242, By J.S. Bach, Boosey & Hawkes (#M051321407)
I will provide Antiphonal Choruses by Gabrielli and Monteverdi
Fantasy, Opus 80, By Ludwig Beethoven, Edition Peters (#8723)

If you know good singers who would like to join us, bring them! Its going to be a great year.


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


Tenth Rehearsal Preview

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 10th rehearsal of Spring 2012! Please sign in.

Thanks for a great Dress Rehearsal on Sunday night. I hope you enjoyed the opportunity to hear our excellent soloists, Grace and Rex Gori.

If you missed the Dress Rehearsal for any reason, please contact me immediately. If you have already spoken to me about your absence, please remind me.

Thanks also for your patience and professionalism in dealing with the crowdedness. At our Saturday concert at Church of the Epiphany there will be much more room, since we will bring the sopranos and altos around the sides of the stage. At our Sunday concert at Bishop Ireton. I would like to have the first six sopranos go beyond the riser and stand on the floor. Likewise we’ll have six altos stand on the floor next to the risers. The timpani will move over.

Tickets for Songs of Sunset are here. See your Section Leader. I hope that each singer will sell five tickets. You might consider buying them and giving them to friends. Our tickets are half the price at the door.

Please bring your music for our April 26 concert.
Make Our Garden Grow
Life Is Happiness Indeed

Not While I’m Around (not the same version as in years past)
Send in the Clowns (not the same version as in years past)
Sure On This Shining Night
We will not sing Under the Greenwood Tree. Hold on to it and I will try to program it for a future concert.

Late Spring 2012 Schedule
Saturday, March 31, 2:00 pm Call; 3:00 pm Concert at Church of the Epiphany
Sunday, April 1, 2:00 pm Call; 3:00 pm Concert at Bishop Ireton HS
Thursday, April 26, 7:30 pm Band/Chorus Spring Concert, Schlesinger Center

Other Calendar item
Friday, April 27
4:00 pm – Voice Master Class by Dr. Karen Murphy, Professor of Collaborative Piano at Mississippi State University
7:30 pm – Voice Recital by Jonathan Price, tenor, Masters candidate at New England Conservatory (son of former NVCC faculty Kathy Price)


Seventh Rehearsal Preview

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

From Dr. Whitmire:  Welcome to our 7th rehearsal of Spring 2012! Please sign in.

Please proof the program roster for errors/omissions. [See e-mail]

This Saturday, February 25, we have an important Full Rehearsal for Jazz Mass. Please plan to be there.

Next Tuesday, February 28, is our Dress Rehearsal in Schlesinger for Jazz Mass. Are you ready?

Please remember we have an important Full Rehearsal for Jazz Mass on Saturday, February 25. Please plan to be there.

Spring 2012 Schedule [no changes]
Saturday, February 25, 1:00 pm – Full Rehearsal
Tuesday, February 28, 7:30 pm – Dress Rehearsal, Schlesinger Center
Tuesday, March 6 – Spring Break, No Rehearsal
Tuesday, March 13, 7:30 pm – Concert: Jazz Mass, Schlesinger Center
Sunday, March 25, 5:00 pm – Dress Rehearsal: Songs of Sunset, Bishop Ireton HS
Saturday, March 31, 3:00 pm – Concert: Songs of Sunset, Church of the Epiphany
Sunday, April 1, 3:00 pm Concert: Songs of Sunset, Bishop Ireton HS
Thursday, April 26, 7:30 pm Band/Chorus Spring Concert, Schlesinger Center

Saturdays
2/25 Full Rehearsal (SATB)
3/3    women
3/10
3/17   men
3/24 Full Rehearsal (SATB)
4/7    women
4/14   men
4/21   Full Rehearsal (SATB)


Sixth Rehearsal Preview

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

From Dr. Whitmire:  Welcome to our 6th rehearsal of Spring 2012!  Please sign in.

Thanks to the Tenors who rehearsed last Saturday at noon.

And to the large group who came Women’s Rehearsal at 1:00 pm.

Men’s Rehearsal this Saturday at 1:00 pm.

There only one more rehearsal before our Tuesday, February 28 Dress Rehearsal in Schlesinger for Jazz Mass. Are you ready?

Please remember we have an important Full Rehearsal for Jazz Mass on Saturday, February 25. Please plan to be there.

Spring 2012 Schedule [no changes]
Tuesday, February 28, 7:30 pm – Dress Rehearsal, Schlesinger Center
Tuesday, March 6 – Spring Break, No Rehearsal
Tuesday, March 13, 7:30 pm – Concert: Jazz Mass, Schlesinger Center
Sunday, March 25, 5:00 pm – Dress Rehearsal: Songs of Sunset, Bishop Ireton HS
Saturday, March 31, 3:00 pm – Concert: Songs of Sunset, Church of the Epiphany
Sunday, April 1, 3:00 pm Concert: Songs of Sunset, Bishop Ireton HS
Thursday, April 26, 7:30 pm Band/Chorus Spring Concert, Schlesinger Center

Saturdays
2/18   men
2/25 Full Rehearsal (SATB)
3/3    women
3/10
3/17   men
3/24 Full Rehearsal (SATB)
4/7    women
4/14   men
4/21   Full Rehearsal (SATB)

Sing Well-DrW


Third Rehearsal Preview

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 3rd rehearsal of Spring 2012!

Please sign in.

Please proof the roster.

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.

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 demonstrate preparedness. Please notify Section Leaders of absences:
Soprano-Peggy Harrison, peggyh [at] ix [dot] netcom [dot] com
Alto-Debbie Peetz, peetz [at] rand [dot] org
Tenor-Larry Goldschmidt, lgold2 [at] comcast [dot] net
Bass-Ray Lombardi, rayjoyce2408 [at] verizon [dot] net

Thanks to the fine group of Men who came to rehearsal on Saturday.
This Saturday 2/28 we have Women’s rehearsal at 1:00 pm.

Two new pieces for Jazz Mass
For those who purchased Jazz Mass I have made copies of the two new pieces: The Lord’s Prayer and Come Sunday (no charge). If you downloaded Jazz Mass from novachorus.org, please download and print the new pieces as well.

All music, worksheets and music learning files can be found at novachorus.org/music-files (Hurray Kate!)


First Rehearsal Handouts

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Two handouts from the rehearsal on January 10 (.pdf files):
Class Schedule, Worksheet #1

Please note: As previously posted: Free sheet music and rehearsal tracks for Songs of Sunset and Jazz Mass are posted at novachorus.org/music-files. (Including Jazz Mass as one file.)


From Dr. Whitmire

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

From Dr. Whitmire:  Dear Singers,
I hope you are enjoying a wonderful holiday. I have spent the last few days working on your scores and CDs for Songs of Sunset. It is a rich, wonderful piece in a harmonic idiom that we have never explored. Some have referred to Delius as an English Debussy. The text is by the English writer Ernest Dowson (1867–1900). Interestingly, the phrase “days of wine and roses” is originally from his poem:

They are not long, the days of wine and roses:
Out of a misty dream
Our path emerges for a while, then closes
Within a dream.

I have attached an mp3 to whet your appetite. It will be a challenge, but by now you expect that, right?
And for a (big) change of pace, I have also attached the opening piece to my Jazz Mass.
I think the semester will have something for everyone, and it’s all in English. So bring all the good singers you know to our first rehearsal on Tuesday, January 10. In the meanwhile,
Peace-DrW


Spring 2012 Semester

Monday, December 19th, 2011

Regular NOVAConnect registration for all 2012 Spring semester sessions is under way. Classes begin on Monday, January 9. The first chorus rehearsal is on Tuesday, January 10.

Chorus is MUS 137 001A (subject MUS, catalog number 137, section 001A).

For previous postings regarding Spring 2012, under Archives on the right-hand side of the page, click on “Spring 2012”

For archived Summer or Fall 2011 information, please see to the right-hand side of the page, also under Archives.

Reminder: Frequently Used Documents are always linked on the right side of the page:
Info for New Members (Great refresher for current members, too)
Dr. W’s Choral Singing Tips
Performance Guidance (includes concert dress guidelines)
Join the Chorus


From Dr. Whitmire

Saturday, December 3rd, 2011

From Dr. Whitmire:  Dear Singers-
-Thanks for a wonderful concert last night. The beauty of the concert was a testimony to your hard work and commitment. I felt a transcendence in the room that was exactly what we talked about and what I had hope for. The audience was enraptured by your singing. We did justice to Rachmaninoff and I am very proud of our work together.
-Thanks for a wonderful season. I set a very high bar, both in the amount of music and in the difficulty of the music. You kept the faith, worked very hard, and your investment paid generous artistic rewards.
-As I have said many times lately, I am amazed and impressed by the growth of NOVA Community Chorus as an ensemble. Few other groups could have performed the music that you have performed with more mastery and beauty. As the old ad said, “You’ve come a long way baby!”
– I look forward to another great season that begins on Tuesday, January 10. Register now. I can’t do without a single one of you. Don’t worry, every piece will be sung in English.

I’ll be on campus for two more weeks, but in case I don’t see you, I wish each of you a wonderful, joyous, and peaceful holiday.

Yours-DrW

PS- I neglected to hand out course evaluation sheets. If you see me around, please get one and fill it out.


Rehearsal

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

From Dr. Whitmire:  Dear Singers-Thank you for the excellent rehearsal tonight. It was the best possible birthday present.
The call on Thursday is 6:30 pm in the Choir Room (AT130). Small Chorus call is 5:45 pm.
If I change the concert order, I will let you know.
The call on Friday is 6:00 pm at St. Katherine’s.
Yours-DrW


From Dr. Whitmire

Sunday, November 13th, 2011

From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers-
I got back from Haiti early this morning. While it was a very difficult trip physically and emotionally, it was also very powerful and fulfilling.

It was great to read the accounts by Peggy, Fred, Chris, Wendy and others about how wonderfully you performed on Friday. I never had a doubt. You are a wonderful group. Special thanks to Peggy, Fred, and Chris for their leadership.

If, for any reason, you did not attend the concert, please contact me immediately. If you have already spoken to me about your absence, please send a message to remind me.

This Saturday, November 19, 1-2:15 pm, we will have a full rehearsal (SATB) on Rachmaninoff. Please make every effort to attend.

I look forward to seeing all of you on Tuesday.
Yours-DrW


MW and Hope at Wings


MW sifting gravel


The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption Port-au-Prince


Schedule Change

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

From Dr. Whitmire: The Saturday, November 19, rehearsal is changed to a Men’s Rehearsal. (It is a Women’s Rehearsal on your original schedule.)

Sat., Nov. 5, 1:00-2:15 pm Women’s Rehearsal, AT130
Tues., Nov. 8, 7:30 pm Dress Rehearsal w/ Band, AT130 and Schlesinger
Thurs., Nov. 10, 8:00-8:30 pm Dress Rehearsal with the Band, Schlesinger
Fri., Nov. 11, 7:30 pm (6:30 pm call in AT130) Civil War Concert, Schlesinger
Sat., Nov. 12 NO MEN’S REHEARSAL (CHANGE posted 10/18)
Sat., Nov. 19, 1:00-2:15 pm Men’s Rehearsal, AT130 (THIS IS A CHANGE)
Sat., Nov. 26 NO REHEARSAL (CHANGE posted 10/18)
Tues., Nov. 29, 7:30 pm Rachmaninoff Dress Rehearsal, Schlesinger
Thurs., Dec. 1, 7:30 pm (6:30 pm call in AT130) Holiday Concert, Schlesinger
Fri., Dec. 2, 7:30 pm (6:00 pm call) Rachmaninoff Concert, St. Katherine Church