Fourteenth Rehearsal Preview Posted on April 24, 2012May 21, 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…
Performance Promotion Posted on March 19, 2012March 20, 2012 From Dr. Whitmire: Please publicize this concert by the NOVA Community Chorus (AL). A flyer (.pdf) is attached. (This is the corrected flyer.) SONGS OF SUNSET By Frederick Delius NOVA Community Chorus Dr. Mark Whitmire, Director with The Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic FEATURING Grace Gori, Mezzo-Soprano & Aurelius Gori, Baritone Saturday,…
Eighth Rehearsal Preview Posted on October 25, 2011October 28, 2011 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Welcome to our 8th rehearsal of Fall 2011! Please sign in. Please return ticket money or unsold tickets to your Section Leader. I hope that each singer will sell five tickets at $10 each (Half price). Cash or checks to WMPA. Auditions for non-majors to…
Rehearsal Preview Posted on September 27, 2011 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers PLEASE NOTE THIS SCHEDULE CHANGE AND MARK YOUR CALENDARS Our October 23 concert has been moved to October 30, 3:00 p.m. Church of the Epiphany 1317 G Street NW Washington, DC A flyer (.pdf) is attached. A prettier one will be ready later. The WMPO…
Fourteenth Rehearsal Preview Posted on April 19, 2011 From Dr. Whitmire: Welcome to our 14th rehearsal of Spring 2011! Please sign in. You were amazing on Sunday! It was surely the highest rung on our ladder of musical excellence. Your tone was excellent, diction was superb, entrances were secure. It was a stunning performance in every regard. I…
Dress Rehearsal Posted on April 3, 2011 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- -Today’s Dress Rehearsal (April 3) is at 5:00 pm. Please come at 4:00 pm to help Fred set up chairs if you are able. Everyone must arrive by 4:45 pm so that you are ready to begin on time. Please do not be late as…
Dress Rehearsal Posted on March 30, 2011March 31, 2011 From Stage Manager Fred: New information about our dress rehearsal this Sunday. From Archie Doering, Building Superintendent: Everyone should enter through the doors marked 4. They are on the side of the building next to the big parking lot. Go to the right, once inside, to areas 150A and 150B….
Eleventh Rehearsal Preview Posted on March 29, 2011 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Welcome to our 11th rehearsal of Spring 2011! Please sign in. Beethoven– Ul James is here to work with you tonight at 8:15 pm. We will work without a break and dismiss a bit early (no later than 9:30 pm). Then I will work with…
Rehearsal Update Posted on March 28, 2011March 29, 2011 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- The location of this Sunday’s (April 3) 5:00 pm Dress Rehearsal with the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic has been changed: New location: First Baptist Church 2932 King St. Alexandria, Virginia The church is 2.6 miles from the college on King Street toward Old Town. The rehearsal…
WMP Performances Posted on February 8, 2011 From Dr. Whitmire: Dear Singers- Thanks for a very productive rehearsal tonight. It was very hard work, but you kept focused and had a wonderful energy and attitude. The WMP is performing Jonathan Kolm’s orchestra piece Prophecies. Dr. Kolm is our piano and composition professor. Please attend if you can. …
Orchestra Rehearsal Posted on November 13, 2010 From Stage Manager Fred: Chorus: Mark will direct “our” orchestra for the first time this Sunday at 5:30 PM in the Bishop Ireton HS Cafeteria. It is their rehearsal but it provides an opportunity for us to get to know them, too. If you are new to the chorus, it…