Chorus Singouts Nov. 25 and 28

Wednesday 25 November – Business Awards Dinner – River Rock

·         Karen, Esther, Soyoung / Pat, Genny / Barry, Don / Gordon, Charles, Bill

Dress: women – new tops, black dress pants; men – black shirts (no tie)

Meet at stage entrance (east end); dressing room is downstairs.

6:15 call; we sing at 6:25pm (theoretically!)

O Canada seems to have fallen off the website – attached here

 

Saturday 28 November – Winter Wonderland – City Hall

·         Amy, Laura, Mary, KarenT, Capary, Esther, KathyR

·         Genny, Helen, PatB, Letty, Bernadette, Jennufer, CathyB

·         Bob, Don, Barry

·         Peter, Bill, Gord, Victor

Dress: Christmassy – reds/greens, hats, scarves, Christmas pins, ties etc

You need: Red Carol Folder; Carolers’ Handbook; Jul jul; Night of Silence

There’s a reception upstairs for the chosen few; then they come downstairs and there’s a singalong. 

We will be the warmup act before the singalong, as the audience is gathering!  Plan to be there for 12noon; we’ll do a set 12:10-12:30-ish.

                6: Ding dong merrily / 3: Carol of the bells / 15: Jingle bell rock

                18: Lo how a rose / Concert rep: Jul, Jul / 26: De Virgin Mary / Concert rep: Night of Silence

                CH p.37: O Christmas Tree / CH p.42 Jingle Bells

Once Malcolm Brodie gets to the piano at 12:30pm, it’s mostly singalonga – his harmony will often not fit with what you have written. Don’t worry too much about singing from the music; go for words and tune, and fake the harmony if needed!

 

Anyone who’s not doing either of these, I’ll see you at FRASERVIEW for the December 1 rehearsal!

 

Brigid

Faure Requiem with the VSO

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Win $50!! Not too late!

ROCA's Night at the Metro Fundraiser is coming soon on Wednesday, Nov. 4th.  Please try to sell lots of tickets to friends, family, neighbours, trick or treaters.....anyone!  

It will be another hilarious night of Basil, Sybil, Polly and Manuel at Fawlty Towers.  Tickets only $20!  Tickets can be bought on line at FAWLTY TOWER TICKETS

Our selling incentive is in effect for this fun raiser.  $50 (and a red rose, Larisa!) for the person selling the most tickets.  Also, for every 2 tickets you sell your name will go into a draw for another $50.  Remember to ask anyone who buys tickets on line to let you know so we can credit you for the sale. You just need to let Paul Dufour know.  

Bravo and tonight's chorus rehearsal

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Big bravos to everyone for some really magnificent singing on Sunday afternoon – lots of good feedback afterwards, and a number of people who were obviously really moved.  There were a few shivers-down-the-back moments – and thank you for making an effort to come out of your copies more!

No rest for the wicked – or even for the virtuous…  We have 6 weeks to get the Christmas concert together, and we need to do some carolling reminders with the red folders.

Before tonight’s rehearsal, please get out your copy of Hope For Resolution and mark

·         From bar 10 will be done by Richmond Singers

·         From bar 30 (A) will be upper voices 3-way split

·         From bar 70 (B) will be lower voices 3-way split

·         From bar 91 (C) will be all

·         From bar 126 (E) will be ROCA on the SATB and Singers on the melody

·         From bar 145 (F) 2nd sops and 1st altos on the melody, rest of ROCA on SATB; some of Singers will do the optional semichorus

The plainsong melody goes low for upper voices and high for lower ones. Sing what you can, and fake the extremes!

High voices split

1.       Laura, Adele, Kathy H, Pat, Ruth, Mary, Elizabeth, Bernadette, Nancy, Cathy B, Genny

2.       Anna, Alison, Julia, Amy, Doris, KarenT, Kate, Heather, Christy, Lavonne, Helen, Nina

3.       Capary, Esther, Roxanne, Soyoung, Kyra, Jennifer, Glenda, KarenL, Barb, Pat, Letty

Low voices split

1.       Elizabeth, Bernadette, Nancy, Cathy B, Genny, Roger, Chris, Bob, Bill, Rick

2.       Kate, Heather, Christy, Lavonne, Helen, Nina, Don, Doug, Charles, Gordon, Peter

3.       Jennifer, Glenda, KarenL, Barb, Pat, Letty, Jorge, Barry, Graeme, Bernie, Eden, Brian, Victor

Night of Silence will be

                v.1 – Natasha Neufeld solo

                v.2 – Richmond Singers

                v.3 – ROCA does Silent Night (improve harmony) under RS melody

I’d like to get our carolling gigs set up a.s.a.p, so let me know if you hear of anywhere that wants us.

 

See you tonight!