some news and notes from Al about the practice site

Al Heezen mentioned in tonght's rehearsal that "Distant Land" is now on the practice site. Many thanks to Al for all the work he put into this one!! Our choir is lucky to have him. Below are some notes from Al about that piece as well as the site in general.

I just put our new piece "Distant Land" on the practice website. It was pretty tricky, with as many as eight parts wedged into 2 staves, so let me know if you find errors. I got carried away and put the piano part in, also.
http://aheezen.home.comcast.net/~aheezen/music

A month or so ago I made some changes to the site (improvements, I hope) but I'm not sure the word got out. Here is a link to the info:  http://aheezen.home.comcast.net/~aheezen/music/update/plug-in.html

reminders for Sunday

Some notes for this Sunday.

First, and most importantly - don't forget the TIME CHANGE! Our 8:30 rehearsal time will be 7:30 if you forget to set your clocks [yikes!]. That being said, here is the breakdown.

PREPARE: Use Al's practice site to go over any notes you are unsure of. There are also a couple recordings of Walk Together Children on the blog, or click here and here to listen.
ARRIVE: 8:30
DRESS: all black

See you Sunday!

details for Saturday rehearsal - Sunday performance

Saturday

•  11:00 - 12:15 rehearsal at BUF with Marimba band

Sunday

• arrive at 8:20 for rehearsal
• dress in black bottom / African style or brightly colored top

Because this tickled me so much when Andy initially sent it a couple years ago...I'm posting his message and image below. :)

Here is what you should look like on Sunday:

[try as I might...I just don't think I'm going to look like this on Sunday]

Becca

BUF Choir calendar has been updated

There have been some date changes since the performance schedule was printed. We discussed them last Wednesday and the calendar on the blog has been updated to reflect these changes. Changes to note:

• There will be a rehearsal on Saturday Feb. 25 at 11:00am - we will practice Shosholoza with the Marimba band for Sunday's performance.
• There is no choir rehearsal on Feb. 29
  
• We will perform Walk Together Children on Sunday March 11th [moved from march 18th]

If any choir members would like a choir related event listed on the calendar, email becca@shew-design.com.

Details for Saturday - Interfaith Choir festival

Below are details for this Saturday's performance.

what to bring:

• yourself - dressed in black pants or skirt and bright SOLID colored top
• a sack lunch for lunchtime break

where to be and when to be there:

• 10:45: rehearsal starts at Assumption Church, 2116 Cornwall Ave.
• 12:00: break for lunch - BUF choir will meet outside the doors by parking lot for a quick rehearsal of Lux
• 1:00: performance starts!

There is a recording of Lux Aurumque on the blog - or follow this link: http://youtu.be/Vi2kZtHk8mM - listening will get you excited about how we're going to sound in that space!

BUF Choir favorite movie list [along with a few books]

Okay....so here is the complete list of the BUF Choir's favorite movies, as recited by choristers tonight. A few books are mixed in there, but knowing Hollywood they'll soon be movies, so....

• Name of the Wind
• Dune
• Secret of Kells
• Bullet
• The Sound of Music
• Forbidden Planet
• 500 Days of Summer
• Between Time and Timbuktu
• The Fisher King
• You've Got Mail
• Casa Blanca
• Hopscotch
• To Kill a Mockingbird
• Private Parts
• Patch Adams
• The Space Between Us
• My Fair Lady
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• Midnight in Paris
• The Handmaid's Tail
• Dressed to Kill
• Lord of the Rings
• Antonia's Line
• Blade Runner
• Out of Africa
• Young at Heart
• Finding Nemo
• Bagdad Cafe
• Red Balloon
• Whale Rider
• A Hard Day's Night
• Breakfast at Tiffany's
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail
• Garden State
• The Princess Bride
• All that Jazz
• Lawrence of Arabia
• Little Miss Sunshine
• African Queen
• Grapes of Wrath
• American President
• My Neighbor Totoro
• Darjeeling Limited
• Billy Elliot
• Strictly Ballroom
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind
• Death Becomes Her
• Empire Strikes Back

reminder about BUF Choir cleaning night Jan. 2

This is a reminder about our next BUF cleaning gig!

It's at 7:00pm, Monday, January 2nd

There have only been a few showing up at the last few cleaning sessions - so all that are available on Monday would be appreciated!!

Contact Carl Nyblade with any quesions: carlnyblade@hotmail.com