choir BBQ thank you

A big thank you to Ann Stevenson for hosting the end of the year Choir BBQ. It takes a lot of planning and effort and we do appreciate it! It rained on us a bit [as you can see from the photos below], but it didn't stop us from having a good time.

Look forward to seeing you all next Wednesday as we rehearse for Doug's last service.

Sunday details...and a little inspiration...

Greetings choirsters! Here are some quick reminders about Sundays performance.

• 9:15: Chamber rehersal begins
• 9:30: Choir rehersal begins
• Dress: something "shimmery" - I'm certain we'll look amazing!

Also....below is a link to a video for a little inspiration provided by Libby Skinner. She says her friend DanVo'Nique is the third from the left in the front row. Gospelfest 2012! Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abhW-Zrn22s&sns=fb

Our Easter recording of Distant Land is on the blog

Just a quick note to let you know that the Easter recording of Distant Land is now on the blog. Take a listen!

Becca

What a a great rehearsal we had tonight!!

What a a great rehearsal we had tonight!! The orchestra sounded great but I was very proud of the quality and the quantity of sound that we were producing!! It was wonderful! I can't wait for Sunday. Here are the details:

• Please be here for an 8:30 rehearsal (that means get here about 8:25 to get ready).
• Wear black on the bottom and a solid color on the top - something bright for Easter :)
• If you were not at the Thursday rehearsal and you plan on being at the performance please email me so I can make sure you are prepared and we can fit you on the pulpit. It is pretty tight and adding chairs will be possible but will need some consideration.

DC was fantastic! If you would like to see some of the pictures and stories that we had check out the blog we made -  www.sqhsborchtodc2012.blogspot.com

Have a great night.

Andy

a note from Al

Hey, singers
The chamber piece "Set me as a Seal" is now on the website.

I learned last month that some programs handle the site better than others, so if you are having trouble using it, take a look at this page:  http://home.comcast.net/~aheezen/music/update/plug-in.html

Al

vocal skill building workshop with Fabiana Katz

 In cooperation, the Threshold choir and the BUF choir offering a skills building workshop:

• Sunday, June 10th
• 4:00-6:00pm [Possibly an extra hour if we can scare up an extra $75 - we might just split with folks wanting to stay, we’ll see]
• with Fabiana Katz http://fabianakatz.ca/

We need an unofficial head count of interested parties ASAP. That will determine if the flex room at BUFwill be large enough or if we will need to move to a different venue. The Sanctuary is not available at that time that date.

Costs to each participant will be little to minimal to none. Details being negotiated. Please do not make cost a deterrent of your participation. Open to all genders and voices.

PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO MONAHAN@ROSEROYCE.NET

IF YOU HAVE EVEN THE INKLING OF A DESIRE TO ATTEND

Molly Monahan

 

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