Chorus Update for the week of February 10

Courtesy of Kate:
Here is this week's update and some chorus news.

1. From Janet -

Sandhya asked me to pass this along...

Daniel Parshotham Desmond made his way into the world at 2:12 on 2/12. Should be an interesting kid! He weighed 7 lbs, 10 oz and is 19 inches long. Mom and baby are both doing well and should be home from Yale some time this weekend.

Congratulations to Sandhya and her husband from the chorus!

2. This week we learned all of the Cantique de Jean Racine. We also worked on the Beatles Medley and For the Beauty of the Earth (sopranos watch - we have harmony). We ran through The Rainbow Connection. Last, we sang through our final new piece - the Armed Forces Salute - in 4 part harmony. Oh, and of course we worked on Pinkam - movements 2, 3, 4!

3. Homework from Lisa - review everything! Notice your trouble spots and don't be afraid to ask questions when you're clueless.

4. There are soprano and tenor solos in the Pinkam piece which Lisa would like to cast by the first week of March. They are not lengthy, but they are vocally challenging.

5. At this week's rehearsal, the men will be dismissed early and the women will remain to begin working on Girlfriend.

Snow Day!

Rehearsal for tonight is canceled due to inclimate weather. Continue to look at your music, and we'll see you all next week!

Chorus Update for the week of January 27th

Courtesy of Kate:

Hi Everyone,

Here's the chorus update for this week.

1. We read through our last two new pieces - For the Beauty of the Earth and Cantique de Jean Racine.

2. We also worked on movements 2 and 3 of the Wedding Cantata. Lisa wants us to practice this one and don't give up!

3. We sang through Greatest Love of All.

See you on Tuesday!

Kate

Chorus Update for the week of January 20th

Courtesy of Kate:

1. We ran through the two new pieces - Beatles and From a Distance.

2. We also ran through Somewhere Out There, Love Will Keep Us Together and Rainbow Connection.

3. We also worked on three movements of Wedding Cantata.

4. We spent quite a bit of time working on the 3rd movement of the Pinkam piece, Many Waters. Lisa wants us to practice it! (Lisa is expecting us to forget - let's give her a pleasant surprise!).

Chorus Update for the week of January 13

This week, we had a first rehearsal, and basically ran through the pieces we've worked on thus far.

Below I'm including two of our songs, Girlfriend and Love In Any Language, for you to members to listen to in order to get a feel for how they sound.


Link to YouTube video of original version of Avril Lavigne's Girlfriend.

Link to sample performance of choral arrangement of Girlfriend.

Link to a chorus singing Love in Any Language

Link to Sandi Patty singing Love in Any Language

See you at the next rehearsal!

(Edited to fix link 2/17)

Happy New Year!!

Welcome to 2009! It's not too late to join the Cheshire Community Chorus. If you, or someone you know, would like to take your singing to a slightly more public venue than your shower, then come join us at Highlands Health Care center on Highland Avenue in Cheshire. Rehearsals are still every Tuesday night at 7:00.

Christmas Tree Lighting on the Cheshire Green!

Date - Sunday, December 7th
Time - Be there at 5:30 - the singing will start at 5:45 - will be over around 6:00 when Santa
gets there.
Dress - Warmly!!!

We will be leading the crowd in some carols until Santa gets there.
If you can make it, come and bring a friend - the more, the merrier. It's a fun time, doesn't take up too much time, and keeps the Christmas Spirit alive in Cheshire!!