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!!

Chorus Update for Concert Week

Courtesy of Kate:

Here's our update for concert week.

1. Homework from Lisa: Practice ! Practice! Practice! Pay attention to words. Watch dynamics! I got caught barreling in on an entrance last night in Promise of Living that was supposed to be soft. Fix your trouble spots. (We all know what we need to work on.)

Dynamics help for those who don't read music:

pp or ppp = extremely soft

p = very soft

mp = soft

mf = medium sound

f = loud

ff or fff = very loud

2. Please arrive at Elim Park at 7:15pm on Friday. We will begin promptly at 7:30pm. We will run the entire concert as we will give it on Sunday. No stopping to fix anything. This is out time to hear ourselves in the performance space, hear the 4 hand piano pieces with both pianists, hear the violinist and work with the sound guy. As I tell my students all the time, we need to listen, pay attention to the teacher (Lisa) and keep the chatterboxes closed. This will get us all home at a reasonable hour.

Concert Information will be in the comments.

See you on Friday!

Come to Our Concert Sunday, November 23rd, and Help Those in Need

This is just one example of the kind of donation you can bring with you to our Holiday Concert. Can you really say that after being moved so profoundly by "The Promise of Living", that you won't want to share the bounty of harvest with others? Or are you certain that following the "Banquet Fugue", you won't feel the need to provide someone with a new bowl of insect-free consommé?

Don't be caught off guard. Bring a donation with you to the concert, proceeds to benefit the Cheshire Food Pantry.

Chorus Update

Courtesy of Kate:

Here is this week's update. Please read carefully as there is lots of information as we head into concert week.

***Scheduling Note: Tuesday's rehearsal will be held at Elim Park. Please assemble in the old chapel. We may move into Nelson Hall as the rehearsal progresses as it is available to us as well.***

1. We ran the entire concert on Tuesday. Each of us needs to clean up our own trouble spots.

2. I think we all know that Banquet Fugue needs our attention. Practice! The accompaniment doesn't help with parts. We all need to count and watch Lisa.

3. Lisa says to go over the words. We have the notes now, but are getting tripped up on words.

4. Lisa also says to make sure we support the Glorias in Ding Dong Merrily on High. They're a capella.

5. Continue to review Promise of Living. There is a recording of the piece on the chorus blog.

6. We will be singing at the tree lighting again this year. Fran will give us the specifics.

7. The afterglow party will be held on Tuesday, December 3rd at Sally Ziegler's house at 6:30pm. Please bring an appetizer or a dessert.

8. We will give a short concert for the residents at Highland in December. Date yet to be determined . . .

9. The lyrics to See Amid . . . that I typed up for myself are included in the comments. It spells out what to sing. Please remember that the notations are for my part - soprano 1. Feel free to edit to reflect your part. Thanks to Fran for this idea. It does help.

Holiday Concert Coming on Sunday, November 23rd!!!

“We Gather Together”
with the
Cheshire Community Chorus

Kick Off the Holiday Season with Songs of Thanksgiving and Joy

Sunday, November 23 @ 3pm Nelson Hall, Elim Park
140 Cook Hill Rd, Cheshire
Tickets are $5 for Elim Park Residents, $10 for non-Residents, $8 for Students and Seniors

Share in the Spirit of Giving by Bringing a Non-Perishable Food Item. Proceeds to benefit the Cheshire Food Pantry

Chorus Update for the week of October 13th

Courtesy of Kate:

Hi everyone,

Here is this week's update a bit early.

1. We had an inventory rehearsal this week. We ran through every piece in our notebooks.

2. Please hand in Sussex Carol and Wassail Song. They have been cut from the program. Also, please hand in Fall Festival music if you still have it. There are three sets outstanding.

3. Reminder - There are two rehearsals this week - Tuesday night at Highland Health Care and Wednesday night at Elim Park. Both are at 7pm.

4. Homework from Lisa: practice Silver Bells and work with our CDs. Also, women need to work on A Present Fur Elise.

On a personal note, Molly will be sending you the chorus update for the next few weeks. I am having foot surgery tomorrow morning and will be out for 3 weeks. I hope to be back to rehearsal on November 11th. Until then, sing well!

Chorus Update for the week of October 7th

Here's the chorus update, courtesy of Kate.

Hi everyone,

Here's the update for this week.

1. We worked on Shepherd's Pipe Carol, Rise Up Shepherd and Follow, Time for Praying, One Candle Lights the Way, and The Promise of Living.

2. Homework from Lisa: Work on Wassail Song with the CD. Make sure you know what you're singing in Rise Up Shepherd and Follow. I know I sang several things I wasn't supposed to . . .

3. There is a recording of The Promise of Living on our blog.

4. Change of venue: Rehearsals on October 22, 27 and 28 will take place in Nelson Hall at Elim Park.

5. I am attaching an updated Membership Roster to this message. It is a Microsoft Excel file. I think I have everybody now.

6. I am also attaching two music files to this message. I was playing with my digital recorder at rehearsal on Tuesday and recorded two of our run throughs. They are both soprano and tenor heavy as I was holding the recorder in my hand. And you can hear all of my mistakes . . . One of the recordings is our rough run through of Promise of Living. I thought it would be helpful for everybody to hear what we sound like and I can learn how to use my device in the process.

Enjoy this beautiful fall weekend! See you all on Tuesday.