Announcements: May 7, 2012

May 7th, 2012

1. Schedule at a Glance, May 7- June 2
2. “Itty Bitty Book Lights”
3. FYI: May 20 concert, “War and Peace” in Scituate


1. Schedule at a Glance, May 7- June 2

MON, 7-May 7:30-10:00
MON, 14-May 7:30-10:00
MON, 21-May 6:00-7:00 CpM photo shoot: Frog Pond, Boston Common (raindate: Fri June 1 after dress rehearsal
MON, 21-May 7:30-10:00
MON, 28-May No Rehearsal, Memorial Day
TUE, 29-May 7:00-10:00 OSC – chorus piano rehearsal
WED, 30-May 6:30 warmup
7:00–10:00 rehearsal
THIS IS A DATE CHANGE FROM THU 5/31
LOCATION: First Church of Boston, 66 Marlborough Street (Back Bay)
THU, 31-May Chorus night off! (2:00-5:00 = soloist-only rehearsal at First Church)
FRI, 1-Jun 10:30–2:00 Dress rehearsal: Jordan Hall
10:30–11:00: Chorus warm-up at BROWN HALL
FRI, 1-Jun CpM photo shoot after dress rehearsal (if May 21 is rained out))
SAT, 2-Jun 8PM Concert: Haydn, The Creation
Call time for warm-up TBA.
MON, 11-Jun 6:30-8:30 Annual Meeting, Location TBA

2. “Itty Bitty Book Lights”

Chorus members will need to make use of small clip-on lights on their music folders for the Haydn concert.
Here is a link to one type of book light on sale at Amazon (for $9.19 plus shipping; 24 in stock, as of 1pm today):
http://tinyurl.com/75wl3g8


3. FYI: May 20 concert, “War and Peace” in Scituate

Choral Art Society of the South Shore
Spring Concert 2012
“War and Peace” — including “Mass in Time of War,” Haydn and “Dona Nobis Pacem,” Vaughan Williams
with Professional Soloists and the Choral Art Society Orchestra

Sunday May 20th, 2012, 3:00 pm
Scituate High School Auditorium, 606 Chief Justice Cushing Highway, Scituate, MA

Ticket prices: $20 General admission, $15 for seniors and students.

For more info: http://www.choralartsociety.org/index.html

Announcements: April 30, 2012

April 30th, 2012

1. Concert Week Rehearsal Update: Weds May 30 Location
2. Tickets for our Haydn Concert and joint Haydn promotion
3. CpM Press Release link
4. NEP “French Connection” concert featuring CpM women, May 5 at 8pm (discounted tickets)
5. Britten War Requiem CDs (Boston performance)
6. FYI: Free concert: Saturday, May 12, 4pm: de Varonistas in Cambridge


1. Concert Week Rehearsal Update: Weds May 30 Location

We will be at the First Church of Boston for the May 30 rehearsal:
6:30-7:00- warmup
7:00-10:00- rehearsal with orchestra

Address: 66 Marlborough Street, Back Bay (btwn Berkeley and Clarendon Streets)

* Reminder that the Weds date is a rehearsal change; notification sent last week, and the Chorus does not have a Thursday May 31 evening rehearsal because of this change.


2. Tickets for our Haydn Concert and joint Haydn promotion

I hope you all got the webmail over the weekend.

I will be selling tickets before rehearsal and during the break. Tonight, I will also take orders for the joint Haydn offer with the Back Bay Chorale- 20% off tickets for BBC concert of The Seasons and CpM’s Creation concert. Details about the offer can be found at
http://choruspromusica.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=469824 (Online offer ends Saturday at noon.)


3. CpM Press Release link

CpM publicist Sue Auclair lists the Creation concert on her website:
http://www.sueauclairpromotions.com/Sue_Auclair_Promotions/Chorus_pro_Musica_Presents_The_Creation.html

And here is a link to the April 25 press release including a photo of video projected onto the Jordan Hall organ pipes:
http://tinyurl.com/bur92rs


4. NEP “French Connection” concert featuring CpM women, May 5 at 8pm (discounted tickets)

New England Philarmonic, “The French Connection”
Saturday, May 5, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Ave, Boston
Program:
Donald Harris | A Lyric Fanfare (first Boston performance)
Jacques Offenbach | Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann
Hector Berlioz | The Death of Ophelia | Simmons College Concert Choir
Danica A. Buckley, Director; Chorus Pro Musica, Betsy Burleigh, Music Director
Andy Vores | An Other I | Danielle Maddon, violin soloist
David Rakowski | Winged Contraption
Maurice Ravel | Daphnis and Chloe Suite no. 2

NEP regular price tickets are $25 but for the May 5 concert CpM members can purchase $15 tickets. Singers can order discounted tickets at NEP website’s, nephilharmonic.org, as follows: “Donate” $15 but you will need to specify in the Comments or Notes section that it is a ticket purchase for the May 5 concert.


5. Britten War Requiem CDs (Boston performance)

I will take orders for the War Requiem—Boston recording. Cost will be $15, cash or check payable to the New England Philharmonic.


6. FYI: Free concert: Saturday, May 12, 4pm: de Varonistas in Cambridge

Program: Music of Bach – BWV 150, Des Prez, deVaron, Janequin, Johnson, Le Jeune, Ravel, Weill and Gershwin
Location: LDS Meetinghouse, 2 Longfellow Park, corner of Brattle St., Cambridge