Voices Newsletter
 Thursday May 7, 2026
 
 
IT  TAKES  A  VILLAGE
 

Rehearsal and Performance Schedule...
 
 
    ONLY 1 Rehearsal Before the
                 BIG SHOW.

   Invite all your friends & neighbors!
 
Rehearsal Dates:
Rehearsals Mondays run from 7:00 to 8:45PM
 
May 11
 
 
Performance Dates:

May 10: Unitarian Church of Ithaca.
    Call time ~9:00am

Concert:
Saturday, May 16, 2026 3:00pm
       First Baptist Church of Ithaca. Call time 1:00pm
Dress Rehearsal:
Friday, May 15: First Baptist Church. 7:00 to 9:00pm
 

 
     Ross' Refrain
 
   Approaching a week away from performance time! And it's a busy week...
...here are the details for our Unitarian Church "gig," this Sunday:
 
   When: Sunday, 5/10, arrive at 9:20am, service done ~11:30
   WhereFUSIT (Unitarian Church) in Ithaca
   Songs-Everybody Rejoice, -That Lonesome Road, and -Ukrainian River Song
   Attire: All black (get a scarf upon arrival)
Be sure to have your music in a black folder.
 
     Use some time between rehearsals to look over some of the language/text that might still be tripping you up. I'll have a concert order for you by Monday, and it will be posted in the next newsletter as well.
 
   Thanks, as always, for you attention to all this stuff...see you Sunday/Monday!"
 
        Sherrie's Scherzo
   Absolutely great progress on the music everyone! Any additional review you can squeeze in before our last rehearsal will make our performance that much better.
 
     Please post the fliers wherever you are able and reach out to invite friends and family to the concert. While admission is free, the donations we receive from our audience play a significant part in balancing our budget.     Concerts are also a great way to inspire people to join VOICES!
 
   If you know that you will be unable to perform or attend the concert, please return your music at our last rehearsal this coming Monday, May 11th.
 
   To keep everyone's belongings safe, on concert day please do not leave any valuables unattended in the community room or library as there is no way to secure these rooms. Either leave those items in your car or ask a friend or family member in the audience to hold them for you until the concert is over. 
 
   This Monday we will be asking for a few volunteers to help set up for the dress rehearsal and/or return the sanctuary to its original state after the concert.  We will also need two non-members to hand out programs at the door.
 
      Thank you so much for your helping hands!!  We couldn't do it without you.
 
 

 
About this Newsletter...
 
The Voices Newsletter is sent out every Thursday during the semester.  Sometimes, it may be a day late depending on glitches and brain cramps.  In normal times, it will appear in your email in-basket sometime during the day on Thursday.  It will also be posted on the website - click HERE to go to that page.  
 
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