Voices Newsletter
Thursday, March 13, 2025 |
It's For The Birds and...... |
......The Wedding Supper Band? |
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Rehearsal and Performance Schedule... |
Rehearsals begin at 7:00 PM sharp. Please be in your seat and ready to sing!
March 24, 31
April 7, 21, 28
May May 5, 12
Special performances:
First Baptist Church - Sunday, March 23, 2025: ~9:20 am call
Unitarian Church – Sunday, May 4, 2025: ~9:00 am call
End of the Season!
Dress Rehearsal
First Baptist Church, Friday, May 16, 7:00 PM
*Concert*
First Baptist Church, Saturday, May 17, 1:00 PM call for 3:00 PM concert |
I'm excited for our first "church gig" of the semester, and can't wait to see you there! Here are the details:
When: Sunday, 3/23, arrive at 9:20am, service done ~11:00
Where: First Baptist Church in Ithaca
Songs: Dona, Dona and Sesere Eeye
Attire: All black (get a scarf upon arrival)
Be sure to have your music in a black folder.
The more folks we have the better we sound, so thank you for making every effort to be there!
Also, as mentioned in our last rehearsal, I'm looking for folks who are interested in being part of a small ensemble to perform "Magnificent Horses" at our 5/17 concert. It would involve staying ~30minutes later for rehearsals from 4/7 up to our concert date. If you are interested, please email me at voicesdirector@acithaca.org at your earliest convenience. Include the voice part(s) you'd be willing to learn.
Thanks, and see you Sunday!
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Practice tracks (https://acithaca.org/groups/voices/music-files-for-practice/) by
vocal part are available at the Voices website for all but one of our songs
for the semester. Mistakes do creep in during the creation of these
files, so please note any you find and communicate which song, track, and
measure(s) need correction. If you can specify the correction (e.g.,
missing note tie, wrong note, etc.), even better. Send corrections to voicesmusic@acithaca.org
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We are Learning! There will be notes and corrections by the Director during rehearsal and perhaps new insights as you practice. You may lightly mark your scores with a pencil - not a pen, marker or highlighter. Keep the pencil in the pocket of your music folder so it does not get misplaced. |
Vocal Exercises and WarmUps... |
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Looking for a way to exercise your voice between rehearsals? Cyberbass is free website that has sizeable list of vocal warmups that play on your computer, smartphone or tablet. You can also purchase CD's with various exercises and warmups if you choose. Go to
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Nonconsensual Olfactory Overload... |
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Some members are allergic to
perfumes, colognes, essential oils and other scents and they experience respiratory discomfort if exposed to them. And they will be! We sit close close together and breathe deeply at rehearsal and concerts. Please refrain from wearing them.
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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.
If you have a question about Voices, a comment or suggestion about the newsletter, or if you have an item for the newsletter (items should be related to the chorus or the local musical community), send it to voicesnews@acithaca.org. PLEASE - if you have an item that you want to appear in the newsletter, send in in plain text completed form so we can copy and paste - we do not write material for you.
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