HELP WITH HEMS - from Becky

Hello ladies - some of you may have received choir dresses that are too long for you (correct length is 1" above the floor when you are in your concert shoes). I am an experienced seamstress and would like to help you out with a couple of offers. For either option, please make an appointment to visit me at my home on South Hill (near the library).

#1 - If you have no sewing experience and no access to anyone who can hem your dress, I will hem your dress. Email me with your phone number, and I will call you to set up an appointment at my home. Bring your dress, concert shoes and payment to your appointment. It will take about 10 minutes for me to mark your hem, and I will bring your dress to choir when it is ready. Cost is $10.00.

#2 - If you have some sewing experience but are unsure how best to hem your dress, I will help you mark and pin your dress and show you a good stitch to use, at no charge. Email me with your phone number, and I will call you to set up an appointment at my home. Bring your dress, concert shoes, straight pins, black thread and a hand sewing needle. It will take 30 to 45 minutes to prep your hem and show you the stitch. Cost is chocolate.Becky Foster - seerbird@hotmail.com

Victorian Christmas choreography

Just a quick layout to help you remember.

Joy to the World:
Step claps through intro
"Joy to the World the Lord is come..." A section: arms up and down
Key change "Joy to the World the Saviour reigns..." 2nd A section: horizontal arm sweep w/palms up.
"Joy to the World the Lord is come...) in unison, B section: step claps in place until "Let earth" arms up.
Solo - arms slowly down
"Hearts Unfold.." stand and sing animatedly
Key change "He rules the world..." 3rd A section: arms up and down.
Key change - ending section stand with animated singing until final "Joy to the World" with arms up.

Ring the Bells - it looks like we will start singing while walking up and onto the risers and then just stand on the risers and sing.

Tools for Rehearsal

Tomorrow Shall be My Dancing Day
Plays just your part:
http://www.rfms.org/Archive/ArchGardDancD.htm

A recording
http://www.pierce.ctc.edu:2078/playlists/playlisttrack.asp?pid=3514"
If it doesn't take you straight there:
enter name and student ID #
click playlists
Click choir
Click the box by "Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day"

remember, if you didn't get a recording of "Ring the Bells" and "Joy" in your email, then bring me a flash drive and I'll get it to you.

practice for "Tomorrow Shall be..."

This website will play your individual parts for "Tomorrow shall be my Dancing Day" so you can practice at home!
http://www.rfms.org/Archive/ArchGardDancD.htm

Welcome to choir 09-10!

Choir is of to a great start! We have a good sized group. We have many exciting things ahead!

Well done!

Good job to all those in the choir. It was a great concert, and a wonderful quarter. For those who are moving on, I wish you the best of luck in all you do and I hope you keep singing. For those who are returning I look forward to keeping up the great standard we set this quarter!
Don't forget we have our party at Ann's house on Thursday June 11th. If you need directions, email me.

Concert Dates

Spring Concert
May 29 (Fri.) 7:30
Liberty Theater in Puyallup
Free
Choir call time 6:00

Student Awards Ceremony
June 4th (Thurs.) 6:00
Pierce College Puyallup, College Center building
choir call time 5:45

Visit PLU, choir exchange

The choir directors at PLU are willing to have us come sit in on one of their rehearsals, and have the directors work with you. Two directors have offered to do this, one being Richard Nance who is the director of choral activities, and the president of the Northwest region of the American Choral Director's association (among many accolades), and a prominent composer.

To meet with them we would need to go to PLU on a weekday other than Friday and be there in the late afternoon. Their choirs rehearse from 3:40 to 5:10 pm.
Choir members please respond to the poll on the left concerning your availability.

Note Learning

Here is a link to a website that will play your part for the Kyrie of the Haydn Mass we are doing:

http://www.cyberbass.com/Major_Works/Haydn_J/haydn_lord_nelson.htm

This one plays the accompaniment softly and your part loudly.
Here is another site:


http://www.rfms.org/Archive/ArchHaydNelson.htm

This one plays the other choir parts softly and your part loudly - but no accompaniment.
Use whichever works best for you!

Spring Quarter Concert?

The choir is off and running for spring and it looks like it will be a great choir.
We don't have a venue for our concert yet.
June 5th is on the syllabus for the concert, but The dates we are looking at as possibilities include:
May 29th (Friday evening)?
June 5th (Friday evening)?
the date may ultimately depend on when we can find a space to perform in.

Places where we are checking for availability include:
The Liberty Theater?

Christ Episcopal Church?
210 5th St SW, Puyallup

Rogers High School auditorium?

Pierce College College center building?

Other ideas?

Choir members, please comment your preference and why on this blog.
-Dr O

Singing with a Cause

The Pierce College Puyallup choirs are preparing for a benefit concert in March.
We hope to raise money to help a local family whose infant recently had a heart transplant.
Details are still in the works, but this is what is set so far:

Concert:
Day - March 14th (Saturday)
Time - 3:00 pm
Place - Pierce College Puyallup College Center
Performing - The Pierce college Puyallup choirs and orchestra

The Saturday afternoon time is to accommodate a family based audience. Since the benefit is for a family and a child, we are singing a program that follows a family theme. Children are welcome at the concert and we hope they have some fun with us!