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News & Notes #3
April 15, 2022
- Vocal Workshop next Tuesday, April 19 @ 6:30
- Read Nick's Notes for what we'll be singing next week
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Hello Singers!
Here we go after 2 rehearsals on our way to learning the music! As Nick has often said, music is as much about listening as it is about making sound. Our noise cluttered world teaches us not to listen. It is an amazing opportunity to regain the skill of really hearing. Here’s to nailing that interval of a third in Steal Away! (You know the note that Nick reminds us is higher than what we are singing!)
Thank you to the Mystic Board, Linda and Nick for more pandemic problem solving via email last week! After a long chain-of-a- conversation we had our second in person rehearsal of the Spring Season! Bravo. Thank you to those who attended both in person and at home.
Going forward we will keep practicing our pandemic skill of staying apart but being together! Chairs will be set up further apart and members of our big and beautiful alto section can choose between sitting up front in their designated seats or going up to the balcony. All sections (and they are beautiful too, just not as big!) will sit in front of the balcony on the ground level. The acoustics underneath are no good. Most of all, find a place where you feel comfortable!
Thanks to all the willing, flexible volunteers who reset the chairs!
Happy Easter and Passover,
Ann
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Questions about the Season?
Reach out to Ann and Gale at:
Our Producers are volunteers with busy lives! They will do their best to get back to you ASAP.
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I highly highly recommend the 6:30 Vocal workshop this coming Tuesday. Kevin McDonald is a conductor with Handel & Haydn and has an extraordinary knowledge on the human voice and how to make us sound amazing in a healthy way.
For those of you who rehearsed from home on Tuesday, we missed you, but I’m glad you could feel safe. We spread out during rehearsal. The energy is growing. Our week two energy was where week nine usually is. It is hugely beneficial that you practice your parts at home. I’m asking that we memorize the chorus to ARISE ARISE and STEAL AWAY for this Tuesday. We will continue to work on the songs we have sung so far and I’ll introduce MOON IS WALKING, GLORY GLORY, DIE GEDANKEN, and PARTING GLASS.
If you are interested in auditioning for a solo, bring a tape recorder and stay afterwards so I can sing the solos for you. They’re already on the practice CDs. The solos are Soprano or Alto for DIE GEDANKEN (must sing in German), the small group for HALLELUYA (the Zulu Verses), Alto solo for ARISE ARISE, SAT or B solo for TRY THE REAL THING, Soprano solo for LO V’CHAYIL (NOT BY MIGHT).
A reminder that if you are inspired, please write a poem on the theme of connection. Submit it to me for consideration for the concert. Please keep them brief. Send them to nick@mysticchorale.org
Nick Page
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Please pitch in where you can - we are an all-volunteer organization and we need you! It's a great way to meet new people and feel part of the action! |
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Vocal Workshop set-up Help set up chairs in the Vestry for our vocal workshop with Kevin McDonald. Time commitment: next Tuesday, 6:00-6:20
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Chair set-up Help set up the room for rehearsal: move chairs, mark seats with colored paper. 4 volunteers needed. Time commitment: Tuesdays, 6:45-7:15.
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Late Check-in Staff the check-in table from 7:30-8:00 for singers who may arrive late. You may still participate in warm-ups and the rehearsal. Time commitment: next Tuesday, 7:30-8:00
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Livestream set-up and/or monitor(s) We need someone to set up the Livestream equipment to broadcast rehearsal to singers at home. 1 or 2 volunteers needed. Time commitment: Tuesdays, 6:45-7:15 for set up. 2 volunteers could share this role and trade off each week.
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TO VOLUNTEER or learn more or about any of these roles, please contact:
Linda Shoemaker
Mystic Admin Director
& Volunteer Coordinator
Volunteering is a great way to meet new people, and have fun making the "Mystic Magic" come to life!
I look forward to working with you!
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Online Auction coming June 14!
in conjunction with our Annual Meeting
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Time to start thinking about our annual online Auction! It's great FUN and our biggest fundraiser of the year!
When?
Auction kicks off Tuesday, June 14, in conjunction with our Annual meeting. Bidding will stay open for ten days.
How can you help?
Donate to the auction!!
Popular items in the past include:
- Gift certificates to your favorite restaurants and local shops
- Homemade dinners or desserts, or beautiful kitchen items
- Concert, museum and theater tickets
- Art & fine crafts by Mystic members
- Lessons in something you teach or do well: Could be singing, ukulele, yoga, cooking or...?
- Getaways and adventures: Everything from a vacation house stay to a guided walk (led by you!) at your favorite conservation land
How to donate?
Use this form and THANK YOU!
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Thanks, everyone, for following our health and safety guidelines.
The Mystic Chorale Board of Directors has been closely following recommendations for group singing, to keep our rehearsals and concerts as safe as possible for our community.
If a singer tests positive for Covid
- We ask any singer who tests positive to let us know asap, so we can inform other singers. We will not share anyone's name, only the section they sing in.
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Everything you need to learn your music!
This link will take you to the "My Seasons" Page. Make sure you're logged in, then select Spring Season 2022. Scroll down to "Practice Audio" and click on your section to see all the practice recordings.
This link takes you to a YouTube playlist with video recordings of our past rehearsals, and livestream links for upcoming rehearsals. If you want to see something again, or need to stay home one night, this is the place to go!
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Livestream Instructions & Tips |
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Welcome Virtual Singers!!
We are so glad you are joining us, and look forward to having you there "with us" in the rehearsal hall!
What you will need:
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A computer/laptop (recommended) We recommend your computer or laptop - the bigger the screen, and the better your speakers, the more you will feel "with" us. But a tablet, ipad or phone will work, too.
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A place to sit and sing comfortably. We suggest an upright chair, similar to what you would find at rehearsal. A soft chair or couch is not as conducive to good singing.
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External Speakers (optional). The better your speakers, the more you will hear.
How to tune into the Livestream:
At 7:30 on Tuesday, click the video preview or link below, and you'll be with us!
Each week, we'll post the link in News & Notes, and on the website, here. If you miss the Livestream on Tuesday night, it will be available on a YouTube Playlist after rehearsal.
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Click here to join the rehearsal from home |
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Rehearsals:
10 Tuesdays, April 5 - June 7, 7:30-9:30
First Parish Unitarian Universalist, Arlington
New Singer Reception:
Tuesday, April 12, 6:30-7:20
Vocal Workshop
with Kevin McDonald from Handel & Haydn
Tuesday, April 19, 6:30-7:20
Sectionals:
Thurs, April 28, 7-7:55, Sopranos
Thurs, April 28, 8-8:55, Altos
Thurs, May 5, 7-7:55, Basses
Thurs, May 5, 8-8:55, Tenors
Dress Rehearsal:
Thursday, June 9, 7:30-9:30
Cary Hall, Lexington
Concert:
Friday, June 10, Cary Hall
Concert day schedule TBD
Mystic Chorale Annual Meeting
& Online Auction
Tuesday, June 14, 7:30 pm
Auction will run through Thursday, June 23, 9pm
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