No Rehearsal Sept. 7

There will be no rehearsal on September 7 for the Labor Day holiday.

Rehearsals will resume September 14.

Messiah Choruses 2009

Conductor David Lockington has identified these choruses for 2009:

And the glory of the Lord
And he shall purify
O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
For unto us a child is born
Glory to God
His yoke is easy, and his burthen is light

Behold the Lamb of God
Surely he hath borne our griefs
And with his stripes we are healed
All we like sheep have gone astray
He trusted in God
Lift up your heads, O ye gates
Hallelujah

Since by man came death
Worthy is the lamb that was slain

Looking ahead: Rehearsal Spring 2010

Since we have such a busy year, I'm looking ahead to the spring to make sure we have plenty of preparation time for the Bach St. Matthew. In order to make sure we are prepared, I want to call some bonus rehearsals now so you can plan ahead. Realize this: we are ending our season more than a month earlier than we did in 2008-2009. We have fewer rehearsals to master more music. For a printable version, click on "2009-2010 Schedule" in Important Links.

My plan so far:

Bonus rehearsals:

Saturday, January 9 9am - noon
Saturday, February 6 9am - noon
Saturday, March 6 9 am - noon

Regular Rehearsal plans:

Monday, January 4 Bach/Mendelssohn/Broadway
Saturday, January 9 9am - noon
Monday, January 11 Bach/Mendelssohn/Broadway
Monday, January 18 Bach/Mendelssohn/Broadway
Dress rehearsal only: January 21, 2010
Broadway performance: January 22, 2010
Monday, January 25 Mendelssohn


Monday, February 1 Mendelssohn/Bach
Saturday, February 6 9am - noon
Monday, February 8 Mendelssohn/Bach
Monday, February 15 Mendelssohn
Rehearsals with orchestra: Friday, February 19th 7-9 p.m.
Rehearsals with orchestra: Saturday, February 20th 1:30-4:00
Monday, February 22 Bach only

Monday, March 1 Bach only

Saturday, March 6 9 am - noon

Monday, March 8 Bach only
Monday, March 15 Bach only
Monday, March 22 Bach only
Monday, March 29 Bach only

Monday, April 5: Bach rehearsal with Justin
April 6: Rehearsals with orchestra
April 8: Rehearsal with orchestra

Bach Performance: April 9 , 10