For Members

Announcements, reminders, and resources for Chorale Members

Rehearsals begin Monday Sept. 20 with a new time - 7:00 - 9:30 pm, and no more sectionals. The rehearsal site has yet to be determined.

The Everett Chorale Board for 2010-11 is:

Susan Lind, President
Peggie Thompson, Vice President & Section Leader Liaison
Louise Kennedy, Secretary
Mary Lamb, Treasurer
Patty Chatterton, Librarian & Mailing List Coordinator
Diane O'Neill, Corresponding Secretary
Andrea Miner, Stage Manager
Jane Barry
Jim Fry
Delain Grohn
Kevin Haferkorn
Diana Lawrence

Please send any questions about the Chorale to the Board at board@everettchoralenull.org.

Important Benaroya Concert Rehearsal Information:

Our rehearsal on March 6 will be at St. Catherine of Siena, 814 NE 85th St., Seattle. We'll meet in the gymnasium/social hall that sits in the center of the campus; it's very easy to find. This rehearsal is from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and will not include the orchestra. This is our only time to work on strictly choral problems, so it's very important that everyone be there promptly and ready to work hard for 3 hours!
Our rehearsal on March 13 will be at Three Points Elementary School, 7800 NE 28th St., Medina. We'll meet in the school cafeteria on the east end of the complex. This will be our only rehearsal with orchestra and soloists. It's very important that everyone be there promptly and ready to work hard for 3 hours! Rehearsal is from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Please also be sure to incorporate Mark Adrian's notes into your score. You can download his notes (in PDF format) here.

Members: You can download this handy poster to hand out to your friends and family here.

IMPORTANT REHEARSAL LOCATION INFORMATION

The Chorale's first rehearsal will be held at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church (215 West Mukilteo Boulevard, Everett, WA 98203-2057). Contact info@everettchoralenull with questions.

NOTE: Tickets for the March 14, 2010 Mozart Reqiuem concert at Benaroya Hall in Seattle are $30. Download this form for tickets. We can only accept cash or checks for the Benaroya concert.

for December 2009

On Saturday, December 12 at 2 p.m. we will have a special sing-out for the Post Polio Syndrome Support. See Lee for details.

Chorale members going to Italy: don't forget to give Lee your insurance forms.

Our next Silvertips national anthems performance is January 16. Please pay DeLaine (Tenor) for your Silvertips tickets if you plan to stay for the game. DeLaine will need payment by Friday's rehearsal and he will hand out tickets before Christmas Concert performances.

Lots of sing-outs: the Argosy Christmas Ship, the Festival of Trees.

Lee is looking for someone to operate the PowerPoint slide show that runs during the Christmas concert. If you know someone who can do this, please let him know.

This is our last rehearsal in the Symphony Building. Watch the Chorale Members web-page for details about where our first rehearsal will be held January 11, 2010.

Don't forget about our Benaroya Requiem performance Sunday, March 14, 2010. Tickets are $30 (there are some $50 box seat tickets available, too). We will have order forms soon for Chorale members. This is great fundraising opportunity, so sell those tickets!

Registration Information

Current and new members may enroll at the Enrollment Services Office in Jackson Center on campus, or online using the Everett Community College website. (Enrollment Services is unable to accept phone registrations.)

STEPS TO ENROLL ONLINE:

Go to the EvCC Corporate and Continuing Education website: http://www.everettcc.edu/ccec/
Click on PERSONAL INTEREST under LEARNING CATEGORIES
Click on "Music and Dance" under "Select a category to view:"
Click on "Everett Chorale" under "Select a course to view:"
Click on the Add to Cart button
Go to your shopping cart, click on the "check out" button
Follow the instructions to create an on-line account. Even if you are a returning member, you will need to do this. NOTE: Your USERNAME and PASSWORD are NOT your Student ID and Date of Birth.
You will receive an e-mail confirming that you have created an on-line account. Once you have created an on-line account, you will be sent back to your shopping cart. Click on the "check out" button.
Follow the steps for payment. You will receive an e-mail confirming payment for the course.
Close out of your browser window or click SIGN OUT at the top of the page.

You can also register in person at the Jackson Center on the EvCC campus. If neither of these work for you or you have questions call Sharon Stier at 425-388-9501.

for November 16, 2009

Please pay Peggie Thompson (Alto) for the poinsettias and make checks out to the Everett Chorale Association. Proceeds benefit the Providence General Children's Foundation and the flowers are used as stage decorations during the Christmas concert.

We will be donating wrapped children's gifts to the Volunteers of America's Ambassador Program. The gifts are used to decorate the stage. You can plan on buying a gift for a four year-old child.

Support the Chorale when you shop at Alberstons!

Go to www.albertsons.com/cp/ and select "Shoppers login"
Enter Preferred card # and Phone #
Select "My Account" from right side then "Enter New Partner"
Everett Chorale Partners ID # is 49001016942

Albertsons will send the Chorale a check for 1%-4% of all sales each quarter so the more we have registered and shopping, the bigger the check.

for November 9, 2009

Tonight is the final night for ads for the Christmas concert program.

Poinsettia's will be available for sale for $12/each, red or white. Please order through Peggie Thompson (Alto) and make checks out to the Everett Chorale Association. Proceeds benefit the Providence General Children's Foundation and the flowers are used as stage decorations during the Christmas concert.

Keep in mind we also will be donating wrapped children's gifts to the Volunteers of America's Ambassador Program. The gifts are also used to decorate the stage. More information should be available next rehearsal.

Lee needs the 20% deposit money on the Rome trip by the November 19th rehearsal.

for November 2, 2009

Maggie is still taking ads for the Christmas concert program.

Chorale directories are now available.

Christmas concert posters are now available.

Lee needs the 20% deposit money on the Rome trip by the November 19th rehearsal. He's meeting with the Rome group at 7 pm prior to next week's rehearsal (no women's sectional).

Sign ups for Silvertips, the Argosy ship, and The Festival of Trees.

for October 26, 2009

Learning the Requiem Lee suggested the following learning CDs and on-line resources:

www.cyberbass.com - see the Sussmayr version
www.partpredominant.com - see the W.A. Mozart Reqiuem products
www.rearts.com - see the Requiem order page

You can also download for free the Duke University's Chapel Choir Requiem performance for your iPod or playback on your computer. (You will need to have iTunes installed on your computer and a high-speed internet connection.)

Starting next week, Delain (Tenor) will start collecting ticket money for the November 18th Silvertips game (see Special Performances. Tickets will be $14 apiece and need to be purchsed by the end of the November 9th rehearsal so Delain can have tickets for the November 16th rehearsal.

Remember to fill out the announcement form for any announcements you'd like to have made at rehearsal. Forms are available prior to rehearsal or you can download a PDF of the form here.

for October 26, 2009

Learning the Requiem Lee suggested the following learning CDs and on-line resources:

www.cyberbass.com - see the Sussmayr version
www.partpredominant.com - see the W.A. Mozart Reqiuem products
www.rearts.com - see the Requiem order page

Remember to fill out the announcement form for any announcements you'd like to have made at rehearsal. Forms are available prior to rehearsal or you can download a PDF of the form here.

for October 19, 2009

Chorale T-shirts and sweatshirts are still available for ordering through October 26. Everyone singing at the November 18 Silvertips game (see Special Performances for details) MUST have a Chorale sweatshirt or T-shirt. Order forms are available from Kathie Roon (Alto) and orders must be prepaid.

Please remember to refrain from wearing perfume, cologne, after shave, or strongly scented personal products (hair spray, lotion, etc.) Some of our members have allergies to scented products, which makes rehearsing very difficult.

Benaroya Concert information: We will be performing Mozart's Requiem as a fund raiser in Benaroya Hall on March 14, 2010. (see Special Performances for details). We need to sell 300 tickets at $30/ticket. Lee will start including Requiem pieces at the end of our rehearsals.

Does your employer contribute to United Way? If so, please consider making your employee contribution to the Everett Chorale!

Learning the Requiem. Lee will have a recommendation for part predominant recordings and learning CDs at the next rehearsal. In the meantime, you can download for free the Duke University's Chapel Choir Requiem performance for your iPod or playback on your computer. (You will need iTunes.)

Remember to fill out the announcement form for any announcements you'd like to have made at rehearsal. Forms are available prior to rehearsal or you can download a PDF of the form here.

for October 13, 2009

Chorale T-shirts and sweatshirts are available for ordering through October 26 in time for the November 18 Silvertips game (see Special Performances for details). Order forms are available from Kathie Roon (Alto) and orders must be prepaid.

Kim Croft (Accompanist) recommends this recording of the Saint Saens Christmas Oratorio from Amazon.com with the Dresden Kreuzchor.

Need a black folder for performances? You can find them on-line from many vendors - here are a few to check out: Emerson Music On-Line, Musician's Friend, MusicFolder.com

Remember to fill out the announcement form for any announcements you'd like to have made at reheasal. Forms are available prior to rehearsal or you can download a PDF of the form here.

Altos: The quarterly Alto dinner will be next Monday, October 20 at Lily's Garden (right near the EvCC campus) at 5:30 p.m. All singers are invited to join.

for October 5, 2009

New Chorale members: please be sure to fill out a form (available during rehearsal) for our member directory. These can be given to Patty Chatterton.

Please fill out mailing list slips for family, friends, and others who you think would be interested in receiving mailing announcements from the Chorale. Our previous mailing list has been purged, so be sure to fill out forms for those you think were on the old mailing list. These are available at rehearsal and can be given to Patty Chatterton. You can also have them opt-in to the mailing list by having them fill out the on-line mailing list form.

Chorale T-shirts and sweatshirts will be ordered at the end of October in time for the November 18 Silvertips game (see Special Performances for details). Order forms will be available next week. Prices are TBD, due to using a new vendor, but if we order more than 24, we will have a price break.

New Soprano and Altos: please be sure to see Sharon Schoenecker for dress fitting and purchase.

Remember to fill out the announcement form for any announcements you'd like to have made at reheasal. Forms are available prior to rehearsal or you can download a PDF of the form here.

Chorale CDs for Sale! CDs from our June, 2009 concert, "Up Up & Away" are available for $10 each (the price was increased to meet production expenses). CDs from our April, 2009 concert "Hosannas & Hallelujah!" are still available for $8 each.

Altos: The quarterly Alto dinner will be Monday, October 20 at Lily's Garden (right near the EvCC campus) at 5:30 p.m. All singers are invited to join.

for September 28, 2009

Please fill out mailing list slips for family, friends, and others who you think would be interested in receiving mailing announcements from the Chorale. You can also have them opt-in to the mailing list by having them fill out the on-line mailing list form.

All new Soprano and Alto singers, please be sure to see Sharon Schoenecker for dress fitting and purchase.

Remember to fill out the announcement form for any announcements you'd like to have made at reheasal. (Download a PDF of the form here)

for September 25, 2009

for September 21, 2009

Welcome back to our returning members and greetings to our new members! Here are the announcements from our last rehearsal:

If you haven't done so, please register as soon as possible! (See below for registration procedures)
Andrea Miner has kindly volunteered to coordinate set-up and tear-down for each rehearsal. She needs at least 3 people to assist her, to arrive before rehearsal (at 6:15 p.m.) and stay after to set up chairs and stack them at the end of the night. Please see Andrea if you can help.
Our new rehearsal space is quite different than Baker Hall and even whispered conversations can carry across the room. Please refrain from engaging in noisy activities during announcements and while the conductor is speaking.
Announcements will be done differently at our rehearsals. Each rehearsal, all Chorale-related announcements should be written on the announcement form (download a PDF of the form here) and submitted to either your section leader or Peggy Thompson (Alto II) prior to the beginning of rehearsal. All non-related announcements and materials can be placed at a table in the front of the rehearsal room.
The Handbook will no longer be printed and distributed to the Chorale. A copy of the board roster is provided to all Chorale members with contact information. The Handbook can be accessed from the web or by downloading the PDF. If you need a hard copy of the Handbook, please let your section leader know or e-mail the Board (board@everettchorale.org).
Up-to-date rehearsal and performance schedules will be available on the Everett Chorale Member Google calendar. (A print out of the season's schedule is also available in PDF format.) There is also an Everett Chorale Concert Google calendar you can share with friends, co-workers, and family (it does not list rehearsal information).
Lee needs the next round of deposits for the Rome trip by the end of the month.
The Chorale will have CDs for sale from previous concerts at rehearsal.
Rehearsals will soon include not only the music for our Christmas concert, but Mozart's Requiem at Benaroya Hall in January. Please learn and practice the Christmas concert music now so we are ready to tackle Mozart later in the season.

for September 2009

It's time for our first rehearsal of the season - welcome back! Our first rehearsal will be Monday, September 21 at the Everett Symphony Building (2710 Colby Avenue Everett, WA 98201).

If you haven't done so already, please be sure to register (see the directions that follow):

Registration Online Information Handout (August 12, 2009)

Current and new members may enroll at the Enrollment Services Office in Jackson Center on campus, or online using the Everett Community College website. (Sorry, Enrollment Services is unable to accept phone registrations.)

Use this information to enroll:

6202
ARTS 010 CE
Everett Chorale
$45.00 fee

FOR RETURNING MEMBERS, STEPS TO ENROLL ONLINE:

1. Go to the EvCC website: www.everettcc.edu/ and click on STUDENT KIOSK on the bar across the page.

2. Scroll down the page and click on REGISTRATION ONLINE under the heading, Registration. Click on the CONTINUE button at the bottom of the page.

3. Type in your SID (student ID number, e.g. 804-00-0000) provided by the college. Type in your PIN (personal ID number, e.g. MonthDayYear, 000000 - 6 digits) or if you have changed it from your birth date, the PIN you used last time you registered for a class. Select the QUARTER (e.g., Fall 2009). Click on the REGISTER button at the bottom of the page.

4. Answer the questions by clicking on your answers. Click on the CONTINUE button at the bottom of the page.

5. On the registration page are boxes on the left-hand of the screen, type in the course item number: 6202 (And all courses you wish to enroll in.)

6. Read your registration information to verify that this is the correct class. (It will read ARTS 010 CE this quarter, not MUSC 175.)

Hint: If the registration shows as incorrect, you can retype that same class item number and the class will disappear' from your online registration page and you can re-enter another class number.

7. Click on the SUBMIT button.

8. If all the information is correct on your online registration form, click the FINISH button to complete your registration. To view the final registration again, click on 'View My Schedule' on the left-hand side a previous page.

PLEASE NOTE: For Fall 2009, payment is due September 1st.

You can also register in person at the Jackson Center on the EvCC campus. If neither of these work for you or you have questions call Sharon Stier at 425-388-9501.

for Monday, June 1, 2009

It's Concert Week! Some reminders:

Rehearsal/Performance Times and Location

Our final rehearsal (not a dress rehearsal) is Friday, June 5th. The call is at 7pm, at the Everett Performing Arts Center. The Everett Performing Arts Center is on the corner of Everett and Wetmore. Enter from the loading dock in the alley about half a block from where we�ve rehearsed the past couple of weeks.
The call times for the Saturday performance will at 6PM while the call time for Sunday will be 2PM.

Dress Code

Make sure your dresses are clean and pressed.
Please wear black hose (no knee highs) and black shoes with no open toes. Comfortable, flat shoes are best.
Earrings should not exceed one inch in length and should not flash or otherwise attract attention.
A single strand pearl necklace to the neckline may be worn. It�s not required, but most wear them.
Refrain from wearing scented perfume or hair sprays which can trigger serious breathing problems in susceptible chorale members. This is also true for rehearsals.

Stage and Etiquette

Please do not enter the lobby area before the concert (after the doors open for the audience to enter) or during the break. Restrooms can be found back stage.
If curtains are not drawn, remember to carry your music in your left hand when entering or leaving the stage. Music should remain at your left side until Lee cues that it is to be raised or when he steps onto the podium. Just follow what everyone else does.
On the risers, the front rows need to step as far forward on the riser as possible (a step or two from the risers if you are standing on the floor). Otherwise, there isn't much room for those on the top rows.
Do not turn the page immediately at the end of a piece. This can be a distraction. It may be helpful to mark "end" to remind yourself not to turn the page. Also, watch "noisy page turns" particularly during soft sections of the music.
Use paper clips or tape flags to remind yourself of repeats, codas, etc.
Watch dynamics. Try to think about balance and blend, both within our section (don�t drown out those around you) and with other sections (especially when our section doesn�t have the melody).
Be mindful of cutoffs and don�t sing through rests.
No gum please!

for Monday, May 25, 2009

A Trip to Rome!
July 1- 5, 2010
$50 deposits for interested parties will be due in June

NEXT REHEARSAL: Monday, June 1, 2009
at Everett Symphony rehearsal space (2710 Colby Avenue Everett, WA 98201)

DRESS REHEARSAL: 7 p.m., Friday, June 5, 2009
at the Everett Performing Arts Center (2710 Wetmore Ave, Everett, WA?)

SUMMER CONCERTS: at the Everett Performing Arts Center (2710 Wetmore Ave, Everett, WA?)
Saturday, June 6, 2009: curtain call at 6 p.m., concert begins at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 7, 2009: curtain call at 2 p.m., concert begins at 3:00 p.m.

FIRST REHEARSAL for the 2009-10 SEASON: Monday, September 21, 2009
at Everett Symphony rehearsal space (2710 Colby Avenue Everett, WA 98201)

for Monday, May 18, 2009

REMINDER: Snohomish Senior Center Sing Out
Tuesday, May 26 at Noon (call at 11:30 a.m.)
508 4th Street, Snohomish, WA (MAP)

NEXT REHEARSAL: Monday, May 25, 2009
at Everett Symphony rehearsal space (2710 Colby Avenue Everett, WA 98201)

for Monday, May 11, 2009

An ensemble is needed to perform for the Snohomish Senior Center Sing Out
Tuesday, May 26 at Noon (call at 11:30 a.m.)
508 4th Street, Snohomish, WA (MAP)

Please go through your black folders before our next concert and get rid of extra items that don't pertain to the concert.

LADIES: Be sure to take some time to make sure your dress is cleaned and pressed before our concerts (Junes 6 & 7)

NEXT REHEARSAL: Monday, May 18, 2009
at Everett Symphony rehearsal space (2710 Colby Avenue Everett, WA 98201)

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