Faure Requiem with the VSO

A message from the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

A special offer to our friends at the BC Choral Federation:
 
Get up to FOUR (4) TICKETS FOR ONLY $20 EACH to see Fauré Requiem with the VSO

Saturday & Monday, November 21 & 23, 8pm, Orpheum Theatre

Two masterpieces of the choral and orchestral literature come to life at the Orpheum. Maestro Bramwell Tovey presents Fauré's luminous and profoundly beautiful Requiem and Stravinsky's deeply moving Symphony of Psalms, bringing together the VSO with two award-winning Vancouver choirs, UBC's University Singers and the Phoenix Chamber Choir.
 
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HOW TO BOOK YOUR TICKETS: Visit the concert page then click on the "BUY NOW" button for the performance date that you want. From there, enter the promotion code (see above) in the Promotion Code box and click "APPLY". The screen will refresh itself, and then you can click on “choose your own seats” to book your tickets at this special $20 rate! This offer is for new sales only.

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DISCOUNT CANNOT BE COMBINED WITH ANY OTHER OFFERS. ONLY VALID ON REGULARLY PRICED TICKETS. DRESS CIRCLE SEATING IS EXCLUDED FROM THIS PROMOTION. NOT VALID ON PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED TICKETS. OTHER RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY. 

Win $50!! Not too late!

ROCA's Night at the Metro Fundraiser is coming soon on Wednesday, Nov. 4th.  Please try to sell lots of tickets to friends, family, neighbours, trick or treaters.....anyone!  

It will be another hilarious night of Basil, Sybil, Polly and Manuel at Fawlty Towers.  Tickets only $20!  Tickets can be bought on line at FAWLTY TOWER TICKETS

Our selling incentive is in effect for this fun raiser.  $50 (and a red rose, Larisa!) for the person selling the most tickets.  Also, for every 2 tickets you sell your name will go into a draw for another $50.  Remember to ask anyone who buys tickets on line to let you know so we can credit you for the sale. You just need to let Paul Dufour know.  

Bravo and tonight's chorus rehearsal

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Big bravos to everyone for some really magnificent singing on Sunday afternoon – lots of good feedback afterwards, and a number of people who were obviously really moved.  There were a few shivers-down-the-back moments – and thank you for making an effort to come out of your copies more!

No rest for the wicked – or even for the virtuous…  We have 6 weeks to get the Christmas concert together, and we need to do some carolling reminders with the red folders.

Before tonight’s rehearsal, please get out your copy of Hope For Resolution and mark

·         From bar 10 will be done by Richmond Singers

·         From bar 30 (A) will be upper voices 3-way split

·         From bar 70 (B) will be lower voices 3-way split

·         From bar 91 (C) will be all

·         From bar 126 (E) will be ROCA on the SATB and Singers on the melody

·         From bar 145 (F) 2nd sops and 1st altos on the melody, rest of ROCA on SATB; some of Singers will do the optional semichorus

The plainsong melody goes low for upper voices and high for lower ones. Sing what you can, and fake the extremes!

High voices split

1.       Laura, Adele, Kathy H, Pat, Ruth, Mary, Elizabeth, Bernadette, Nancy, Cathy B, Genny

2.       Anna, Alison, Julia, Amy, Doris, KarenT, Kate, Heather, Christy, Lavonne, Helen, Nina

3.       Capary, Esther, Roxanne, Soyoung, Kyra, Jennifer, Glenda, KarenL, Barb, Pat, Letty

Low voices split

1.       Elizabeth, Bernadette, Nancy, Cathy B, Genny, Roger, Chris, Bob, Bill, Rick

2.       Kate, Heather, Christy, Lavonne, Helen, Nina, Don, Doug, Charles, Gordon, Peter

3.       Jennifer, Glenda, KarenL, Barb, Pat, Letty, Jorge, Barry, Graeme, Bernie, Eden, Brian, Victor

Night of Silence will be

                v.1 – Natasha Neufeld solo

                v.2 – Richmond Singers

                v.3 – ROCA does Silent Night (improve harmony) under RS melody

I’d like to get our carolling gigs set up a.s.a.p, so let me know if you hear of anywhere that wants us.

 

See you tonight!

 

Chorus Christmas Singout Opportunities

Here we come a-caroling!

First caroling request – this is with Concert Realty who does a breakfast buffet for the tenants in their two main buildings

·         Tuesday 15 December, 8-10am – 1190 Hornby St, Vancouver – just a quartet (no room for more) all of whom can hold their own parts

·         Thursday 17 December, 8-10am – 5811 Cooney Road, Richmond – could be a bigger group – this is the building with the nice atrium!

If you’re available for either, please contact me at brigid@uniserve.com  

There will be more caroling gigs, I hope, and I’ll start a signup sheet sometime soon.

Reminder: there’s the “O Canada” gig on Wednesday 25 November; I have 2 sopranos (Laura & Karen), 2 altos (Pat & Genny), 2 tenors (Don & Barry) and no basses.  Gentlemen, please? And any more voices would be welcome…

 

Brigid

Orchestra and Chorus Pre-Concert Reminders

REMINDERS PRE-CONCERT

Saturday:

·         on risers to start perfroming at 9:30am 

·         need to be done by 11am to allow the Orchestra to do their own rehearsal

·         TICKETS:  Please get money and unsold tickets to Karen Tardif in the Chorus this morning.

Sunday:

·         2pm sound-check to get the “organ” balanced through the house speakers

·         Ladies: new outfits;  Gentlemen: tuxes with aqua poufs

·         Everyone: please use black concert folders

·         Please leave the close-to-church parking for our audience members

Another opportunity to perform Faure for the Chorus

I am planning to feature movements of the Faure Requiem for the All Saints / All Souls 11:15am service on Sunday 1 November at St Mary's Kerrisdale.  If you're interested in being part of it, please let me know a.s.a.p, and don't hand your music in on Tuesday 26 October. 

Everyone else, I need music IN!

I will be rehearsing Thursday 28th evening, 8:15-9pm, but it'll be almost exclusively the Faure, so it's an optional rehearsal for ROCA folks. Sunday call is 10:30am for the 11:15 service.

Let me know - it's nice to be able to do something like this more than once!

Brigid

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