We try not to make a habit of too many emails, but since you registered we have added a couple of questions that will help us get things ready for our First rehearsal. You may have answered some already, but bear with us.
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Follow up Registration questions
Online Registration for Fall 2018 is now closed.
Online registration for this Fall is now closed. Walk in Registration will be available tomorrow, beginning at 6:45 pm at the KUUC, 69 Washington Street, Keene., and for the following two Tuesdays. Check out our Members Page for singers information, and see the schedule to the right for rehearsal and performance dates.
First rehearsal and Registration will be on Tuesday, September 11, at the Keene Unitarian Universalist Church (KUUC), 69 Washington Street, Keene, NH.
Registration opens at 6:45 PM, Rehearsal starts at 7:15 PM.
In the meantime, if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email us at keenechoralesingers@gmail.com.
The Keene Chorale Ewing Awards Magazine Photo Shoot
The Keene Chorale has been honored with a 2018 Ewing Arts Award in the Performance Category. The Awards Gala is on July 25th, but there is a lot of publicity that needs to happen before the event. In particular, there is a magazine associated with this award, and they would like a picture of the chorus to include in the publication, which will be distributed all over the region before and after the Awards ceremony.
Walk-In Information for Feel The Spirit ~ A Midsummer Sing of African-American Spirituals
While Online Registration is now closed for the Sing, we will welcome all walk in Registrations!
WHEN:
Thursday August 2, 2018
United Church of Christ
Central Square, Keene NH
Doors open at 3:30 PM, Registration 3:45 PM ~ Rehearsal 4:00 PM
Dinner Break 6:00 PM ~ Performance 7:00 PM
SING DETAILS:
Check-in and registration will begin at 3:45 PM so that we can start rehearsal promptly at 4:00 PM in the sanctuary. Both the front door on Central Square and the back entrance next to the Bank of America will be open for you, and we will have greeters at both entrances starting at 3:30 PM to guide you to the upstairs parlor area.
Singers, both already registered and walk-in registrants should head to Room 219 and pick up your music. This room will also be our staging room. Non-valuables can be left there. Please do not bring purses or other valuables, as the spaces will not be secured.
Music: All music scores will need to be returned at the conclusion of the performance.
Folders: If you have a black folder to hold your music, please bring it with you to our rehearsal Thursday. We will have a few extra ones if you don’t have one.
We will have a three-hole punch and a stapler available for both three ring folders and those with bands.
We will rehearse until 6:00 PM and then take a 30 minute supper break.
There will be space for everyone to sit and relax. Don’t forget to bring your own supper and water. We will not have access to the refrigerator, so bring small coolers to keep your food. and drinks chilled, if necessary.
If you wish to bring cookies or other finger food desserts to share, that’s fine.
If you go out for supper, we ask that you be back in the church (we’ll tell you where) by 6:30.
Dress: Comfortable, simple, church appropriate for a warm summer afternoon and evening. We ask that you refrain from the use of perfume and scented after shave for the benefit of singers who are scent-sensitive or allergic.
Parking: There is a modest lot right behind the church, accessible both from the back of the bank and from Vernon Street (one way between Washington and Court Streets).
Important: Please do not park to the right outside the church back door, or left along the church building. These spaces are reserved until after business hours and you will be towed if you park there. Spaces along the far wall behind the Bank of America are also reserved during business hours, and again, you will be towed if you park there.
You may also find spaces down Washington Street and Court Street. Parking on the square and on Main Street is scarcer but doable. Note that the meters will require feeding until 6 pm!
You may wish to carpool.
During rehearsal you may bring water (but no food or other drinks) into the sanctuary.
If you have any last minute questions, please email us at keenechoralesingers@gmail.com and we will do our best to respond quickly.
Last but not least, these are the pieces we will be singing with links to performances on YouTube:
Great Day arr. Marques L.A. Garrett
Wade In The Water arranged by Mark Hayes (with piano)
Hear My Prayer – We Shall Walk Through The Valley In Peace – I’m Gonna Sing Til The Spirit Moves In My Heart arranged by Moses Hogan
Ain’-a That Good News arr. William Dawson
Solo selections (Cailin will sing with Vladimir on piano)
The Crucifixion – arr. Moses Hogan
There is Balm in Gilead – arr. Mark Hayes
My Lord What A Morning – arr. Mark Hayes
Recitative: Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child from Cantata – arr. John Daniels Carter
Joshua Fit De Battle of Jericho – arr. Mark Hayes
MARCH 13: REHEARSAL CANCELLED FOR TONIGHT
The Keene Chorale rehearsal for Tuesday evening, March 13, has been cancelled due to the storm. Because many of our members travel from out of town, we do not want to put anyone at risk due to weather.
Stay warm and safe everyone, and don’t forget to practice!
JAN 16: REHEARSAL CANCELED FOR TONIGHT
The Keene Chorale rehearsal for Tuesday evening, January 16, has been cancelled due to the impending snow and sleet storm. Because many of our members travel from out of town, we do not want to put anyone at risk due to weather.
See you next week as usual!
