Concert Weekend of AWESOME!

Our upcoming concert on June 10th is quickly approaching, but the concert is not the only thing the Redmond Chorale has going on that weekend. This season we've partnered with Relay for Life, which has an event in Redmond on Saturday, June 9th. The Redmond Chorale will be performing selections from our "Amercian Folk" concert at the Relay event. Following the performance, you'll find Choralers volunteering in the concession stand and setting out lumnairies along the track. If you're a part of the Redmond Relay for Life and see us at the event, be sure to say hello!


QUICKVIEW SCHEDULE FOR CONCERT WEEKEND
Saturday
10am-Noon: Dress Rehearsal (at Meadowbrook)
3:30-4:15: Relay for Life Performance (at Redmond High School)
4:30-6:30: Relay for Life Volunteering (at Redmond High School)

Sunday
10:30am: Thank You Sing (at Meadowbrook)
7:00pm: CONCERT!!! :D (at Meadowbrook)

Guest Violinist

We are proud to introduce, Marilyn Stangl, as our guest violinist for our upcoming American Folk concert.

Marilyn plays classical violin and Irish fiddle. She started violin as a child and played all through high school, where she was concert master of the school symphony. She then played off and on as she pursued a career in science and computing. Marilyn began Irish set dancing many years ago and developed a love of fiddle music. She retired from her day job in 2009 and decided to focus on music as a second career. She now studies classical violin at the Laura Martin studio in Seattle, and Irish fiddle with Dale Russ and Brian Conway.

The Redmond Chorale is honored and excited to have Marilyn join us this concert season!

Join us on March 25th for our spring concert

The Redmond Chorale presents an evening of beautiful music about and with the harp. Please join us for a wonderful evening covering the works of Hadyn, Faure, Alice Parker, Andre Thomas, and Roberto Di Marino.

• Sunday March 25 7:00 p.m. 
• Meadowbrook Church  (map)

 

 

Spring Concert FAQ for Choir Members

January 16 2012

Hi Redmond Chorale-

Well, looks like we've been foiled by the weather tonight and will not hold rehearsal this evening. More snow is expected this evening, and with the dropping temperatures, frozen slush is expected on the roadways. However, since we have 12 rehearsals in the concert season, let's call this one "postponed" and not "cancelled." Let's plan for a February make-up date. I will poke around for rehearsal space availability and get back to you with potential make-up dates.

General Attendence Guidelines on---

Weather: We will be moderately conservative in not holding rehearsal if the roads are icy. We will loosely follow school district projected cancellations and local buisness closures to determine this. And truly, your e-mails to me if you are snowed in or hesitant to drive are EXTREMELY helpful! Thank you for keeping me in the loop. For cancelled/postponed rehearsals, expect an e-mail from me before 4pm. As always, please place your personal safety first in the event we hold rehearsal and you deem the local roads to be impassible. If you plan to miss rehearsal, please send me an e-mail as early as possible.

Illness/Injury: If you have a cold, sore throat, cough, lost voice, or have a similar "pesky" contagious illness that affects your personal ability to sing, please DO attend rehearsal and opt to sit apart from the group. There is great value in observing and taking notes even when on vocal rest. As far as I'm concerned, this is part of a "real" rehearsal experience and iis not a "missed" rehearsal in the least. However, if you are laid up and unable to function with your daily routine for whatever reason, please DON'T attend rehearsal and send me a quick e-mail about it.

Guests: Always welcome!

Travel/Other: If you know you will be unavailable to rehearse for any reason, please send me an e-mail to let me know. And sing loudly from the Carribean so we can hear you. :)

Returning to rehearsal/Supporting returning singers: Please make it your responsibility to get all information and rehearsal "notes" from the missed rehearsal by asking someone in your voicepart at a nonobtrusive point in the rehearsal. For those that see a returning singer, please offer guidance. Something as simple as "Last week, Laurie told all first altos to sing with the second sopranos" is WONDERFUL.

Enjoy a fire in the fireplace tonight and a cup of hot coacoa! Dr's orders.

Best,

-Laurie

December 24 2011

Dear current and prospective Redmond Chorale members -  Spring is in the air! It's time for a *romantic* spring concert, complete with harp accompaniment. You are warmly invited to join us. 

In this post, you will find important dates, locations and ©YouTube links to most of our spring repertoire. Our concert feature is a set of unpublished choral settings of poems by Irish poet James Joyce. These 5 glorious pieces by living Italian composer Roberto Di Marino are accompanied by harp and are a fusion of contemporary popular harmonies and classical art song melodic styles. They are absolutely luscious. Redmond Chorale will make the first choral recording for Roberto.

Dates:
First rehearsal---------------------Monday January 2nd, 7-9 pm
Optional service opportunity---TBA
Required dress rehearsal--------Sat, March 24, 10am-12 noon
Optional church thank you-------Sun, March 25, 11am-12:30 pm
Concert-------------------------------Sun, March 25, 7 pm

All events are at Meadowbrook Church unless otherwise specified.

Attendance Expectations: 

Redmond Chorale concert seasons include 12 weeks/12 rehearsals. While unexpected/expected time conflicts do occasionally come up, please contact Laurie if you miss more than 3 rehearsals (25%). Please note that the dress rehearsal is a required event. As always, your e-mails are greatly appreciated, especially when you know you will miss a rehearsal ahead of time.

Spring Repertoire

 Our concert "Awake the Harp!" will feature the following pieces:

"Awake the Harp” by J. F. Haydn from The Creation

"Cantique de Jean Racine" by Gabriel Faure

"Hark I Hear the Harps Eternal" arr. by Alice Parker

"The Drinking Gourd" arr. by Andre Thomas

"Goin’ Up to Glory" by Andre Thomas (we will perform this without the choreography) :)

Selections by Roberto Di Marino's, 15’30”

      “Dear Heart, Why Will You Use Me So?”
      “From Dewy Dreams”
      "My Dove, My Beautiful One”
      “In the Dark Pine-Wood”
      “Lightly Come or Lightly Go”

Season 2 for the Redmond Chorale

Welcome new and returning members of the Redmond Chorale!  Our second year begins September 5th.  We're looking forward to a fun and exciting season of great chorale music and community service.

Here's the current schedule:

• Monday, September 5, 7-9pm---First rehearsal at Meadowbrook Church
• Wednesday September 28th 4-5:30 at the Bellevue Rotary Club
• TBA---Community Service Event, location TBA
• Saturday in late September or early October---Redmond Chorale Retreat, location TBA
• Saturday, December 3, 10am-noon, dress rehearsal
• Saturday, December 3, 4-5pm, performance at Redmond City Lights town hall/main stage
• Sunday, December 4th, 11am-12:30pm, optional performance in church service to thank Meadowbrook Church for donating their facility.
• Sunday, December 4th, 7-8:30pm, CONCERT

Redmond Chorale

Our next concert is scheduled

June 5, 2011

7 p.m.

 Meadowbrook Church in Redmond

Plan to attend an evening of fabulous music and fun!