Weekly SCOOP Ens/Voc, 5/14/08
May 13, 2008 by Karen or Elena- Upcoming date reminders – May 17th (concert), May 29th (evaluations)
- Evaluations: sign up and procedures
- “World of my dreams” – testimonials from the singers
- Concert Attire reminders
- Volunteer update for upcoming concerts – we still need 2 chaps for the May 17th concert this Saturday!
- Ticket packets handed out this week
1. DATE REMINDERS – please continue to check our website for dates and call times. http://www.cantabile.org/youth/chorister/youth/calendar.shtml
May 17th, Saturday – Guest Appearance at Intermediate/Prep Choirs Spring Concert , St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave, Palo Alto
4 pm Performance, 2:45 – warm up call Please note: Vocalise and Ensemble will not be attending the dress rehearsal on Thursday the 15th of May – that will be only for Prep and Intermediate Choirs.
Directions to St. Mark’s
From Highway 101:
Take the Page Mill/Oregon Expressway exit west, toward the hills.
Turn left at a signal onto Middlefield Road.
Turn right at a signal onto Colorado.
The church is on the left. The driveway to the church parking lot is just before you get to the church.
Wednesday, June 4th – Dress rehearsal for spring concert, 5-9 pm, Le Petit Trianon Theater (please note, this is the week before the actual concert) (Ensemble singers will be released at 8 pm or a bit earlier. We appreciate your flexibility.)
Both June 4th and the following June 11th rehearsals are mandatory for those participating in the concert.
Saturday, June 7th – New Singer Auditions (this is for singers who would be entering our program this fall – tell all your friends!) By appointment only. To set up an audition, please contact Sonja@cantabile.org
Wednesday, June 11th – Regular rehearsal – Foothills Congregational Church
Girls: please bring your concert uniform pants so we can check hems.
June 14th, Saturday – Ensemble/Vocalise 2008 Spring Concert (Le Petit Trianon, San Jose)
7:00 Performance, 5 pm – call time.
(Please note – apologies for my earlier 7:30 listing– the concert is indeed at 7:00 pm as is listed on our website and our mailings. Thanks!)
2. Evaluations for Ensemble and Vocalise
All singers need to sign up for a 12-min individual evaluation with Elena. A sign up sheet will be available this Wed. at rehearsal. We are changing the procedure a bit this year: the theory portion of the evaluation will be given at the beginning of the rehearsal (5:45) on Wed. May 28th and will last about 20 min.
Singing/aural evaluation on Thurs. May 29th will consist of the following:
- Vocalization and scales.
- Singing diatonic major and natural minor scales with Curven (Solfege) hand signs
- Singing a short section from one of the pieces in the current repertoire
- Sight singing:
- 8 measure melody in a major key with 3 or 4 raised or lowered scale degrees (FI, LE, and TE.) Vocalise melody – more complex rhythmically and melodically (wider intervals, more skips)
- 8 measures of a rhythmic dictation: 4/4 or 3/4, dotted rhythm, triplets and syncopation.
Evaluation times are from 4:00 pm to 8:45 pm. Please come 15 min. early to prepare for sight reading and feel out the evaluation form. Any Ensemble singer wishing to be considered for Vocalise will be taking Vocalise portion of the sight reading.
3. WHAT IS YOUR DREAM WORLD? SINGERS’ TESTIMONIALS WANTED
(from Elena)
Dear Parents,
Our concert theme this spring is “I Dream a World” and I would like to read some of the singers’ testimonials during the concert (between the pieces.) Last week I asked the children to write a sentence or two as an answer to this:
“what is the world of your dreams?” There are no wrong answers.
Please remind them of my request. Please ask them to send their thoughts to my email address: Elena@cantabile.org
4. CONCERT ATTIRE REMINDERS – THINK BLACK!
Please make sure your singer is wearing the following:
Girls: Black Cantabile blouse, Black velvet Palazzo pants. Pants should be hemmed at the ankle – but not so long that they are dragging on the floor. Best to hem with the shoes you plan to wear. Shoes: Black, with closed toe. Please NO sandals, hiking boots, boots, tennies, etc. Girls: no heels higher than 2 inches, black flats are best. Again: please make sure the pants are hemmed well. Stockings: Black please. Hair: Long hair should be pulled away from the face. If you use a hair band or barrette, please make sure it is black. Please do not wear jewelry, perfume, or scents of any kind. (hairspray, lotion, etc) Please do wear blush and light lipstick.
Boys: Black Cantabile Dress Shirt, Black pants. Ironed please! Black leather belt. Black dress shoes and black socks.
Hair combed. See above for note about scents.
5. VOLUNTEER UPDATES – contact Karen@cantabile.org
Thanks to those of you who are able to help out – we appreciate you!
We still need:
- A riser crew – available 30 minutes before call time for dress rehearsal and performance. Without help, we will not be able to have risers at either performance. Our stage manager will be there to assist with set up.
- Chaperones: 2 still needed for May 17th, 2 still needed for June 14th
- Ushers: 2 still needed for June 14th
- Boutique table – one needed
- Stage crew – 3 needed (for risers too)
- Clean up crew – 3 needed (short job of making sure our rehearsal room is left clean and the theater is picked up)
6. Concert Tickets
Family Ticket Packets, containing 2 tickets, will be handed out at rehearsal this week again. If you do not pick up your packet it will be held at Will Call under your name on the day of the show.
How do I order more or upgrade? Additional tickets can be purchased by calling, 650-424-1410, emailing sonja@cantabile.org, mail, or online at www.cantabile.org. Upgrading family tickets to Premium or Benefactor reserved seating can be done by turning in your 2 Family Tickets and paying an additional $25 for Premium and $75 for Benefactor. The increased price allows you to sit in preferred seating and applies the extra revenue to the Signe Boyer Scholarship Fund. Please remember to ask your singer if they have the ticket packets when they return home from rehearsal!
