The Bach Ensemble
2007-2008
Rehearsal & Performance Calendar
SEPTEMBER, 2007
September
Scores: Ceremony of
Carols, Magnificat, Holiday Music, Messiah, Part
I.
Saturday 8th
9:30 am Welcome back Social; Scores/CD’s available
10-12:00 pm Rehearsal:
Britten, Pachelbel
12-1:00 pm Audition
Interviews
Saturday 15th
9:00 am Voice Class & Score Marking: Britten
10-12:00 Rehearsal: Britten, Pachelbel,
Holiday Music
12-1:00 Audition Interviews
Thursday 20th
7-9:30 pm Rehearsal: Britten, Pachelbel, Holiday Music
9:30 pm Audition Interviews
Saturday 29th
9:00 am Tenor/Bass Sectional: Britten/Pachelbel, Messiah
Part I
10-12:00 pm Rehearsal: Britten/Pachelbel,
Holiday Music
12-1:00 Audition Interviews - Returning and new
OCTOBER, 2007
October Scores:
Holiday Concert Scores, Dixit Dominus, and Mozart Requiem.
Saturday 6th
9:00 am Sop/Alto Sectional: Britten/Pachelbel, Messiah
Part I
10-12:00 pm Rehearsal: Holiday Concert/Dixit
Review Mvt. I
12:00 pm Audition Interviews
as needed
Saturday 13th
9:00 am Full Ensemble: Dixit Note Review, Mvt. 1, 4, 5
10-12:00 pm Holiday Concert
12:00 pm Audition Interviews as needed
Thursday 18th
7-9:30 pm Rehearsal: Britten/Messiah Part I/Dixit Mvt. 1,
4, 5
Saturday 27th
9:00 am Full Ensemble: Mozart Note Rehearsal – Mvts. 1, 2, 4
10-12:00 pm Holiday Concert:
Procession Memorized
12:00 pm Audition Interviews
as needed
Sunday 28th
6:00 pm Annual Halloween Cocktail Party – location TBA
NOVEMBER, 2007
November Scores: Holiday
Concert Scores, Dixit Dominus, and Mozart Requiem.
Saturday
3rd 9:00 am Full Ensemble: Dixit
Note Review, Mvt. 6, 7, 8
10-12:00 pm Holiday Concert &
Mozart Mvts. 1, 2, 4
12:00 pm Audition Interviews
as needed
Saturday 10th
9:00 am Full Ensemble: Dixit Note Review – remaining Mvts.
10-12:00 pm Holiday Concert &
Dixit
Thursday 15th
7:00-9:30 pm Rehearsal: Holiday Concert, Mozart Mvts. 6 & 7
Saturday 24th
9:00 Full Ensemble: Holiday Concert
Any time remaining will be spent on Dixit
DECEMBER, 2007
December Scores:
Holiday Concert Scores, Dixit Dominus, and Mozart Requiem.
Bring your Mass in B Minor
Score as well.
Saturday 1st
9:00 am to 12:00 pm – Dress Rehearsal with Instruments in
the Sanctuary, Naples United Church of
Christ (mandatory)
Saturday 1st
6:00-8:30 pm Troubadour Performance – Naples Lakes CC
Sunday 2nd
Holiday Concert at Naples United Church of Christ
3 pm Call; 4 pm Patron’s Reception; 5 pm Concert & Reception
Saturday 8th
9:30 am Warm-up and Sight Reading
10:15-12:00 pm Rehearsal: Dixit Dominus,
Saturday 15th
9:30 am Warm-up and Sight Reading
10:15-12:00 pm Rehearsal: Mozart Requiem
Thursday 20th
7:00-9:00 pm Rehearsal: Dixit and Mozart
Evening out following rehearsal
Saturday 22nd
Evening - Proposed Holiday Party at Dr. Doiron’s House
Saturday 29th
10-12:00 pm Rehearsal: Dixit and Mozart
JANUARY, 2008
January/February/March Scores:
Dixit Dominus, Mozart Requiem, and Messiah.
Bring your Mass in B Minor Score as well.
Saturday 5th
9:00 am Sop/Alto Sectional: Dixit Dominus Clean up
10-12:00 pm Rehearsal: Dixit
Dominus and Mozart
12-1:00 pm Audition Interviews
Saturday 12th
9:00 am Tenor/Bass Sectional: Dixit Dominus Clean Up
10-12:00 pm Rehearsal: Dixit
Dominus and Mozart
12-1:00 pm Audition Interviews
Saturday 19th
9:00 am Mozart Note Review/Clean Up
10-12:00 pm Rehearsal: Dixit Dominus and Mozart
(Memory)
Thursday 24th
7:00-9:30 pm Rehearsal: Mozart, Dixit, Begin Messiah Review
FEBRUARY, 2008
Saturday 2nd
9:00 am Messiah Note Review & Ornaments, Part II
10:00-11:30 am Rehearsal:
Mozart (Memory) & Dixit Dominus
11:30 am Annual Membership
Meeting & Luncheon
Saturday 9th
9:00 am Messiah Note Review & Ornaments, Part III
10:00-12:00 Rehearsal: Mozart
& Dixit Dominus
Saturday 16th
No Rehearsal – Presidents’ Day Weekend
Thursday 21st
7-8:00 pm Messiah Note and Ornament Review, as neede
8-9:30 pm Dixit and Mozart
Saturday 23rd
9:00 am Messiah Note and Ornament Review, as needed
10:00-12:00 Rehearsal: Mozart
& Dixit Dominus (Memory)
Thursday 28th
Please Reserve 7:00-9:00 pm for piano dress
rehearsal in the
Sanctuary, First
Presbyterian in Bonita Springs
MARCH, 2008
Saturday 1st
9:00-Noon Dress Rehearsal with Orchestra – First
Presbyterian
Church, Bonita
Springs (mandatory)
Sunday 2nd
Winter Concert at FPC, Bonita Springs (Dixit, Requiem)
1:30 pm Call; 3:00 pm Concert
Thursday, 6 Marco Island
Library: How to Listen to a Baroque Messiah 6:00
pm
Warm-up; 6:30
Lecture
Please join us for a social event following the lecture
Saturday 8th
9-Noon – Full Rehearsal: Messiah
Thursday 13th
Please Reserve 7-9 pm for a piano dress rehearsal of Messiah
Saturday 15th
9:00-11:30 am Dress Chorus Rehearsal with Orchestra – The
United
Church on Marco
Island (mandatory)
Sunday 16th Full
Messiah Concert at The United Church on Marco Island
1:30 pm Call; 3 pm Concert
followed by a fabulous reception
Saturday 22nd
No Rehearsal – Holy Saturday
For the remainder of March & April, bring the following scores to
rehearsal:
Mass in B Minor, Telemann
Laudate Jehovam and Bach Motet VI
Saturday 29th
10-11:00 am Season Review and Preview of 2008-2009 Season
11-12:00 pm Mass in B Minor
Evening – End of
Concert Season Social Event (TBA)
APRIL, 2008
Saturday 5th
9-12:00 pm Troubadour Rehearsal for April 9th
Program
Wednesday 9th
Troubadour Concert – Poinciana Country Club
5:30 pm Call on Stage; 8:00 pm
Concert
Saturday 12th
10-12:00 pm Rehearsal: Bach Motet, Telemann
Laudate
and Mass in B Minor
Saturday 19th 10-12:00
pm Rehearsal: Bach Motet, Telemann Laudate
and Mass in B Minor
Thursday 24th
7-9:00 pm Rehearsal: Bach Motet, Telemann Laudate
and Mass in B Minor
MAY, 2008
Saturday 3rd
10-12:00 pm Final Season Rehearsal: Bach Motet,
Telemann
Laudate
and Mass in B Minor
This schedule may
be adjusted according to needs. If a Chamber Concert is forthcoming
for May, additional repertoire and rehearsals in May will be
required. Thank you! |
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