Planning ahead for the 24th of July? Maybe looking to get out of town? Also wanting to get a jump start on next season? Of course!
The Phoenix Symphony is performing Enemy Slayer: A Navajo Oratorio at the Colorado Music Festival in Boulder, Colorado on July 24 and 25. You might recall that we are slated to perform this work in May to close out our 2008-2009 season. If you have the time and the means, it might be worth making the trip to Boulder to begin getting a feeling for this brand new piece.
Details about the festival can be found on the Colorado Music Festival homepage. Believe it or not, their performance is only two weeks away, so start planning now if this is something you want to do. In any case, have a safe and happy holiday weekend!
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Monday, June 30, 2008
SCI Session 2 and more!
SESSION 2
Don't forget to sign up for Session 2 of this year's Summer Choral Institute! The session, Folk Music from Around the World, runs July 10-13. This is a session particularly recommended for families, and those interested can also have their children (grades 3-8) participate in a day camp run by the Madeleine Choir School throughout the entire week.
Participants in this session will also have the opportunity to sing at Spanish Mass at the Cathedral of the Madeleine on Sunday, July 13. Just a personal note: I've had the opportunity to sing at Mass a couple of times, and it is a really neat experience. You should take advantage of this opportunity!
CONDUCTING WORKSHOP
The same week as this session, July 7-12, Dr. Allred is running a Choral Conducting Workshop. Registration for this workshop includes a registration for Session 2, so if you've always wanted to learn to conduct better, sign up for a great experience. This is a workshop for conductors at all levels, so whether you're a professional choir director, a ward choir director, or just someone interested in choral directing, this session is for you.
SESSION 4
Finally, the next two chunks of Session 4 are closing in. On July 8, the sing-through will focus on Haydn's "Lord Nelson Mass," and on July 15, Poulenc's "Gloria" and Durufle's "Requiem." All of these pieces are well worth your time, so if you can fit any of this in your schedule, you absolutely should.
And tell your friends!
Don't forget to sign up for Session 2 of this year's Summer Choral Institute! The session, Folk Music from Around the World, runs July 10-13. This is a session particularly recommended for families, and those interested can also have their children (grades 3-8) participate in a day camp run by the Madeleine Choir School throughout the entire week.
Participants in this session will also have the opportunity to sing at Spanish Mass at the Cathedral of the Madeleine on Sunday, July 13. Just a personal note: I've had the opportunity to sing at Mass a couple of times, and it is a really neat experience. You should take advantage of this opportunity!
CONDUCTING WORKSHOP
The same week as this session, July 7-12, Dr. Allred is running a Choral Conducting Workshop. Registration for this workshop includes a registration for Session 2, so if you've always wanted to learn to conduct better, sign up for a great experience. This is a workshop for conductors at all levels, so whether you're a professional choir director, a ward choir director, or just someone interested in choral directing, this session is for you.
SESSION 4
Finally, the next two chunks of Session 4 are closing in. On July 8, the sing-through will focus on Haydn's "Lord Nelson Mass," and on July 15, Poulenc's "Gloria" and Durufle's "Requiem." All of these pieces are well worth your time, so if you can fit any of this in your schedule, you absolutely should.
And tell your friends!
Sunday, June 1, 2008
SCI beginning soon
The beginning of the Summer Choral Institute is just days away!
Don't forget that this Thursday, June 5, is the deadline to register for Session 1 (Lullaby of Broadway) and Session 4 (Choral Masterworks). You can still register at the door, but be prepared to pay an extra fee.
Session 4 begins on Tuesday, June 10. The first meeting of the Choral Masterworks session will focus on Orff's Carmina Burana, so if you were a member of SLCA last fall, grab your score and sign up! If you weren't a member, never fear--you can buy a score when you register.
And just a heads up: early registration for Session 2 (Folk Music from Around the World) also ends on June 10, so make sure to register for that while you're attending Session 4!
Session 1 also begins next week, on Thursday, June 12. This session, focusing on showtunes, promises to be tons of fun, so make sure you get your registration in! You won't want to miss it.
Don't forget that this Thursday, June 5, is the deadline to register for Session 1 (Lullaby of Broadway) and Session 4 (Choral Masterworks). You can still register at the door, but be prepared to pay an extra fee.
Session 4 begins on Tuesday, June 10. The first meeting of the Choral Masterworks session will focus on Orff's Carmina Burana, so if you were a member of SLCA last fall, grab your score and sign up! If you weren't a member, never fear--you can buy a score when you register.
And just a heads up: early registration for Session 2 (Folk Music from Around the World) also ends on June 10, so make sure to register for that while you're attending Session 4!
Session 1 also begins next week, on Thursday, June 12. This session, focusing on showtunes, promises to be tons of fun, so make sure you get your registration in! You won't want to miss it.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Success!
Thanks very much to Jan for putting together the closing banquet tonight. It was a great way to close out a successful season! I enjoyed myself this year and I hope you all did as well.
If you're worried about keeping yourself singing over the summer, have no fear! Even though the official season is over, there are still plenty of SLCA events to keep you busy throughout the next few months. I'll do my best to keep updating the blog with information about SCI sessions as they arise, and anything else that might be of interest, so keep checking in!
Thanks again, and I'll see you all in the fall!
If you're worried about keeping yourself singing over the summer, have no fear! Even though the official season is over, there are still plenty of SLCA events to keep you busy throughout the next few months. I'll do my best to keep updating the blog with information about SCI sessions as they arise, and anything else that might be of interest, so keep checking in!
Thanks again, and I'll see you all in the fall!
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Vocal Assessments
In case you forgot or missed the announcement, sign-ups for the Vocal Assessments were available at the concert last night. If you didn't sign up, I'm betting they'll also be at the banquet on Tuesday (but don't quote me on that). If they're not, or they are and you still forget to sign up, you should probably contact Judy Prawitt as soon as you can to get yourself on the list.
According to Judy, Chamber Choir members should sign up for the slots late in the summer, and all other members should sign up whenever else they can. Dr. Allred requests that as much as possible, we try to sign up in clusters, so he doesn't have, say, only one person on one night, or one person and then an hour break before the next.
Above all, don't be scared! Dr. Allred promises not to injure you.
According to Judy, Chamber Choir members should sign up for the slots late in the summer, and all other members should sign up whenever else they can. Dr. Allred requests that as much as possible, we try to sign up in clusters, so he doesn't have, say, only one person on one night, or one person and then an hour break before the next.
Above all, don't be scared! Dr. Allred promises not to injure you.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Upcoming Schedule
There are a number of things to be aware of for the next couple of weeks--please make sure you've noted them on your calendar!
Rehearsal from 7:00-10:00 in Libby Gardner Hall.
Also, today is the last day to RSVP and pay for the closing banquet.
Dress rehearsal from 7:00-10:00 in Libby Gardner Hall.
Concert at 7:30 in Libby Gardner Hall. Call is at 6:00 sharp! Be there dressed and ready to go. You may choose whether or not you want to use a black folder or just carry your score separately.
Deadline for Early Registration for Sessions 1 and 4 of the Summer Choral Institute.
Closing banquet at 7:00 at the Old Meeting House (4120 South Highland Drive).
- Tuesday, May 6
Rehearsal from 7:00-10:00 in Libby Gardner Hall.
Also, today is the last day to RSVP and pay for the closing banquet.
- Friday, May 9
Dress rehearsal from 7:00-10:00 in Libby Gardner Hall.
- Saturday, May 10
Concert at 7:30 in Libby Gardner Hall. Call is at 6:00 sharp! Be there dressed and ready to go. You may choose whether or not you want to use a black folder or just carry your score separately.
- Monday, May 12
Deadline for Early Registration for Sessions 1 and 4 of the Summer Choral Institute.
- Tuesday, May 13
Closing banquet at 7:00 at the Old Meeting House (4120 South Highland Drive).
Elijah news release
Today's Deseret News ran a press release about Elijah. A couple of highlights:
"Since Brady Allred became director, the Salt Lake Choral Artists have broadened their musical horizons significantly beyond what one would expect from a community organization.
"The ensemble has performed several large-scale works over the past few years, and it will add to its repertoire this weekend when it sings Felix Mendelssohn's 1846 oratorio 'Elijah' on Saturday in Libby Gardner Concert Hall. . . .
"And 'Elijah' certainly owes a great deal to the baroque. 'There is a strong Bach influence in it,' Allred said. 'It contains so much counterpoint and fugal writing, you have to know which parts to articulate. You have to know when a part is important and when it's not.'"
Read the whole thing here.
"Since Brady Allred became director, the Salt Lake Choral Artists have broadened their musical horizons significantly beyond what one would expect from a community organization.
"The ensemble has performed several large-scale works over the past few years, and it will add to its repertoire this weekend when it sings Felix Mendelssohn's 1846 oratorio 'Elijah' on Saturday in Libby Gardner Concert Hall. . . .
"And 'Elijah' certainly owes a great deal to the baroque. 'There is a strong Bach influence in it,' Allred said. 'It contains so much counterpoint and fugal writing, you have to know which parts to articulate. You have to know when a part is important and when it's not.'"
Read the whole thing here.
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