March Update

Hi everyone!

Wanting to update you on some important things. Christina sent some of this information out today in an email, but we felt it was important to share it with you on the blog as well so you were sure to see it! Just a reminder that we save emails for *very* important information only and expect you to read them thoroughly. 

1. Fund Raising Letter: As we've mentioned previously, Xara is in a critical year for fund raising and we are doing a mail campaign for more "traditional" donors (who wouldn't go online to give). In order to do this, we need addresses of people who fall into this category and we need them this Sunday. COULD EVERY PERSON PLEASE BRING A MINIMUM OF TWO NAMES/ADDRESSES WITH THEM. We will be circulating a clipboard for you to write them down. I can't stress how important this is.

2. Rehearsal Schedule: Christina has made a few adjustments to the remaining rehearsals to allow us just a bit more time on our joint repertoire. These adjusted times begin this week. Please see below and schedule accordingly.

Mar 24 1:15 - 4:00 Men & Women (including snack at 3:45); Xara only until 4:45; choral competition recording session is scheduled until 8 pm 

Mar 31  NO REHEARSAL - Easter Sunday

Apr 1  SPECIAL REHEARSAL (Women only) 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Apr 7 Women Only - "Unraveled" Show in Middle Musquodoboit

Apr 14 1:15 - 4:00 Men & Women (including snack at 3:45); Xara only until 4:45

Apr 21 1:15 - 4:45 Men & Women - MAJOR REHEARSAL (attendance is mandatory)

Apr 26 5:30 - 10:00 DRESS REHEARSAL

Apr 27 6:00 CALL FOR CONCERT

3. Choral Competition Recording: See above re: the day's schedule. This is the day for the choral competition recording for women only. We will be recording at Fairview United Church after rehearsal, until no later than 8 pm. Please bring your supper!! Reminder that the repertoire is Tree of Life, Pen-Pen, Uraren besotik, and Les Angelus. Please refresh this music before Sunday's rehearsal.

4. Sunday's Rehearsal: We are only about 5 weeks away from the concert! This means that memorization needs to go into high gear. Please note that Christina has asked for Odi Odi and And So It Goes to be memorized for this Sunday.

5. Unraveled Run Out: This is fast approaching. Women, please review your scores, lines, and blocking in the next 10 days before our rehearsal on April 1. We are expecting you to come to that rehearsal with everything fresh and performance ready. That rehearsal will be used to refine the piece, not to relearn anything.

Thanks everyone for all your hard work!!!!!! Lots to do in the coming weeks but we are going to rock it!!!