Thursday, April 25, 2013

Sweet & Low Concert Weekend!

Hi everyone!

Thanks so much for all your hard work and dedication to making this concert come together! We're only two sleeps away from performing and we are so excited! Here's some important info for everyone to note for this weekend!


  • Dress Rehearsal - Friday April 26 from 6:30-10 pm at Fairview United Church
    • Everyone will need to be present for the entire rehearsal.
    • We will take staggered breaks so the women will break while the men are singing and vice versa. Adjust your snack expectations accordingly.
    • Change from Sunday's rehearsal - Come in concert dress with hair/makeup done as someone has volunteered to take photos for free for us on Friday night. 
    • Concert dress:
      • Women: short Xara dresses, leggings, black belts, Xara shoes, solid colour pashmina
      • Men: black pants, long-sleeved black dress shirt, black shoes & socks, solid colour tie (your choice of colour)
    • Everyone must have a black folder to use for the unmemorized pieces.
    • The students from Lockview will be rehearsing in the space from 5:30-6:30 so please enter quietly and don't disturb their rehearsal!
    • Very important - Please bring all tickets and money to Erin at the dress rehearsal! She will not take it on Saturday!
  • Concert Day - Saturday April 27, call time is 6:00 pm, show is at 7:30 pm
    • Please arrive ready to sing at 6:00. We will do a warm up & sound check, but we also have to have time for the Lockview singers to warm up as well.
    • Tickets will be available at the door - please encourage your friends and family members to come!!!
    • The after party is at Robin's house - check the Facebook event for more details.

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Important Sweet & Low Details!

Hi everyone,

Sweet & Low is fast approaching!!! Thank you all for the hard work you have done so far. Now that the show is around the corner, we have to kick everything into high gear so we give a stellar performance!


  • Unless you have a prior written agreement with Christina & Claire, attendance this Sunday is mandatory. Sunday's rehearsal will be for both men and women for the entire time frame: 1:15-4:45 pm.
  • This Sunday, you need to be off book for all of the pieces that are required to be memorized: 
    • Men and Women: Dobbin's Flowery Vale, And So It Goes, Butterfly, A Boy and a Girl, Odi Odi, Tres Cantos Nativos, Adiemus
    • Women Only: Voice Dance, Kaipaava, I'll Give My Love an Apple, Dana Dana
  • This is the week to sell your tickets!!!!! Don't leave it to the last minute as we want to make sure we have as many people in the audience as possible! Please bring ticket money in an envelope to Erin this Sunday.
  • Women only: The date for the IWK/Irving event has been changed to Wednesday May 8th at 11 am. Christina has put a poll on the Facebook group to make sure that we have enough singers. Please give your response ASAP.
Thank you all!!!! SEE YOU SUNDAY!!!!!!!

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Prep for Musquodoboit!


Hi all,

Here's the schedule and a list of everything to bring with you to Musquodoboit this Sunday!

Schedule on Sunday, April 7th:
    • 10:45 am Arrival at venue
    • 11:00 am Rehearsal in the venue
    • 1:00 pm Lunch potluck
    • 2:00 pm Prep/hair/makeup
    • 3:00 pm Show!

Things to Bring:

  • your Xara dress
  • your Xara shoes (gym slippers or black flats with no heel)
  • black leggings
  • your black Xara belt
  • your Pull shawl and gloves
  • Claire/Camila/Kristin: Pull dancer costume - skirt, shirt, dance shorts 
  • your Reverberations costume including shoes
  • hair elastics/bobby pins/product
  • stage makeup 
  • tuning fork (if applicable, Christina will also bring some)
  • food to share for the potluck and extra water for yourself
  • music and scripts
  • gas money for your driver

Costumes:

Wanting Memories
  • short Xara dress
  • leggings
  • Xara shoes
  • hair down but off the face
Pull
  • long Xara dress
  • Xara shoes
  • shawl
  • gloves
  • hair up 
Reverberations
  • individual costume
  • shoes
  • hair as appropriate to your character, but off your face
Makeup:
  • the look for all three pieces is fairly neutral, but we need to see your beautiful features
  • foundation/concealer
  • blush
  • eyeliner/mascara
  • lip colour (fairly neutral)