Info for Sunday Sept 22

Hi everyone!!

Thank you for your hard work on Sunday at rehearsal, as well as on Monday night with Radio Radio. It's so great for us to be collaborating with professional artists and with CBC, so thank you for your energy, professionalism, and flexibility. As we go forward with this collaboration, we're going to try lots of new and fun things that are a bit out of our normal comfort zones and we know you will all rise to the challenge!

By now I hope you've all read Christina's Facebook post about changing the dates of Constellations on account of the Creative NS Awards Gala. It was a decision made with much consideration and weighing of options, and we are so grateful to you all for being flexible and accommodating. It also means that Constellations will have more time to become perfect and polished!

In light of this news, some important information:

CHANGES TO SHOW ORDER

We have decided to slightly change the order of Constellations to better suit the storytelling of the show. Here's the plan:

• We are cutting the "interlude" of Northern Lights. Lyra and Andromeda will run back to back.
• We are relocating Revontulet to Castor & Pollux. The text actually works perfectly to imagine two heroes on horseback galloping through the sky to save lost sailors (read it over for yourself!)
• We are cutting Vem Kan Segla & Vepsian Pathways and instead will be singing Pakkanen after Revontulet in Castor & Pollux (see below for running order). Many of you already know Pakkanen, so that will help to familiarize the group with the piece.

Canta Mara:

Here's what we'll be doing for the Canta Mara performance on November 3rd. It's coming up quickly!!! We have decided to do the Prologue + Polaris, and Castor/Pollux + Epilogue. Here's the breakdown:

Set 1:

I himmelan
Ave Maria
Magnificat

Set 2:

Revontulet
Pakkanen
Lux Aeterna

We know this is a big memorization change for you all to have to have Revontulet ready for November 3. However, with only six major pieces to focus on for November 3rd, we feel confident in our success.

October 6th Rehearsal

Considering the results of the poll on our Facebook page, we have moved the rehearsal on Oct 6th to 5:30-9:30 pm (by-call session is 5:30-6:30 pm). Please let us know if this creates conflicts for you and we will work to sort it out.

Choir Fees

Reminder that your choir fees are due this Sunday September 22nd!!!! Our treasurer, Teresa Hames, will be at rehearsal during break this week to collect your fees. Cash or cheque please. As per your choir handbook, payment is due in full OR in a payment schedule that is agreed upon with Teresa. It is your responsibility to email her directly to do so: teresamhames@gmail.com

Sunday Sept 22

Here's the By-Call schedule for this Sunday:

1:15-2:00     Alto Sectional
2:00-2:25     Auditions - Muses
2:30             Full company rehearsal

To help you plan your practice time this week, here's what we'll be working on in the full company rehearsal: Ave Maria (music + movement), Revontulet, Magnificat, Pakkanen (you'll get music this week), and Lux Aeterna. We'll take the last twenty minutes of rehearsal to look at the music for the critical care nurse's conference: One Voice and Farewell to Nova Scotia.

We'll be posting another blog post this week about important dates for the fall, since there's been so many changes. THANK YOU ALL for being so amazing. Xara is getting some major attention these days and we want to take all the opportunities we can to shine!!!!!