Concert Blog Post 12/06/2013

Dear Ensemble and Vocalise Families,

Our Dec. 7th Holidays With Cantabile concert is finally here! We’re so excited!

Location: St. Joseph’s Cathedral, San Jose

Attire: Performance uniform! NO jewelry (except for very small ear-rings), bracelets or watches.

Please bring water bottles with your name clearly marked!

Dec. 7th Concert Schedule:

11:15 – Voc/Ens arrives ­– coats off, pins on, bags to assigned seats

11:30 – On stage IN UNIFORM à warm up, Ens sings Donkey Carol, Voc sings Mass

11:45 – Int/Prep 3 join on stage: Noel, Silent Night, Bows

12:15 – Ens/Int rehearse Man with Bag (Ens leave for Parish Hall à snack, bathroom)

12:25 – Voc rehearses Snow with violins

12:35 – Voc to PH, doors open

12:50 – Line up in PH, Noel formation

12:55 – Walk to stage from last row to first, entering through Cathedral back door single file

1:00 PM – CONCERT BEGINS

3:00 PM – CONCERT ENDS

CHILDREN ARE DISMISSED FROM PARISH HALL 

     

Schedule of Upcoming Events:

Dec. 11^th – Ensemble rehearses PACO concert repertoire, Foothills Church, 5:00-7:00pm. 
Details: 5-6pm(ish): rehearse Winter Wonderland, Hallelujah Chorus, Jingle Bell Swing, When Christmas Comes To Down, Man With The Bag. Around 6pm --> little party/singalong for all (parents, siblings, and choristers). Bring some treats! We'll sing some holiday favourites. :)

Dec. 12^th – Nutcracker dress rehearsal (mandatory for all Nutcracker singers), Center for Performing Arts, San Jose, 7:00pm start time (call and dismissal times TBA)

Dec. 13^th – Dress rehearsal for PACO concert, Cubberley Theatre, Cubberley Community Centre, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto

Call time: 6:45pm for a 7:00pm rehearsal, dismissal is 8:00pm at the latest

Participants: All Vocalise and Ensemble singers minus the 8 Nutcracker singers

Attire: Cantabile T-shirts and black pants

Dec. 13^th–26^th – Nutcracker performances (8 designated singers per show)

Dec. 14^th – Aria performances at the Fairmont Hotel (170 S Market Street, San Jose) and The Villages Golf & Country Club (2800 The Villages Fairway Drive, San Jose)
Fairmont: 3:15pm call time in the Lobby Lounge, 3:45-4:15pm performance
Villages: 5pm
call time, 5:15-5:35pm rehearsal in private room, 5:45-6:15pm performance
See email/handout for full details.

Dec. 15^th – PACO concert, Center for Performing Arts - Menlo-Atherton Auditorium, Menlo-Atherton High School, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton

Call time: 1:00pm

Concert: 3:00pm

Attire: TBA