Weekly SCOOP, Vocalise/Ensemble, 11/15/06

1. Family Ticket Packets distributed on 11/15 at rehearsal
2. Concert Music memorization reminder: List of pieces and dates to memorize by
3. Rehearsal attendance reminder and repertoire progress check
4. Enrollment Envelope stuffing party on 11/15 during rehearsal
5. Winter Concert: Holidays with Cantabile, Saturday, 12/2
6. Reminder: Special rehearsal Thanksgiving week – Monday 11/20
7. Reminder: Special rehearsal Thanksgiving week for Ensemble and Vocalise
8. Cantabile Poster Distribution
9. Uniforms
10. Come see Zachary Frier Harrison in A Christmas Story
11. Absence notification reminder

Greetings everyone! Thanks to our helpers with envelopes last week – Susan Phelps, Kelly Takahashi, and Steve and Desta Krong. An enormous thanks to our Board President Barbara Weinstein, for her hard work on our funds campaign. Additional thank you to Kelly Takahashi for our snacks, and to Ann Saunders for assistance with assembling uniform packets last week.

1. TICKET PACKETS – INVITE YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS!

Prices: $6.00 Student (with ID), $15.00 General, $25.00 Premium (reserved section), $50.00 Benefactor (front row reserved, your name will appear in the printed program.)

• Each Cantabile family will receive 2 comp general admission tickets this week during rehearsal. If your student will be absent, we will mail these to you. Please remind your students to bring the tickets home!
• If you wish to upgrade your general seating tickets to the $25.00 Premium, you will need to 1) Turn in your general tickets by mailing to our office, or 2) Give to Karen during rehearsal. You will need to pay the discounted difference of $10.00 (premium) or $35 (benefactor) to upgrade your ticket. Upgraded tickets help to support our scholarship fund.
• Concert volunteers will receive 2 Premium tickets at no additional charge. (In order to receive your upgraded tickets you will need to turn in your family comps)
• PLEASE INVITE ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO COME! There will be plenty of tickets available at the door.

2. MESSAGE FOR SINGERS FROM ELENA
As always, all music must be memorized for the performance. At the last rehearsal, all singers (Ensemble and Vocalise) received Winter concert repertoire in concert order and we wrote the memorization dates in. Please, remind your singer to look at the list and practice memorization.

Cantabile December 2, 2006 Repertoire
Holidays with Cantabile All music is sung memorized

1. Hodie`(vocalise)……………………11/20
2. Vivaldi

• Gloria……. …………………….done
• Laudamus Te…………………...done
• Domine Deus……………………11/20
• Domine Fili……………………...11/20

3. Cuncti Simus Ensemble…………11/20
4. Criome mi Madre – Ensemble……..11/15
5. Cantique de Jean Racine – Vocalise..11/20
6. Snow, Elgar –Vocalise……………..11/20
7. Deck the Halls -Ens………………..11/15
8. Man with a bag……………………..11/15
9. Jordan’ Angels…………………….DONE
10. Silent night – Ensemble//Intermediate11/15

3. ATTENDANCE REMINDER AND REPERTOIRE CHECK – FROM ELENA
If your singer missed more than 2 rehearsals (this includes the Oct. 21st workshop), she or he needs to schedule a performance check with Elena. These checks will be done before the rehearsals (4:30-5 PM) If you are unable to make this time, please email Elena immediately to schedule alternative time. Please also remember that attendance at the following rehearsals are mandatory to perform in the concert – Wed. 11/15, Monday 11/20 and the dress rehearsal on 11/29.

4. ENVELOPE STUFFING SEQUEL – ENROLLMENT!
In need of a few parents to help stuff more envelopes this Wednesday. And, you get the bonus of some great choral background music! Please contact Karen if you can help.

5. HOLIDAYS WITH CANTABILE CONCERT REMINDER

Saturday, December 2nd
Call time: 5:30
Concert time: 7:30
Location: Cathedral Basilica of San Jose, 80 South Market St, San Jose

6. MANDATORY DRESS REHEARSAL:
Wednesday, November 29th, 5:00-9:00 pm
Location: Cathedral Basilica of San Jose. (directions to be sent out next week)

7. REMINDER: SPECIAL REHEARSAL THANKSGIVING WEEK FOR ENSEMBLE AND VOCALISE
(regular rehearsal on Wed. 22nd is cancelled due to Thanksgiving Holiday)
Monday, November 20th. Regular class times and location. This is the last rehearsal before concert week and attendance is mandatory.

8. POSTER DISTRIBUTION
We have 2 posters – the Enrollment poster, which talks about upcoming auditions, and the Concert Poster. Please contact Karen if you haven’t already and are willing to distribute. We keep our posters at the rehearsal site. We especially need help with malls, libraries and businesses.

9. UNIFORMS
Remind your students that most of our pants are too long, especially the palazzo pants for the girls. They will need to be shortened. Please allow adequate time for alterations.

10. COME SEE ZACHARY FREIER-HARRISON IN SJ REP’S PERFORMANCE OF A CHRISTMAS STORY! HE IS PLAYING THE PART OF RALPHIE. (“you’ll shoot your eye out, kid…..”)
By Philip Grecian
Based upon the movie written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark
Directed by John McCluggage
November 25-December 30, 2006
The Christmas Movie Classic Comes to the Stage
Christmas is a time of great expectations, especially through the eyes of a child. For nine-year-old Ralphie Parker that great expectation is a genuine Red Ryder 200 Shot Carbine Action Air Rifle. No self-respecting cowboy would be without one. Unfortunately, his mom, teacher and even the Santa Claus toiling away at Goldblatt's Department Store share the same reaction to his Christmas wish, "You'll shoot your eye out!" Based on the touching film that has become a modern day holiday tradition, A Christmas Story will delight the whole family and fill you with the spirit of the season.
For more info and tickets go to: http://www.sjrep.com/plays/2007/christmas-story/

11. NOTIFICATION OF ABSENCE REMINDERS
A reminder that if you are going to be absent, please email both Karen@cantabile.org, AND Elena or Shane. Extensive absences and tardies will require a note check with Elena before being allowed to participate in our concert.

Thanks everyone, and have a great week,

Karen