1. Camerata auditions are ALL THIS WEEK (Week Eight) at lunchtimes– or anytime you can catch Mr. Burcin. PLEASE encourage your friends (and enemies) to come along to audition. You can come in with them for support.
2. Will you sing in Camerata 2010? Make your intentions know to Mrs. Sullivan NOW so she can finish plans for the Camp on 5-7 March. (the CORRECT date, now!)
3. Join us at 9.30am THIS Friday (4 Dec) to sing Siyahamba at WIS– or meet us over there by 10am. Wear school uniform. We need 2 juniors to stay behind and help with auditions
4. Junior Prizegiving is Friday 11 Dec– we will sing the National Anthem and Siyahamba. Rehearsal 9.30am. PG starts 11am. Wear: SCHOOL uniform
5. Ensembles BBQ follows Junior PG– we provide the sausages, you bring the rest (see the newsletter or notice in M block)
6. If you haven’t already, please CAST YOUR VOTE regarding rehearsals next year!

It is my great pleasure to announce that our glorious voice teacher, Barbara Grant, will be taking over the reins of Camerata from next year! [applause]

Barbara is busily preparing for next year and she would like some information & help from all of us.

Firstly, I have volunteered to handle Camerata Auditions in Week 8. These will happen at lunchtimes, so just drag your friends along to M1 and I will hear them. Group auditions are encouraged!

We will also head over to WIS for auditions and it would great for Camerata to sing Siyahamba for their assembly. (Time TBD but I expect it will be Friday morning). Any Year 9s able to stay behind to help with auditions?

Secondly, Barbara is considering changing Camerata’s rehearsal time and urgently needs your feedback on this. Please VOTE IN THE POLL below–you may tick several options, but please only VOTE ONCE

If you have additional thoughts (i.e. Wednesday afternoons are tough for me . . . ) then leave a comment.

Camerata Camp is confirmed for Fri 5th-Sun 7th March at Bridge Valley so clear your diaries now!

As you voted, nearly-unanimously, we are still have our rehearsals in the mornings on Tuesdays.

We are still preparing for a performance at Junior Prizegiving on Wednesday of Week 10.

Seniors: your attendance at Camerata rehearsals is optional. Focus on your exams. We would love to have you join us.

Congratulations to the following auditionees who are called back for a group Bella audition on Tuesday 10 November at 12.25 in M1.

You all need to learn a new piece which you can pick up from Mrs. Sullivan or DOWNLOAD below:

“If my complaints could passions move”–John Dowland

You can also LISTEN to the piece

*Ladies– learn BOTH soprano and alto lines please

You must arrive knowing this piece as we will immediately split into groups and begin singing. (Warming up at interval is also a good idea.)

Everyone who auditioned needs to see Mrs. Sullivan for their feedback sheet (whether called back or not) and all who are welcome to join Camerata choir next year.

See you Tuesday!

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SEE THE LIST ON THE BELLA PAGE

Camerata, as promised, here is a blog message (with secret password– see below) to make sure that you have checked this before our NEXT REHEARSAL: 13 Oct (got that? NO REHEARSAL 22 Sept– now we’ll really see who checks this thing . . . )

1. Buy a Tutti Concert CD! ($10 to Finance Centre)– Don’t miss out on this professionally-recorded souvenir of the concert. The meager fee of $10 goes entirely to covering the cost of hiring a professional who put top quality mics and mixed the thing, plus producing the physical disks. Get what I’m saying? If you want top-quality recordings of future concerts, pay the $10 for a CD

2. Are you interested in the workshop with Wellington Youth Choir? See the next post. Leave you name on it THIS WEEK or it will be too late.

3. Practice the NEW VERSION of the National Anthem– listen to it here:

Oh! and that pesky password? It’s the cost of the Tutti CD.

Wellington Youth Choir is coming to Nelson and is holding a workshop the last day of term:

• Friday 25 Sept at Nelson College for Girls
• 2pm- ??? (TBD)

I realise it is a tough time for seniors because of exams and Year 12s because it is Leadership Day. But some of you may still wish to attend the workshop.

Are you interested? Leave a comment here for now. If enough are interested we may be able to arrange transport TO the workshop but you would need to find your OWN TRANSPORT home.

TUTTI
23 Aug, 2.30pm
Nelson School of Music

Please encourage your family and friends to attend! Tickets available from the Waimea College Finance Centre or at the door ($10/$5 students)

Here are the latest details for the concert:

When: Sunday 23 August, 2.30pm concert, rehearsals . . . (see below)
Where: Nelson School of Music, Nile St.
Who: Camerata, Bella, Wellington College Chorale with Waimea College and Greenhill Orchestras
Pieces: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, Anvil Chorus, Anthem + Two Dragon Songs
Wear: Performance Uniform

Rehearsals :

Saturday 22 August
Waimea College Hall

4.30-6.30pm– Camerata, Bella with combined orchestras

And if you are kindly taking billets, you will need to wait for . . .
7pm– Wellington College arrives– short reception and head home with billets

Sunday 23 August
At the Nelson School of Music (NSOM)

(9am– Orch arr. and sets up)

9.30am-12pm– Camerata joins–combined orchs and choirs rehearsal

12pm– all help clear stage, then Camerata members free for lunch

2pm– concert call time at NSOM

2.30pm– CONCERT

4.30pm– Approx. finish concert– everyone helps clear up!

Any questions? Ask!

You can still find practice YouTubes on your PRACTICE FILES page for the opera choruses. Hope they help.

Firstly, I’ve finally posted some YouTubes on your PRACTICE FILES page to help you learn these opera choruses. Hope they help.

Here are some details for the upcoming concert.

When: Sunday 23 August, 2.30pm concert, rehearsals . . . (see below)
Where: Nelson School of Music, Nile St.
Who: Camerata, Bella, Wellington College Chorale with Waimea College and Greenhill Orchestras
Pieces: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, Anvil Chorus, Anthem + Two Dragon Songs
Wear: Performance Uniform

Rehearsals :

Tuesdays 7.30-8.25am (as usual)

Saturday 22 August at Waimea College– 12-3pm (Time TBC)

Sunday 23 August at NSOM– 9.30-12.15pm rehearsal, then lunchbreak. Concert call time 2pm

Any questions? Ask!

Remember to bring your performance uniform! You will also need a black folder

We rehearse in the hall with the orchestra 9.15-9.45am

Camerata performs at the end of each concert!

1pm Concert– for Year 10s & 13s and interested staff

7pm Concert– for the world at large (tell your parents to come!)

The concert should finish by 9.30pm

Call times 1pm and 7pm (be in the staffroom at the start of the concert)

Camerata, you are performing “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” at both assemblies tomorrow (Weds).

You will sound check in the hall at 9.30am.

After that you can change into your PERFORMANCE UNIFORM (which you have left, ironed and on a hanger, in M block)

You will perform at 10.10 and them 11.30.