Choir
CMUC CHOIR 2008 UPDATE
Hello Choir Members,
I’m very excited to be
starting a brand new year with all of you! We start rehearsals this Thursday
January 10th at 7:30 p.m. sharp.
Thanks for your
wonderful singing at Christmas – I heard so many great comments about how good
the choir sounds – bravo! Here’s what’s happening in the next few months.
CMUC Choir Schedule Winter-Spring 2008
SUNDAY
NOTES
ANTHEM
Dec. 2 Advent 1
Jesus, Come to Us - David Haas
Dec. 9 Advent 2
Recit and Chorus - Saint-Saens Christmas Oratario
Dec. 16 Advent 3
Come. Jesus, Holy Son of God - Handel
Dec. 23 Advent 4
Walk in the Light - Trad. Gospel
Dec. 24 Christmas Eve Saint-Saens Christmas Oratorio +
favourite carols
Dec, 27 Thursday no rehearsal
Jan. 6 Epiphany no anthem
Jan. 13 Baptism of the Lord Come Holy Spirit Heavenly Dove -
Lani Smith
Jan. 20 Epiphany 2 Behold
the Lamb of God - Handel
Jan. 27 Epiphany 3 House
of God - Roberts
Jan. 31 Brian Tate Workshop
Feb. 2 Brian Tate Workshop 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - bring a
lunch!
Feb. 3 Transfiguration TBA - Brian Tate
Feb. 10 Lent 1
Create in Me - Muskrat
Feb. 17 Lent 2
Praise God from the Highest Mountain - Brian Tate
Feb. 24 Lent 3 Sicut Servus -
Palestrina
March 2 Lent 4 Sheep, sheep - Brian Tate
March 9 Lent 5 Like a Child - Rupert Lang
March 11 Raise the Roof Reh repertoire TBA
March 15 Raise the Roof concert repertoire TBA
March 16 Palm Sunday - no anthem
March 21 Good Friday 10:30 a.m. Were You There - Weisensel
March 23 Easter Sunday Original Composition TBA - Neil Weisensel
(with brass)
March 27 Thursday - no rehearsal
March 30
Download a pdf version of the Choir Schedule
here.
here is a
sample audio from Neil
UPCOMING EVENTS
Thursday evening
January 31st (at our regular rehearsal time) and Saturday February 2nd
from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. we are greatly blessed to have vocalist, pianist,
composer and arranger Brian Tate, former director of the fabulous Universal
Gospel Choir, to lead us in a gospel and world music workshop. This event is
free for all choir members, and will culminate in a performance of some of his
music on Sunday February 3rd
The Raise the Roof
Fundraising Concert - to help put a new roof on our Church. This concert has
been postponed to give us all a little more time to get organized. It will
feature our fabulous choir, with the Peace-in-the-City Band (our resident pro
rock band), a brass section, string section, lead vocalists Corinthian Clark,
Rachel Landrecht and Brian Tate, plus special guests Chroma, a new gospel and
world music choir directed by Brian Tate. Please note the new dates and times
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Tuesday March 11th 7-10 p.m.
rehearsal
-
Thursday March 13th 7-10 p.m.
rehearsal
-
Saturday March 15th 6:30-10 p.m.
concert
The Easter season comes
early this year. We have one extra service, which is on Good Friday March.
21st at 10:30 a.m. Easter Sunday is March 23rd, and we will have the
Peace Centre Brass, who last performed with us at Thanksgiving, with us again on
this special Sunday as we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
All in all, lots of
great music to look forward to! Please contact me with any questions
Many Blessings
Neil Weisensel
Minister of Music
Canadian Memorial United Church
Ph. 604.731.6819
Email: Neil
http://www.neilmusic.com |
