Masterworks Singers Newsletter Spring 2025 No. 2
Dear People,
Welcome to Spring Performance Season 2025!!
This will be a brief Newsletter reminder, because I am limited to typing with just one hand as I recover from the shoulder surgery.
This is a reminder that we begin rehearsals for the Spring Season tomorrow at 7 pm in the Sanctuary of St. Theresa
Church at 7 pm.
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT A SPRING REGISTRATION FORM ELECTRONICALLY.
Downbeat for rehearsal tomorrow is 7 pm. Please plan on arriving early to pay your dues and pick up your music. Dues for this Semester will be $40 for regular members and $15 for any St. Edward's alumni as
usual.You may pay your dues in cash, check to Masterworks Singers, or by credit card.
For those who are using tablet readers, you may go to the Edublogs site and download the PDF scores.
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE IMPORTANT EDUBLOGS SITE FOR SCORES AND REHEARSAL AIDES
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MUSIC FOR THIS SPRING SEMESTER:
We are going to perform one of the most beautiful new works composed in the last few years. The uplifting performances of The Gift of Life by John Rutter, and the wonderful accomplished performance of Magnificat by Taylor Scott Davis have brought new audience members into the awareness that this wonderful community of singers we call Masterworks, is truly bringing "Peace through Music".
I am thrilled to
announce the Spring Major work will be Illuminare by Elaine Hagenberg, with full chamber orchestra accompaniment. This work is centered around the concepts of Hope and Light. It has received rave reviews from singers and audiences, and now it is our turn to enjoy the experience of singing it together.
THE REHEARSAL SCHEDULE BEGINS... On Thursday evening January 23 at 7:00 pm in St. Theresa's Sanctuary. I initially planned on starting a
week earlier, at our normal January week, but I must allow at least one more week post-surgery.
OUR SPRING PERFORMANCES ARE SCHEDULED FOR...
Performance Number One will be Sunday evening May 4, 2025 at 7:30 in St. Theresa's Sanctuary.
Perfomance Number Two will be either Thursday evening May 8, or Friday evening May 9, at St. Catherine of Sienna Church. That date will be made definite within the next
week.
This is a slightly different type of schedule than we have had in other Spring semesters. The plan is to perfom twice in close succession rather than having several weeks in between. This will allow for a longer work process through the Spring and the energy of two close performances.
For now that is all the news. Very soon we will have digital copies of the music up on Edublogs as well as the first round of individual part-specific
learning tracks for you to practice.
As always, I invite each of you to communicate with friends and relatives who enjoy music to come along and join this amazing community! We are always open to new members, and it is so exciting to share our music with the special people in our lives.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING AND HEARING YOU TOMORROW EVENING!!
Blessings to all,
Morris
