We will be singing at the 4 p.m. service on Christmas Eve, so that means we have to warm up before the service. If you were at the rehearsal today, December 22, you should come at 3.15 p.m. If you weren't with us today, you should come at 3 p.m. just to make sure you have everything in place, as we will be a very important part of the 4p.m. service.
On Christmas Eve morning I urge you to listen at 10a.m. to the service of Lessons and Carols from King's College, Cambridge, England on the radio at 90.5FM on your radio dial. Earn a point by telling me something about the service later that day. You will recognize some of what you hear.
Our first rehearsal after Christmas will be on Tuesday, January 5 at the usual time, 4p.m. On Thursday the 5th we will have our post-Christmas party with games and Secret Santa. Diana will hand out the names for Secret Santa on Thursday after the service. Please do not spend more than $5.00 on your present.
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The Chorister Academy of St. John's Parish gives youth in the Greater Waterbury area the opportunity to sing in a chorus that is faithful to the highest standards of the choir art. The chorus is open to those in third grade through high school. Director Arianne Abela graduated from the Yale University School of Music/Institute of Sacred Music with a Master of Music degree in conducting. Ms. Abela is an accomplished singer and soloist, having spent years performing with the San Francisco Girls Chorus. As an undergraduate at Smith College, she performed with the Chamber Singers, College Chorus and Glee Club. While attending the Northampton, Massachusetts college, she began her conducting career. Before graduating in 2008, she received the Susan Rose Award, granting her full funding to travel to Bulgaria to conduct the Verdi Requiem with the Vidlin State Philharmonica Orchestra. While at Yale, she conducted or assisted with the Yale Glee Cub, the Yale Camerata, the Saybrook College Orchestra, the Yale Chapel Choir and the Yale Repertory Chorus. She also conducted professional choirs at Christ Episcopal Church, New Haven.
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Resuming in September:
Thursdays: 5 to 7:15 p.m. (with supper)
Thursdays: 5 to 7:15 p.m. (with supper)
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