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New Renaissance Singers Holiday Concert

Liz — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:47:46 +0000

Fellow singers and BACC supporters the New Renaissance Singers will perform their annual holiday concert Saturday, December 11 at 7:00 p.m. The First Congregational Church of Brewer will once again host the concert that promises festive holiday tunes, plus refreshments and socializing afterward. Be sure to mark your calendars and celebrate the season with song!

Reminder: Parents’ Meeting Tuesday, Sept. 28

Liz — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 17:03:47 +0000

Please mark your calendars and plan to attend the upcoming fall parents’ meeting for new and returning singers’ families:

Tuesday, September 28, 2010
5:15-5:45 p.m.
Redeemer Lutheran Church

We will distribute the new BACC Handbook and Cookie Dough Fundraiser packets for each singer, and we will be collecting Chorister Agreements for 2010-11. Steve Weston and the board will also provide updates for the new choir season.

If you are not able to attend, please contact Liz Grandmaison at 947-3762 or lizg [at] lizgrandmaison [dot] com. We’re looking forward to seeing you!

Treble Choir Auditions

Liz — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:52:57 +0000

Title: Treble Choir Auditions
Location: Redeemer Lutheran Church
Description: Auditions for new Treble Choir singers will take place Thursday, September 16, 2010 at Redeemer Lutheran Church on Essex Street in Bangor from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Singers need not prepare anything; just bring your voice! We ask that parents please plan on filling out our Chorister Agreement while your child auditions. Looking forward to hearing a fresh new group of eager voices!
Start Time: 3:00
Date: 2010-09-16
End Time: 5:00

Celebrate National Poetry Month with song on April 11

Liz — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:37:19 +0000

The Bangor Area Children’s Choir’s annual spring concert promises to offer a garden of verses with songs inspired by classical and contemporary poetry. Artistic Director Steve Weston has selected works that will guide listeners into the ordered and rhythmic landscape of Philip Silvey’s “Bloom,” all the way through to the free-growing tangle of “Hist Whist” and “Tumbling Hair” by E. E. Cummings.

The April 11 program also features a contemporary piece based on the poem “I Dream a World” by Langston Hughes, along with a pair of rollicking folk dance tunes. A sound chant titled “Ta Tikee Tei” by contemporary composer Sid Rabinovitch showcases the oldest form of song in a very modern way: the composition offers complex rhythmic gymnastics but contains only two real words.

“There are many elements of music that make it either beautiful or entertaining,” says Steve Weston. “Composers, for hundreds of years, have used poetry and various forms of text to bring the meaning of their music to their listeners. Text brings meaning while the musical setting enhances the mood. I chose the settings of poetry and folklore for this concert with a purpose, either for their beauty or their cultural richness.”

Columbia Street Baptist Church in Bangor will host the concert at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 11. The performance is open to the public; admission is free and donations are always welcome.

For more information about the concert, auditions and BACC in general please call Steve Weston at 992-7472.

Join us for our Winter Concert, Jan. 31

Liz — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:17:13 +0000

Join us at Columbia Street Baptist Church on Sunday, January 31 for our first full-scale concert of the season. The program features a good bit of British, plus bits and bobs from the New World as well.

If you missed out on our annual cookie dough fundraiser, Jim Paton will be on hand with additional dough tubs to feed your sweet tooth. Just don’t break out the spoons for snacking during the concert.

As always, the 3:00 p.m. concert is free and open to the public. (Donations are always welcome!)

LOL

Steve W — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:05:20 +0000

so, here is the actual page I was looking to post from, and now I found it. Woooot!!!!

Steve W — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:04:07 +0000

Hi all, just thought I’d type a bit here so that I can get used to the idea of blogging regarding singing and choral arts.
As of this past Tuesday, I have to say that I am quite pleased with how these groups are singing and learning. I think that the biggest thing that has transpired is a sense of musical independence on the part of many of the young singers. Knowledge already known, but maybe not quite utilized as an individual in the musical process. The next thing? To further the development of these musical knowledge bases even further. Vocally? To implement continual vocal techniques while singing at ALL times. Easier said than done, for sure. As the Nutcracker comes up, quickly, I was ecstatic with that ending major third for 12 seconds or so. High e and g sharp in LOVELY tone and tuned impeccably. BRAVA ladies!!!
So, for something to listen to, and ponder at this time of year, go to the following link…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXkgqpVVpTg Enjoy!!!

Yes! We still have cookie dough available.

Liz — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:51:56 +0000

If you or someone you deeply admire missed out on our annual Cookie Dough Fundraiser, there is still hope! We have several tubs of each variety left. ‘Tis the season for holiday baking. You know you want it: (Quantities edited December 8, 2009.)

5 Chocolate Chunk
3 Oatmeal Raisin
3 Peanut Butter
4 Sugar
2 White Choc. Macadamia
3 M&M

The price is still $13 per 2.7-pound tub. To grab more dough before it’s gone, please contact Jim Paton. Thanks!

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Liz — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:47:49 +0000

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Cookie Dough Orders Due October 13

Liz — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:18:01 +0000

Be sure to bring your PAID cookie dough fundraiser orders to rehearsal on OCTOBER 13. This is our single biggest fundraiser each year, so be sure to pour it on now that we’re in the home stretch. You could use the coming long weekend for a little extra selling!

Remember that we can’t send in the orders without full payment, so make sure to get payment when orders are placed. Thanks so much for all your hard work!