BLUE NOTES FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2005
Next Monday's special rehearsal begins at 7:30 at Trinity Lutheran
Church , 3637 Golf Road in Skokie . Two other Monday rehearsals are scheduled
for January 31 and February 7, again at Trinity Lutheran.
A few copies of the holiday concert CD are still available; see
Anthony Green. And practice CDs-containing the spoken text of the Haydn
and the choral section of the Beethoven-may be purchased during this evening's
break for only $2.00. And name tags for new members and others who need
them are also ready.
Please welcome again the four new members who joined us a week ago:
alto Barbara Weiner, and sopranos Ronnie McCarron, Diane Rasmussen, and
Christine McGuire.
Only three months away-and so much to be done! That's the BENEFIT
and its main moneymaker, the SILENT AUCTION, on Saturday, April 9, right
here in the Unitarian Church . Items for the auction are welcome at any
time, so why not get started NOW!? Some ideas:
--dinners at a favorite restaurant;
--tickets for a concert, an opera, or a play;
--accumulated frequent flier miles;
--gift certificates from book and music stores;
--tickets to a sporting event;
--membership in a health club;
--a weekend in the city;
--a case of wine.
As most of you know, last spring Donald asked each of us to sign
an agreement indicating our willingness to commit to the performance of
Beethoven's Ninth with the Chicago Philharmonic (then, Symphony
II). Most of us have made this commitment; some, however, have not. If you have
not, please pick up a copy of Donald's memo "Performing Beethoven's Ninth
Symphony" and a copy of the agreement from the back table. After reading
the memo, please sign the agreement and turn it in to Len Barker.
That pair of black Thermolite gloves, found after our December 14
rehearsal, is still unclaimed.
Hum your way to health: A recent study reveals that humming appears
to help ventilate the nasal passages. Moving air through the nasal passages
and sinuses and keeping them well-ventilated could lower one's risk of
sinus infections and sinusitis, a chronic inflammatory sinus condition.
(So why not just hum the Haydn?)
An invitation has been extended to attend Evanston 's annual celebration
of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Sunday, January 16, from
4:00 to 6:00 , at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center , 1655 Foster
Street . And on Saturday, January 19, the Center presents a liturgical
dance concert celebrating Black History Month at the Levy Senior Center
, 300 Dodge Street . For information call 847/328-4540.
To put something in next week's Blue Notes , contact Len
Barker at 847/272-2351 or lenpbarker@comcast.net.
