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Blue Notes for Tuesday, January 16, 2007

 

At our March concert, sopranos will sing Ron Nelson’s Three Settings of the Moon (“The Moon Does Not Sleep,” “Autumn Lullaby for the Moon,” and “Ask the Moon”) with text by Thomas E. Ahlburn. Donald will have a detailed rehearsal schedule for us next Tuesday.

 

Webmaster Jim Miller reports that, since our web site was moved to a commercial hosting company in September, it has had 6,000 visitors.  Statistics for the past three months are available at http://www.northshorechoral.org/stats.html.  Here are some highlights from the December report:

 

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Blue Notes                      214 visitors

program for the December concert     184

Carmina Burana text & translation    183

“About” page                    170

“Members” page                  137

“Sponsors” page                 103

 

Our juice providers this evening are Dan Woodard and Lucinda Fuller. There are still opportunities to sign up for future Tuesdays.  See the list at the juice table.  And thanks to those of us who have already signed up and who regularly drink and contribute.

 

The Search Committee, charged with the responsibility of hiring a music director to succeed  Donald, will begin meeting soon.  Anyone with ideas or suggestions should contact Tom Keller, the Committee’s chair, or one of its other members: Len Barker, David Crumrine,  Joan Daugherty, Lucinda Fuller, David Hunt, Julie McDowell, Karen Rigotti, and Sue Wiegand.

 

Looking ahead to next season:  We will collaborate with the Evanston Symphony Orchestra on one concert, probably in March, probably at Pick-Staiger.  One of the works on the program will be Poulenc’s Gloria, with Michelle Areyzaga as soloist.

 

The International Music Foundation, which sponsors the Do-It-Yourself Messiah at the Civic Opera House, has 100 t-shirts—in large and extra-large sizes—remaining to be sold.  These shirts, at $15.00 each, help to support this and other free programs.  Anyone who attended one of these performances but did not buy a t-shirt is encouraged—urged!--to call 312/670-6888 and place an order.  Shipping is free for anyone buying two shirts. As Ann Murray, the director of IMF, said in her opening remarks at the performances, “Here’s a chance to Look Good and Do Good at the same time: Buy a shirt and support our free programs.”

 

For something in next week’s Blue Notes: lenpbarker@comcast.net or 847/272-2351.

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Things to ponder:

     If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?

     Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane?

     If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?

     What disease did cured ham actually have?

     If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, what is baby oil made from?