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BLUE
NOTES FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 AND 18
Please
welcome again this evening the three ladies who joined us last
Tuesday: Sopranos Amy Anderson and Alpana Ranade, and Alto Maureen
DiFrancesca. Also joining us this evening is Margarete Hendrickson,
Gary’s wife.
The
other two special optional rehearsals are scheduled for Mondays,
October 1 and 8. The first of these will be held at Northminster
Presbyterian Church, 2515 Central Park Avenue; the second will
be back at Trinity Lutheran.
The
Illinois Arts Council has advised us that our grant for this year,
originally in the amount of $3,570.00, is now more like $2,460.00--obviously
due to the budget mess in Springfield. This means, of course, that
increased donations, ticket sales, and program ads are needed to
make up the difference—-plus the distinct possibility of
a benefit next spring.
In
the narthex is a one-page translation of the Mozart Te Deum.
The paragraph below provides an explanation of this hymn. Please
take a few moments to become familiar with both. (They have
been taken from the on-line Thesaurus Precum Latinarum.)
“Te
Deum, also sometimes called the Ambrosian Hymn because
if its association with St. Ambrose, is a traditional hymn
of joy and thanksgiving. First attributed to Sts. Ambrose,
Augustine, or Hilary, it is now accredited to Nicetas, Bishop
of Remesiana (4th century). It is used at the conclusion of
the Office of the Readings for the Liturgy of the Hours on
Sundays outside Lent, daily during the Octaves of Christmas
and Easter, and on Solemnities and Feast Days. The petitions
at the end were added at a later time and are optional. A partial
indulgence is granted to the faithful who recite it in thanksgiving
and a plenary indulgence is granted if the hymn is recited
publicly on the last day of the year.”
Ante
Draganski has prepared a guide to pronouncing German. Copies
may be picked up in the narthex.
Anyone
who still does not have music for Te Deum ($7.00) or Der
Stern von Bethlehem ($10.00)needs to see Bruce Gladfelter
this evening before the rehearsal begins. The search goes on for
extra copies of the Vaughan Williams piece ($8.00). Anyone
who has an extra copy to give or lend-—perhaps from a previous
performance--please contact Bruce immediately in order to avoid
his having to order additional copies.
Still
available on both evenings:
Copies
of the history of the North Shore Choral Society, written by Inge
Kistler, are for sale in the narthex for $2.00. Help yourself
and give your money to Inge or Len.
CD’s
of last June’s performance of Hadyn’s Missa Cellensis may
still be purchased from Anthony Green.
Anyone
who did not receive an email reminding him/her of this week’s
Monday rehearsal needs to contact Len ASAP.
The Savoyaires’ production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Princess
Ida is coming soon. This “sparkling skirmish in
the battle of sexes” plays at Chute Auditorium, 1400 Oakton
Street, on October 12, 13, 19, and 20 at 7:30 P.M., on October
14 and 21 at 3:00 P.M. Adult tickets are $10.00, $15.00,
and $20.00, children 12 and under $5.00, $10.00, and $15.00. David
Hunt and Jonathan Rivera are in the cast. Call 847/251-8767.
For
next week’s Blue Notes: lenpbarker@comcast.net or
847/272-2351.
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