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Blue Notes for Tuesday, October 25, 2005

 

TICKETS      Tickets are again available this evening-both for season subscriptions and individual concerts. See Paul Siegal before rehearsal or during the break. Once more:   regular season $85 senior season $75

  regular December concert $22 senior December concert $20

 

MUSIC     (1) Carmina Burana scores are ready for the buying: $5.50 for the basic, $32 for the complete. Please purchase one before tonight's rehearsal if you haven't already.     

      (2) The final Ave Rex scores have been delivered. If you have a Kinko copy, please exchange it (and $10) for the real thing. Remember that Kinko copies may not be used during the concert.

 

PROGRAM ADS     The deadline for submitting ads for this season's programs is fast approaching-like the end of next week. Contracts and previous programs are available for your use. Remember that the payment for these ads adds significantly to our income for the year. Contact Debbie Geismar with any questions.

 

NEWLY AVAILABLE   translations of the lyrics for Carmina Burana . (This is the R-rated version; X-rated may be available at a later date.)

 

STILL AVAILABLE    program notes for the December concert

        program notes for the Schumann concert

        treasurer's report for the 2004-2005 season

        German pronunciation guides

        last week's Blue Notes

(Most of these items are available on our website: www.northshorechoral.org.)

 

OPPORTUNITIES     How we can help!

•  Sell program ads. (See earlier paragraph or Debbie Geismar.)

•  Join the group that will soon gather to prepare our fall fund-raising mailing. (See Kay Rossiter.)

•  Sign up to bring refreshments for the new member reception next Tuesday.

•  Come early/Stay late to help set up/clean up next Tuesday. (See Julie McDowell.)

•  Join in the outreach efforts to give NSCS a more active role in our own North Shore community and beyond. (See Karen Rigotti.)

•  Tell others about our concert season-and sell them tickets. (Season brochures are available,)

•  Sign up to bring juice for our breaks.

•  Put money in the juice cup when you drink.

 

OPERA TICKETS       Lyric Opera ticket tickets are available in the first row of the second balcony for $39 each: one for Manon on November 15; two for Midsummer Night's Dream on November 22. Contact Barbara Struthers if interested. (over, please)

SING TO LIVE CONCERT   The Sing To Live Community Chorus, spearheaded by former NSCS singer Melinda Pollack, presents In the Presence of Music , an evening of song, on Saturday, November 12, at 8:00 P.M., at the Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue in Evanston. This chorus brings together both men and women whose lives have been directly or indirectly touched by breast cancer, as well as those who share their concerns. Tickets are $20.00 and may be purchased in advance at 773/250-SING. A reception follows the performance.

 

NORTH PARK HYMNFEST    On Sunday, November 13, at 7:30 P.M., the North Park Covenant Church is hosting a hymnfest. Organist/composer Royce Eckhardt has designed a service that follows the life and resurrection of Jesus. It includes congregational singing, anthems by the combined church choir, brass, organ, percussion, and piano. A free will offering will be taken, and a reception will be held following the service. The church is located at 5250 North Christiana Avenue, NE of Kimball and Foster; accessible parking is available off the alley west of the church. For more information, contact Sharon Peterson: 773/588-3591/speterson@igc.org.

 

BLUE NOTES        For an item in next Tuesday's Blue Notes , contact Len Barker at 847/272-2351 or lenpbarker@comcast.net.

 

One day, a C, an E-flat, and a G go into a bar. The bartender says, "Sorry, but we don't serve minors."

 

So the E-flat leaves, and the C and the G have an open fifth between them. After a few drinks, the fifth is diminished, and the G is out flat. An F comes in and tries to augment the situation but is not sharp. He heads for the bathroom, saying, "Excuse me, I'll just be a second."

 

An A comes into the bar, but the bartender is not convinced that this relative of C is not also a minor. Then the bartender notices a B-flat hiding at the end of the bar and exclaims, "Get

out now! You're the seventh minor I've found in this bar tonight!"

 

The E-flat, not easily deflated, comes back to the bar the next night in a three-piece suit with nicely shined shoes. The bartender (who used to have a nice corporate job until his company downsized) says, "You're looking sharp tonight. Come on in! This could be a major development."

 

This proves to be the case, as the E-flat takes off the suit, and everything else, and stands there au naturel . Eventually the C sobers up and realizes in horror that he's under a rest. The C is brought to trial and found guilty of contributing to the diminution of a minor. He is sentenced to ten years of DS without Coda at an upscale correctional facility. On appeal, however, the C is found innocent of any wrongdoing, even accidental, and that all accusations to the contrary are bassless. The bartender decides, however, that since he's only had tenor so patrons, the soprano out in the bathroom, and everything has become alto much treble, he needs a rest--and closes the bar.