For the Fall 2008 Concert
FALL 2008 CONCERT
"Holiday Delight"
Concert Etiquette
Concert Attire
REHEARSALS:
All non-dress rehearsals will be held in Choral Room
165 in the Communications and Humanities Building, Tallahassee Community
College, unless otherwise noted. IN THE EVENT OF BAD WEATHER:
if TCC closes or cancels classes, then Chorale rehearsal is cancelled.
Otherwise, we will have rehearsal.
- Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 7:00-9:00 pm - Registration/Rehearsal
- Tuesday, September 2, 7:00-9:00 pm - Registration/Rehearsal
- Tuesday, September 9, 7:00-9:00 pm - Last day of Registration/Rehearsal
- Tuesday, September 16, 7:00-9:00 pm - Rehearsal/Program Ad Sales begin
- Tuesday, September 23, 7:00-9:00 pm - Rehearsal
- Tuesday, September 30, 7:00-9:00 pm - Rehearsal
- Tuesday, October 7, 7:00-9:00 pm - Rehearsal/Pecan Sales begin
- Tuesday, October 14, 7:00-9:00 pm - Rehearsal
- Tuesday, October 21, 7:00-9:00 pm - Rehearsal
- Tuesday, October 28, 7:00-9:00 pm - Rehearsal/Deadline for Program Ad Sales
- Tuesday, November 4, 7:00-9:00 pm - Rehearsal/Pecan Sales end
- Tuesday, November 11, 7:00-9:00 pm - Possibly No Rehearsal/Rehearse Thursday the 13th instead?
- Tuesday, November 18, 7:00-9:00 pm - Rehearsal
- Tuesday, November 25, 7:00-9:00 pm - Rehearsal/Pecan Delivery
- Tuesday, December 2, 7:00-9:00 pm - Rehearsal
- DRESS REHEARSAL: Monday, December 8, 7:00-9:00 pm in Turner Auditorium, TCC. Please bring your black music notebook to this rehearsal. NOTE: Performance attire is not necessary.
PERFORMANCES:
- Saturday, December 6 - SING OUT CONCERT - Winter Festival, downtown Tallahassee. Stay tuned for more information as to the exact stage location. Remember to bring your music in your black notebook and to wear your Singout Attire.
- Tuesday, December 9 - CONCERT at 8:00 p.m. in Turner Auditorium, TCC. Chorale singers, please meet in Turner Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. and be sure to wear your Concert Attire. Please also remember to bring your black music notebook. Students, participation in the Concert is mandatory. Don't forget to turn in your music after the concert!
Concert at Turner Auditorium:
- Women: mid-calf or ankle-length black skirt, plain black blouse with LONG SLEEVES (no sequins, etc.). Black hose or knee-highs & comfortable but nice black shoes. No large, dangling earrings.
- Men: Black trousers, white button-down shirt, long black tie (no bow ties), nice black shoes, black socks, (if trousers have belt loops) use a black belt.
- Please hole-punch your music and insert it into a black notebook, for dress rehearsal and the performance.
Sing-Outs:
- Men and Women: white Tallahassee Civic Chorale polo shirt with the new blue logo, long black dress pants, black socks or stockings, black shoes, (if pants have belt loops) black belt, no large earrings.
- NOTE: this is not a plain polo shirt, and it is NOT the old Tallahassee Civic Chorale polo shirt. That shirt is no longer being used for Chorale performances, but please feel free to wear it around town to advertise the Chorale! If you don't have a Tallahassee Civic Chorale polo shirt with the new blue logo, please see Chris Gorsuch or Sharon Christiansen.
- Bring your black notebook for your music.
- Singout attire is often worn for the Summer Concert performance in Turner Auditorium instead of the usual regular Concert Attire. Please stay tuned to this website for confirmation on summer performance attire.
- For the Celebration of Lights Winter Festival and other outside
performances:
- If the weather is cold, you are free to cover up the polo shirt
with sweaters, coats, etc. For the Celebration of Lights,
coordinators are now asking all Celebration performers to wear
holiday season festive accessories to accent their appearance.
For example, reindeer horns, Santa Claus earrings, Christmas tree
mufflers or hats, etc. Lots of red and green!
- For all outside performances performed after dark, bring a book light that you can attach to your notebook, since it is often too dark outside to read your music well. These are usually available at local bookstores and office supply stores.
- If the weather is cold, you are free to cover up the polo shirt
with sweaters, coats, etc. For the Celebration of Lights,
coordinators are now asking all Celebration performers to wear
holiday season festive accessories to accent their appearance.
For example, reindeer horns, Santa Claus earrings, Christmas tree
mufflers or hats, etc. Lots of red and green!
- Absolute silence backstage, except in the dressing rooms with the doors closed.
- Absolutely no talking on the risers (nothing is THAT important).
- Please strictly adhere to the Concert or Sing Out Attire codes that have been adopted by the Chorale. It makes us look like a group - rather than a bunch of individuals.
- Always be a team player!
- Avoid perfumes, cologne, scented hairspray, or similar items, since other singers may be allergic to them, and heat from stage lights may amplify fragrances.
- Always be prepared to sing at the pre-arranged call time, and be attentive to the director.
- Upon entering and exiting the stage, always carry your music in the hand away from the audience.
- After entering the stage, keep your music at your side until the director gives the signal for the choir to raise its folders.
- Stand still during concerts, with good singing posture and knees unlocked. Avoid distracting the audience during a performance: do not speak to other singers; do not hum a pitch before singing; do not unwrap throat lozenges. Minimize movement and appear engaged.
- Do not turn pages during solos. Mark ahead of time where your next entrance is (e.g., with a paperclip) and know the cues to your entrance so that you don't need to follow along.
- Do not put your music down during solos, between movements of a piece, or between pieces, unless instructed by the director.
- After finishing the last piece before an intermission or the last piece of the concert, put your music down as soon as the audience starts clapping.
- Do not applaud for other performers.
- Don't bow, unless you are being acknowledged for a solo. Just beam at the audience.
