MidAm Concert at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, 7 PM.
From MidAmerica's web page for this concert:
Synopsis of the program: Tuesday, December 19, 2023
7:00 PM - Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall
Dr. Will Kesling conducts the New England Symphonic Ensemble and choir with renditions of classic yuletide favorites like "Carol of the Bells" and "Little Drummer Boy", alongside refreshing holiday selections from contemporary composers like Dan Forrest and Ola Gjeilo. Completing the evening is John Rutter's Magnificat, led by Cailin Marcel Manson, Artistic Consultant of MidAmerica Productions.
WVC singers ready to perform Fauré's Requiem in Carnegie Hall - April 2018. Photo by Chris Hart
More information about WVC's participation in this concert including schedules, purchasing tickets, charter bus transportation, etc. will be posted here.
Update Aug 18: We will have rehearsals in NYC in the afternoons of Saturday, Dec 16, and Sunday, Dec 17. It's important that all considering performing in this concert make it to these rehearsals! There is no rehearsal on Monday, Dec. 18. We will have the dress rehearsal on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 19, at Carnegie Hall. The concert is from 7:00 pm to about 9:00 pm. We will charter busses to take singers to/from Warwick and the rehearsal/concert locations. Details to follow and, as always, the schedule is subject to change.
In addition to singing Rutter's Magnificat in the concert, we will close out this concert with Handel's Hallelujah Chorus.
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Some considerations:
° Concert dress is what you wear for your local concerts. However, there are some restrictions:
° Please do not wear sparkling jewels on stage. The stage lights reflecting off your jewelry will cause visual distractions to the audience.
° Because of the closeness of the performers, please do not wear hair spray or cologne.
° Please be sure to turn off all beeping watches and cell phones.
° Because there is a good deal of walking and standing on the day of the dress rehearsal and performance, it is very important to wear comfortable shoes!
Send questions and comments to your faithful webmeister: cholmes@warwickvalleychorale.org