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From: boulder chorale
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 10:12 PM
To: boulder chorale
Subject: Announcements, April 25

Dear Chorale Members,

Here are this week’s announcements. If you have any questions or comments, please let me know. Thank you!

Erin Christensen-Mandel, Boulder Chorale Administrator

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Here is the May 6th CONCERT ORDER:

BOULDER CHAMBER CHORALE

Gloria from Missa Mater Patris
Alleluia
Glory be to God for Dappled Things
Go, Lovely Rose
French Choruses from The Lark

Welcome and Anniversary Remarks

BOULDER WOMEN’S CHORALE

Chorus of Peasant Girls from Eugene Onegin
Shenandoah
J’entends le moulin

BOULDER CHORALE

My Spirit Sang All Day
Sicut cervus
Exultate justi
A Red, Red Rose
Make Our Garden Grow

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The BOULDER CHORALE with the BOULDER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA:

Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K. 339, W.A. Mozart

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Don't forget! Early registration for the Boulder Chorale’s 2006-2007 Season has begun and will end at break next Tuesday, May 2nd. Save your place by registering now!

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TICKET SALES CONTINUE: Tonight (Tuesday, April 25) all proceeds and unsold tickets are due back for the Women's Chorale performance taking place this weekend. Tickets can still be purchased if paid for tonight. They will also be available at the door (First Baptist Church, Boulder) on Friday night. Everyone, come listen and enjoy!

Tickets for our May 6th concert will be available for 2 more weeks: tonight and again next week, May 2. If you have tickets checked out, that at this point you know you will not sell, please return these tonight so we can get them back into circulation. If you already have proceeds to return, they can be accepted at any time.

So far, 224 tickets have been checked out by Chorale members. The Boulder Phil (as of today) has sold 452. That is a total of 676 attendees at our Anniversary Concert (that is if all checked out tickets are actually sold). It's a start to our goal for Filling the House, but we have plenty of room to grow! Capacity at Macky is about 2000. Three helpers will be waiting to take your ticket orders tonight at break and before chorale starts. See you then!

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Please check your Membership Handbooks and know that attendance at Dress Rehearsals is required in order to sing a concert. If you are going to be late to any Dress Rehearsal that you are required to attend, please let your Section Steward know and check-in with her or him when you arrive at that rehearsal.

Thank You.

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From Stephanie Wanek, Fundraising Chair:

BIRTHDAY CARD MESSAGES: This is the FINAL CALL for Birthday Messages! The deadline has officially passed but we realize there may be a few stragglers. Any messages delivered after Tuesday will not be included in the Birthday Card! Sorry, but we need to wrap this up! Drop any remaining messages into the silver RSVP box or bring to the office.

GALA RSVP: The deadline for your Gala RSVP is Tuesday. In order to give the St Julien an accurate headcount and ensure we have enough food, we need to count those attending. Please remember to send it in or deliver it by Tuesday!! There will be a table at the St Julien to purchase last minute Gala tickets. Drop any RSVP's into the silver RSVP box or bring to the office.

SEATING: We're trying to accommodate seating requests. Right now each table will seat 8 people. If you have a request to sit with friends, please include that info on the card or throw a note into the silver RSVP box.

DRESS CODE: If you're wondering what to wear to the gala, know that only the Riser Queen will be wearing a tiara! You will see people on the fancier side and on the more casual side. Surely there will be a tux or two and maybe a nice gown as well. There will be slacks on him and on her (but hopefully not at the same time!).

THANK YOU to all who have worked hard to gather birthday messages, the card will be terrific. Thanks to the organizing team with their help. And, thanks to all of you coming. It looks like we'll have a tremendous crowd and we're thrilled for a wonderful celebration.

All the final details are being attended by your hardworking gala team. The room will be terrific, the Cabaret singers are rehearsing, there will be lots of great fun, good food & nice wine and we're heading to a full house for the 40th Anniversary Gala!! Hopefully, by May 6th we'll head into a full house at Macky too!!

Fill in your RSVP today and bring it Tuesday at the latest!! If you have any messages or questions, just contact Stephanie Wanek (smwanek@yahoo.com).

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From Karen Haimes, Concert Dress Committee Chair:

WOMEN'S CONCERT ATTIRE REMINDER Please review the concert dress code in your manual or on our website: Hems should be 2 inches from floor with shoes on; no jewelry except wedding rings; all black shoes and stockings should be worn.

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From Miriam Lindahl, Concert Manager/Riser Queen:

WOMEN’S CHORALE CONCERT USHERS/RISER CREW: look for my infamous ‘pink slips’ tonight. These highly coveted pieces of paper outline your duties. Thanks to all!

CLOSE OUT SALE: next Tuesday I will have the last of the CDs available for sale. All are $3.00/each except the Verdi Requiem and the Bernstein Celebration. Each set is $15.00. this is your last chance to buy Christmas carols a la Boulder Chorale, for example, to take to the beach, on the road or at your mountain getaway. Correct change—always in style.

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Dress rehearsals for the May 6 concert with the Boulder Philharmonic:

Thursday, May 4: rehearsal for orchestra, Women's Chorale, and Chamber Chorale

Friday, May 5: rehearsal for orchestra, complete Boulder Chorale.

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Please refrain from wearing/using scents in the group. Some members are very sensitive and can become ill. Thank you for your consideration.

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GREAT GRADUATION GIFTS:

Grocery Scrip will be on sale during the break. Scrip acts like cash at King Soopers grocery stores and by buying Scrip, you help support the Chorale!

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BOARD CANDIDATE STATEMENTS ON THE WEBSITE

Boulder Chorale Board elections are coming up on Monday, May 8. The elections will be part of the annual business meeting held in conjunction with the end-of-season potluck supper at Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Potluck starts at 6:00 p.m., elections at 7:00 p.m. Candidates running for the Board this year, both incumbents and others, are writing Candidate Statements. These are being added to the website one by one. To see them, click on MEMBER NOTICES and then select the top item on the "notices" page.

Board members that are in the middle of a two-year term are not issuing candidate statements now because they are not running for the Board this year. You will hear from them in 2007.

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The Annual Meeting of the Boulder Chorale will be held on MONDAY, May 8, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in their Jubilee Hall (lower level). It includes our usual end-of-the-season festivities, a pot luck supper at 6:00 p.m., recognition of honorees, and the annual business meeting, which includes the election of Board members beginning at 7:00 p.m.

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From Peg Gorce, Membership Liaison 303-447-8720:

Thank you for your attention to the chorale's Attendance Policies and Procedures. You should address your respective Section Steward with your attendance concerns and issues, and their names and home phone numbers are given below. Or, please contact me; my home phone number is given above.

Alto I-- Dorothy Ciarlo: 303-499-8321
Alto II--Nina Meyers: 303-444-4826
Basses--Jeff Hale: 303-494-1836
Soprano I--Baiba Lennard: 303-823-6371
Soprano II--Jeannette Hillery: 303-494-7718
Tenors--Wren Fritzlan: 303-651-9318

For the Women’s Chorale:
Soprano I-- Sharon Lynn
Soprano II-- Inge Moorby
Altos-- Ruthie Merriman

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Avon Walk for Breast Cancer

Julie Hale and her two daughters are training to walk 39+ miles in two days in June and have committed to raising $1800 each towards the fight against breast cancer. Please consider supporting their cause. THANK YOU!!

Click here to view our team page for "The Pink Chicks"