From Morna
Looking forward to Friday’s rehearsal. Pick up new music from the table on your way in. We will be singing The Moon is Distant from the Sea, the final piece of the puzzle for the April concert. Per the grid circulated previously, we are also singing Wake the Grain, Weinachten, The Arrow and the Song, Fare Thee Well, Love, Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron, and The Summer Wind. Thank you to Ron for donating that new arrangement, custom made for us!
My thanks to Don Blake for providing listening links to much of our repertoire.
Outreach gigs are coming in a few months! As you know, only a subset of the choir is needed at each. More information is coming shortly. I look forward to working with you through your section leaders to put together balanced groups at each.
I know hearing me in rehearsal is a struggle for some of you, despite the light amplification of my headset mic. I want to make sure rehearsal is enjoyable for all. If you would like to be moved to a more central location in the seating plan, please reach out to me in confidence.
See you Friday!
Morna
From Paul Guiton
A reminder that the deadline for ordering the black KN95 masks is Friday, February 3rd.
The intent of this is to save shipping costs on individual orders. (BTW, I am not trying to promote these masks, at all; simply facilitating a possible need for EnChor members.)
I will have sample sizes available at the rehearsal and will be able to take your orders in person, then. I will stay for about 15 minutes after rehearsal for this. After that, I will be sending the collective order in. Delivery should be +/- two weeks later.
If you are ordering via e-mail. please be sure to specify:
- The number of packages of 10 masks you want
- The size – Small, Medium or Large.
Payment of $16.90 per package of 10, should be made to EnChor via treasurer
Cheers…Paul Guiton
From John Smit
We are at the time to review Zoom rehearsals. I am still quite willing to setup for zoom connections, even for one person. But I think we are at the point that the default will be no zoom setup unless I am contacted prior to the rehearsal. Email me (johnkenneth.smit@ubc.ca) ideally, at least one day advance warning would be helpful. One hour before is too late. Cheers, John
From Cathy Bayley
I thought you would be interested to read letters received by Nancy, from Daniel Galpin, the Senior Director, Awards, UBC and Brittany Huynh the student who received this year’s EnChor Scholarship. They are wonderful letters of appreciation and it is gratifying to know our scholarship really does make a difference!
Cathy
…..Our students are instrumental in helping to achieve a brighter future. They have the ideas, the drive, and the talent to make a difference; but, they cannot do this alone. Your support helps UBC students reach their greatest potential. Your generosity provides the much-needed encouragement, validation, and financial support to help them thrive. Thank you for being an important part of the community that every student needs to succeed here at UBC…..
Daniel Galpin
Senior Director, Awards
UBC
Dear Mrs. Nancy C. Wolchok
As a recipient of the EnChor Graduate Scholarship in Choral Conducting, I would like to express
my gratitude for your generosity. I feel truly honored to have received this scholarship.
I am originally from Edmonton, Alberta and I came to UBC initially to pursue a Master of Education in Music Education. Although. in my heart I had always known I wanted to pursue choral conducting. I didn’t believe in myself enough to actually apply to the program, but by my surprise the director of Choral Conducting at UBC reached out to me and offered me a spot in the program. This opportunity completely changed my life and now I am in my last year of a Master of Music in Choral Conducting. My classmates have been discussing planning a trip in February to attend the ACDA Conference in Cincinnati. This trip would cost a little over $1000, and as a student that receives no financial assistance from my family I thought I would not be able to afford it. I come from immigrant parents, so like them I have to work on my own to support my education and living costs. Thanks to your generosity, I can now attend the conference which will be a once in a lifetime opportunity for me to develop as a choral conductor. For that I am so grateful. Following my Masters, I hope to find work with community choirs, and once I’ve paid off my student loans I would love to apply for a DMA in Choral Conducting. I believe scholarships like this can be so impactful on students and their quality of education.
Thank you again, Mrs. Wolchok for your generosity and support! It means the world to me.
Brittany Huynh
From Nancy Wolchok
WEIHNACHTEN (Christmas)
In German and then the English Translation
Frohlocket, ihr Völker auf Erden, und preiset Gott!
Der Heiland ist erschienen, denn der Herr verheißen.
Er hat seine Gerechtigkeit der Welt offenbaret.
Halleluja!
Rejoice, ye people on earth, and praise the Lord!
The Saviour has appeared, whom the Lord has promised.
He has manifested his justice to the world.
Hallelujah!