Our first e-newsletter
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This is the first in a series of monthly e-mail newsletters that Voces Novae et Antiquae will be sending to our audience. The purpose of this newsletter is to tell you more about VNA, our singers, the music that we perform, and our plans for the coming season.
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A message from Artistic Director Robert A.M. Ross
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We are planning our annual 12th Night Concert for January 4, 7 and 8, 2006 (yes, we are looking to expand this offering to three performances beginning this season!) at locations to be announced in next month’s letter. The program is slated to feature some of the timeless arrangements of Christmas carols and other seasonal pieces by Robert Shaw and Alice Parker recorded by the Robert Shaw Chorale in the early 1960s—with VNA’s unique sound and spin, of course! We are also looking forward to performing new Christmas card carols by our favorite card-carol composers Abbie Burt Betinis, Brian Holmes, and Lesley Hopwood Meyer (in new arrangements by yours truly). And, perhaps a surprise or two—stay tuned. . . |
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This month's featured singer: Christine Dunleavy
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Christine Dunleavy is one of the original members of VNA, She has performed operatic roles with the Hofstra University Opera Workshop, Long Island Opera Showcase, Temple University Opera Theater, Hollybush Festival, Camerata Opera Theater, and Glassboro Community Opera Company, where she created the title role in the world premiere of The Wedding of the Widow Wade. A frequent soprano soloist with the West Jersey Chamber Society and Voces Novae et Antiquae, she has also appeared as soloist with Pennsylvania Pro Musica, the Germantown Oratorio Choir, First Presbyterian Church of Moorestown, Laurel Oratorio Society, Opera Society of New Jersey, Choristers of Upper Dublin, and the Shakespeare Festival Musicale. |
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An accomplished singer of contemporary music, Christine premiered the winning selection at the Long Island Composers Alliance Concert and was guest soloist at the Concert of New Music by Temple Composers. A graduate of the University of Maryland, she received her Masters degree in Music from Temple University. She teaches music at Winslow Township Elementary School #5, Winslow Twp, NJ.
Chris says of singing in Voces Novae et Antiquae:
Singing with VNA is the musical treat I give myself. I feel renewed and restored singing in a group where there is such a high level of musicianship and commitment to the ensemble concept. Rob is the consummate director (I chose Temple for grad school mainly because of him)—an incredible musician who, by welcoming our suggestions and input, gives us true ownership of the group. There is something almost transcendent about being immersed in the VNA sound – I surrender a part of myself, only to have it returned to me magnified by union with the other singers. This is the ultimate singing experience!
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Look at our web site
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| Our web site, www.vocesnovaeantiquae.org, has recently been expanded. The page "Our repertoire" now features six full-length recordings of works we have performed. We are rebuilding our mailing list, and the form on the page "Join our mailing list" makes it easy for you to send us your contact information. Please fill out the form, even if you have previously been on our mailing list. The page "Support us" goes into detail about the ways in which you can help us. This includes a new and simple way: |
Shop at Amazon.com and support Voces Novae et Antiquae
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Amazon.com offers a wide selection of books, music, electronics, kitchen equipment, and other merchandise. The next time you shop at Amazon, go first to
http://www.vocesnovaeantiquae.org/Support-us.html
Click on the Amazon.com button, and you will be taken to Amazon's home page. Continue shopping as usual. VNA will receive a percentage of the amount of your purchase.
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