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Board or Committee, Chorus News - Nov 19, 2008 11:26 - 0 Comments

Call for Help — Marketing Committee

The Marketing Committee is responsible for promoting all events of The Masterwork Chorus. This is a very thoughtful and time consuming since there are many media that need to be contacted.
First we have to determine the message that we want to get out for each activity. That message needs to be processed into the right format for particular media such as a press release for print publications and newspapers, shorter versions for calendar releases for print and online websites, postcard, radio, PSAs, special groups and so on.

We are also always looking for new media contacts to add to our lists. I am reaching out to the chorus for some volunteers to do small jobs, which would help immensely. You need not commit to meetings if you cannot. A particular job could be done at home.

If you think you have a bit of time and/or a special expertise for marketing and public relations, please speak to Katherine B at rehearsal.

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Music and Rehearsal Info - Oct 22, 2008 23:32 - 2 Comments

German Diction for To The Stars Program

Thanks much to Andrew and Kit, here is an excellent way to learn the German pronunciation for all the pieces in our upcoming concert (see the revised program order, if you haven’t seen it already). Attached below you will find recordings of each of the German pieces in the program, recorded personally by our own Maestro Dr. Megill. These recordings are in a fairly low resolution MP3 format, suitable for playing your iPod, MP3 player, or just about any computer. Add these to your daily practice regimen!

Brahms Der Gang zum Liebchen
Brahms Zigeunerlieder 1
Brahms Zigeunerlieder 5
Brahms Zigeunerlieder 7
Brahms Zigeunerlieder 11
Mendelssohn Richte mich, Gott
Schumann An die Sterne
Schumann Zigeunerleben

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Fun Stuff - Nov 19, 2008 11:46 - 0 Comments

David Derr Artwork Featured at NJ Symphony

For several years the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra has sponsored a “violin painting” opportunity. They reach out to local artists and invite them to paint/decorate a violin in any way they wish. The entries are very creative and imaginative, to say the least, and they are raffled off as a fund-raiser for the NJSO

This year the organizers varied the routine by asking artists to use as their themes something from the NJSO’s 08-09 concert schedule. And they invited Masterwork’s own David Derr to participate. He chose as his theme Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, which was presented at an NJSO concert earlier this year. It’s completely fitting. Pictures is a musical interpretation of an actual Russian art exhibit held in the 1870s, and David’s design is a visual interpretation of that musical interpretation featuring, among other things, “The Great Gate of Kiev”.

David’s violin is pictured in the hands of Rita Kessler, who organizes the entire affair for the NJSO.

More pictures of all the violins can be seen at the NJSO’s website.

Way to go, David!!!

(Posted by Don McG)

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