Orchestra Rehearsals - 2018

Rehearsals are weekly on Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. at Davis Middle School unless otherwise noted (First orchestra rehearsal on October 4th is at EMS)


BOWINGS:
Violin 1     Violin 2      Viola     Cello/Bass

(updated 10/28/18)

• August 28th (Tuesday) - Arby's Fundraiser 5-8 pm
• October 4th - (at EMS) first rehearsal/opening social
• 6:00 Strings
• 6:30 add Woodwinds & French Horns
• 7:30 add rest of Brass and Timpani 
• 8:00-8:30 Opening Social with Chorus in commons - root beer floats by Dad's Famous Ice Cream!
• October 11th
• 6:00 - 8:00 Strings on stage
• October 18th
• 6:00 - 8:00 Strings on stage
• Woodwind/brass sectionals also TBA
• October 25th
• 6-6:10 #13 Pastoral (strings only) 
• 6:10-6:20 #1 Overture (no flute) 
• 6:20-6:40 #4 And the Glory, #21 His Yoke is Easy, #9 Oh Thou That Tellest (no oboe) 
• 6:45-8:10 (with brass & percussion) - #12 For Unto Us (no clarinets), #17 Glory to God, #44 Hallelujah, #53 Worthy is the Lamb, #48 Trumpet Shall Sound (no flutes, oboe or percussion)
• October 27th (Saturday) - NU2U Fundraiser (221 10th St.)
• 10:00 - 4:00 p.m.
• ECOC receives 80% of thrift shop sales (not consignment items)
• Sign up to volunteer for an hour (coming soon) 
• November 1st (no brass or percussion - only woodwinds, French horns and strings)
• 6-6:15 #13 Pastoral (strings only) 
• 6:15-6:30 #1 Overture (no flute) 
• 6:30-7:00 #9 Oh Thou That Tellest (H to end)(no oboe), #4 And the Glory, #21 His Yoke is Easy
• 7:00 WITH CHOIR #4 And The Glory, #21 His Yoke is Easy, #9 Oh Thou That Tellest 
• November 8th (woodwinds, brass, percussion, strings)
• 6:00 #12 For Unto Us (no clarinets), #17 Glory to God, #44 Hallelujah 
• 7:00 WITH CHOIR #17 Glory to God, #44 Hallelujah, #12 For Unto Us (no clarinets)
• November 15th (woodwinds, brass, percussion, strings) 
• 6-6:20 #1 Overture, #13 Pastorale
• 6:20-7:10 WITH CHOIR #53 Worthy is the Lamb, #21 His Yoke, others?
• 7:10-8:00ish WITH SOLOISTS 
• #48 Trumpet Shall Sound
• (Strings and principal woodwinds) #3 Every Valley, #6 But Who May Abide, #9 O Thou That Tellest (solo section)
• (Strings only) #38 How Beautiful are the Feet, #47 Behold I tell you a mystery, #5 Thus Saith the Lord, #2 Comfort Ye, #8 Behold, a virgin Shall conceive, #14-16 There were Shepherds/And the Angel/And Suddenly, #19 Then Shall The eyes, #20 He Shall Feed His Flock
• November 22nd - No Rehearsal, Happy Thanksgiving!
• November 27th (Tuesday)
  • 5:00 set stage
  • 5:30 begin solos
  • #19 Then Shall the Eyes
  • #20 He Shall Feed His Flock/Come Unto Him
  • #5 Thus Saith the Lord
  • #6 But Who Shall Abide
  • #47/#48 Behold I Tell You a Mystery/The Trumpet Shall Sound 
  • 6:00 ECC & ECO rehearse separately
  • 7:00 ECC & ECO combine
  • 8:00 - 8:30 finish solos
  • #3 Every Valley
  • #38 How Beautiful Are the Feet
  • #9 O Thou That Tellest
  • #8 Behold a Virgin
  • #2 Comfort Ye
  • #14-16 There Were Shepherds, etc. 
• November 29th
• 5:00 set stage
• 6:00 warmup
• 6:20 combined - run through entire program (concert order?)
• December 1st (Saturday) - (Kemmerer) dress rehearsal 3:00 - 4:30 pm
• December 1st (Saturday) - (Kemmerer) Messiah concert 6 pm
• December 3rd (Monday) - (Evanston) Messiah concert 7 pm
• call time - 5:30 pm
• starts and stops with chorus - 5:50 pm
• bring treats 

• December 20th - Aspen Cinemas Fundraiser
• 4:00 - 9:30ish
• ECOC will receive 50% of all concession sales

Chorus notes:

• September 6th - chorus start date 
• September 22nd - chorus performance for Calvary Chapel Evanston conference
• October 25th - chorus will not rehearse in Evanston - Nate's EMS concert.  ECC members are invited to drive to Kemmerer to join their community choir for a 6:30 rehearsal.