[il-talk] personal news from Sharon

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I am so excited for you
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "sharon howerton" <shrnhow at att.net>
To: "il-talk" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2011 6:20 PM
Subject: [il-talk] personal news from Sharon


> As many of you know, I am an active participant in the music program at 
> St. Gregory the Great Parish on the north side both as choir member and 
> solo cantor. Last year in March, a number of us along with several 
> "ringers" (hired voices), performed the Mozart Requiem, one performance at 
> the Winnetka Congregational Church which just happens to be down the 
> street from Hadley where I work (absolute coincidence) and at St. 
> Gregory's. Just after the new year, we were informed that we have been 
> invited (no ringers or definitely not as many!) to return to sing at St. 
> Peter's in Rome in 2013. We sang there in March, 2007, and our director 
> received a personal invitation for us to return. The following week or 
> this past Thursday, we were informed of another invitation. We will be 
> considered the International Chamber Artists Choir and received the 
> following notice from our director yesterday:
>
> Here is another bit of news to knock your socks off.  I wanted to tell you 
> about
> a rather large opportunity for ICA that has come into my hands.  ICA has
> recently been invited by the Polish community of Chicago to do 3
> performances of the Mozart Requiem in early April (2nd, 6th & 9th), and 
> also
> on those performances will be the Pergolesi Stabat Mater (FYI, there is no
> choir on the Stabat Mater) that we'll be doing on the April 3 & 10th ICA
> performances.  These Mozart Requiem performances will be to commemorate 
> the
> tragic deaths of the Polish government officials that died in the plane
> crash last year and to commemorate the anniversary of John Paul II's 
> death.
> They are expecting packed houses & inviting a lot of media, the current
> government administration from Poland, Cardinal George, and even Obama. 
> No
> guarantees on who comes, but regardless, this is a major opportunity for 
> us!
> I will again be hiring 5 singers on a part.  Can you sing in the chorus 
> for
> these performances?  This would be again for ICA, so you would be part of
> the ICA Chamber Choir.  If you don't already have one, I'll be giving you 
> a
> practice CD w/ your part highlighted throughout.  You would have to attend
> all rehearsals below and know all of your notes by the first rehearsal - I
> will be moving quickly during the first 2 rehearsals and if you can't 
> commit
> to learning your notes on your own, you probably shouldn't bother with 
> this.
> Please let me know if you ARE indeed up for this exciting opportunity and
> I'll put you on my master list!
>
> Here is the complete plan for the programs involving the Mozart Requiem:
>
>
>
> The Sound of Sadness
>
>
>
> Saturday, April 2, 2010 at 7:30 PM at St. Mary of the Angels Church - 1850 
> N
> Hermitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
>
> Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 7:30 PM at St. Albert the Great Church - 5555 
> W
> State Rd, Burbank, IL 60459
>
> Saturday, April 9, 2010 at 7:30 PM at St. Ferdinand Church - 5900 W Barry,
> Chicago, IL 60634
>
>>From Sharon again: All are welcome. The International Chamber Artists
> regularly perform at St. Gregory's. This is a small chamber orchestra 
> directed by our music director, Patrick Godon. Upcoming performances are 
> January 30, April 10 and May 22, each at 4 PM at St. Gregory's, 5545 N. 
> Paulina. Come to enjoy wonderful music or come to hear the Mozart. Their 
> web site is
> icamusic.org
>
> Sharon
>
> So now you can see how I spend my life-working and singing with occasional 
> fun for good measure!
>
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