9/29/11

Start: 7:03pm

End: 9:23pm

Attendance

Members: Woody, Byron, Robert Rocco, Paul, Robert Jordan

Non-Members: Erick S., Kirt

Meeting Calendar

• Can we meet again on October 27 & November 10?
• Yes.

Questions for Committee Membership interviews

• This was addressed thoroughly
• Members had specific questions
• Finished efficiently

Ever Green

• Woody would like chorus members to meet audience members as soon as they exit their car
• Finalize order
• “We Need a little Christmas” (NW)
• Red and Green
• Dropping wreaths
• “Lo, How a Rose O’er Blooming”
• “The Rose” (NW)
• Drums
• “Deck the Halls in 7/8″
• “Greensleeves”
• “The Holly and the Ivy”
• “Some Children See Him”
• “Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day”
• Intermission
• “Twelve Days of Christmas” (Sing-a-long)
• “Linus and Lucy”
• “Christmas time is here” (NW)
• Drums
• “Look Up Children”
• “Toyland” (NW)
• “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”
• Drums
• “O Tannenbaum”
• “Believe” Drums
• “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”
• Drums
• Encore: “Evergreen”
• Program info

• Paul needs arranger, composer, and who sings by ASAP

• Attire
• All black with touches of green throughout concert;

• 1^st half:
• Tuxes w/ long sleeve black shirt; no ties
• Green pocket squares in jackets (Byron needs to make 35)
• 2^nd half:
• Take jacket and necktie off
• Four green accessories (We will assign who gets what as soon as we figure out mixed positions)

- Long ties (need to purchase)

- Vests

- Scarves (need to purchase)

- Bowties

• What should High school students do?
• Nothing is confirmed at this moment
• Scenery
• Wake Forest will have two trees at the end
• Beginning of concert: Byron wants Noteworthy to comment on how blank the stage is and then bring on decorations.
• John will draft some lines for Noteworthy; do not hint at the song
• Standing positions
• We will use risers
• Mixed: Everything in the 2^nd half except _______?
• Vignettes:
• Some Children see him (Throughout)
• Lighting

• “We Need a little Christmas” (NW)

• Red and Green
• Dropping wreaths
• “Lo, How a Rose O’er Blooming”
• “The Rose” (NW)
• Hot Pink
• “Deck the Halls in 7/8″
• Green
• “Greensleeves”
• Green wash
• Warmer, dimmer wash on chorus
• “The Holly and the Ivy”
• Brighter Green
• “Some Children See Him”
• Midnight blue or dusky blue
• “Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day”
• Bright

Intermission

• “Twelve Days of Christmas” (Sing-a-long)
• “Linus and Lucy”
• Spotlight on tree and drums
• Everything else is dark
• “Christmas Time is here” (NW)
• Cardboard oil drum/Hobo-fire
• Illuminate chorus in section vignettes around it
• “Look Up Children”
• Warm, fiery Sunrise
• Warm on the chorus
• “Toyland” (NW)
• Warm Red violet
• Chorus in dark
• Noteworthy sings near stage edge
• Gently and slowly, Chorus bring out presents during song’s chorus
• “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”
• Grinch (assigned later) brings out a red wagon; steals toys and a tree
• Green lights!
• “O Tannenbaum” (NW)
• Swiss Village gobo
• Touch of green, focused on Green
• “Believe” Drums
• Blue
• Train projection
• Fog machine
• “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”

• Red and green

• Encore: “Evergreen”
• Very dark green on cyc.
• Gentle warm wash on Chorus down front

Note: By November, we need to move on to The Grass is Always Greener

Cantaria

• Paul needs Advertising info for this program
• A title
• Something green?
• Something generic
• What songs are we doing?
• What is the German chorus doing for them?
• All of the above needs to be discussed and decided upon soon for Paul

Winston-Salem Pride

• What recording are we going to have on boombox?
• YMCA
• Chorus will sing along
• Paul is looking into amplification options

December Festival of Lights (Dec. 2^nd)

• We need a substitute for Robert that night
• We need to pay for this
• We will proceed with this
• Use songs from concert
• Deck the Halls in 7/8
• You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
• Possibly a couple carols for fillers

The Grass is Always Greener

• Piece list
• List has been narrowed down to 29 songs.
• We began picking some songs
• Committee members need to think about weaker or songs that don’t need to be a part of the concert between now and October’s meeting
• Attire
• Attend to this next meeting