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SCSO Member Updates - Sept. 25, 2017

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Dear SCSO Chorus Members, Gjeilo Repertoire Update Reminder We are trading Gjeilo's  Dark Night of the Soul  for  Luminous Night of the Soul. We are counting on about 80% of you finding your score from last October 2016 and bringing it tonight. We have limited copies available tonight for Members who joined since October 2016. Click here to enjoy a performance of   Luminous Night.   (Download or play) PURCHASE STAINED GLASS TICKETS AT SCSO REHEARSALS & SAVE $8.50/ticket Enjoy our SCSO $5.00 discount/ticket! Save $3.50 processing fee per ticket! Enjoy choosing great seats! (CHORUS Stained Glass ticket order form is attached to this Sept. 25th e-mail. Diane McCormack for recently creating our new 2017-2018 brochure. Available soon. Ryan Enright & St. John's Lutheran for hosting the world class organist Paul Jacobs yesterday afternoon. Fore A Partners (via Board Member/Bass George Cvek) for their $3,000 corporate contribution to the SCSO

World Renowned Organist Paul Jacobs Performs in Sacramento

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Dear SCSO Members & Friends Let's plan to support our good friend and SCSO Accompanist Ryan Enright AND St. John's Lutheran by attending this amazing performance this Sunday.  Paul Jacobs Organ Concert - September 24 at 3pm St. John's Lutheran Church 1701 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95811 Paul Jacobs, one of the most dynamic performers in todays organ world, is at the very pinnacle of his profession and the first organist to win a Grammy for his work.  Enthralling listeners from his earliest years, Paul made musical history at the age of 23 when he played Bach's complete organ works in one 18-hour marathon performance on the 250th anniversary of the composers death. He has performed with most of the major orchestras in the U.S. and currently heads the organ department at the famed Julliard School in New York. This concert, on one of Sacramentos largest instruments, is sure to delight all. Check out Paul's bio! Ticket Prices: General Admission: $17 i

Sept. 17 Sunday Rehearsal Reminder - Carpool Request

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Dear SCSO Members, Welcome to our September 11th rehearsal this evening! Welcome back, Don! Sept 17th Sunday Rehearsal Reminder:  A reminder that this Sunday’s mandatory  2:00-4:30 PMr Rehearsal at CSUS covers the missed Labor Day holiday  Monday .  Lots of detail to clean up during this important afternoon rehearsal. FREE PARKING and we have the campus to ourselves.  Car Pool Request We are putting together a Car Pool for one of our new Tenors who needs a ride home after rehearsals.  He lives at 17th and V Street.  If you are able to help out once or twice only, kindly give your name to your Section Rep. Thank you for your support of the Tenors! Warmest thanks to Catherine Mesenbrink and our Chorus Operations Team for keeping us "humming". See you tonight! James McCormick SCSO President

Fern Hill Study Parts - Yippee! - Sept. 5, 2017

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Great News! Study parts for John Corigliano's Fern Hill  are available on Youtube. Once on the Youtube link , scroll down to find your voice part etc. (Thank you, Marie Schafle.) Please take advantage of this amazing study tool before our September 11th rehearsal. You'll also find them on Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify etc. 

Stained Glass Repertoire Up on Dropbox - Sept. 5, 2017

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Hey SCSO Choristers, Prefer to access the MP3 performances online of our Stained Glass repertoire? Simply head to our Dropbox site and download or listen to these works! Thanks for taking advantage of this study tool to add to your enjoyment of the concert.