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John W. Ehrlich
Music Director
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On behalf of the Spectrum Singers, I’d like to
welcome you to our Web site and invite you to
learn more about one of Boston’s most adventurous
choral groups. The Spectrum Singers perform choral
music from the pre-Renaissance through the 20th
century, emphasizing seldom-heard works by master
composers. We encourage you to attend one of our
upcoming concerts or to join our mailing list. And
if you’re looking for a group to sing with, please
consider auditioning for us.
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If you’ve become a little frustrated with snail mail, we have a
better answer: The Spectrum Singers Early Bird
E-Mail Alert. Sign up for the Alert and
we’ll send you Spectrum announcements even before they go to our
printer and mailing house:
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Concert program notes
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Advance concert schedules
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Priority ticket offers
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Last-minute ticket discounts (when
offered)
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Audition invitations
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Special Spectrum events
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(The Spectrum Singers will not sell, rent, or trade your
e-mail.)
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Spectrum Singers' Music Director John W. Ehrlich is open to hearing
experienced, skilled choral singers audition throughout the season.
Chat up Spectrum with qualified friends, family and other critters
– could be a neighbor down the street – and if they show
any interest, send them to our Auditions page
www.spectrumsingers.org/auditions.htm
e-mail us at
auditions@spectrumsingers.org
or call the Spectrum office 617/492-8902.
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2011 - 2012 REHEARSAL and CONCERT SCHEDULE
Monday evenings, 7:30-10:00 PM unless otherwise indicated
Rehearsal location: Belmont LDS Chapel
off Rte. 2 about 2-1/2 miles from Alewife Station
Preparations underway for Spectrum concert Saturday, November 12,
2011
Mondays, September 12, 19, 26
Mondays, October 3, 10 (yes, observed Columbus Day)
ANNUAL CHORAL WORKSHOP – Saturday, October 15, 9 AM -
12:30 PM
at First Parish Church in Weston
Includes placement of voices within sections –
all are expected to attend.
Monday, October 17
Sectional rehearsal during week of October 17
— Section Leaders will schedule dates by September 26 rehearsal
Mondays, October 24, 31 (yes, rehearsal – enlist spouses for Halloween)
Monday, November 7 (at 1st Church Congregational,
Cambridge)
Thursday, November 10 Dress Rehearsal at 1st Church,
call 6:30 PM
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Saturday, November 12 – CONCERT at 1st
Church, call 6:30 PM
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Preparations underway for Spectrum concert Saturday, March 17, 2012
Mondays, November 14, 21, 28
Mondays December 5, 12, 19
2012
Mondays, January 9, 16 (yes, MLK Day), 23
Sectional rehearsal during week of January 23
— Section Leaders will schedule dates by December 5 rehearsal
Monday, January 30
Mondays, February 6, 13, 20 (yes, Presidents' Day), 27
Mondays, March 5, 12 (12 at 1st Church, Cambridge)
Thursday, March 15 Dress Rehearsal at 1st Church,
call 6:30 PM
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Saturday, March 17 – CONCERT at 1st
Church, call 6:30 PM
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Preparations underway for Spectrum concert Saturday, May 5, 2012
Mondays, March 19, 26
Mondays, April 2, 9, 16, 23
Sectional rehearsal during week of April 2
— Section Leaders will schedule dates by March 19 rehearsal
Sunday, April 29 – Annual Walk for Music
— each singer to support, 100% participation!
Monday, April 30 (at 1st Church, Cambridge)
Wednesday, May 2 Dress Rehearsal at 1st Church,
call 6:30 PM
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Saturday, May 5 – CONCERT at 1st
Church, call 6:30 PM
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Monday, May 14 – ANNUAL CHORUS MEETING, evening, place TBD
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Recent Performances |
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Singet dem Herrn ein Neues Lied, J.S. Bach |
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Reincarnations,
Samuel Barber |
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Chichester Psalms,
Leonard Bernstein |
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The Mask,
William Bolcom |
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Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45; Liebeslieder
Waltzer,
Johannes Brahms |
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Cantata Misericordium,
Benjamin Britten |
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Romancero Gitano, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco |
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Messe de Minuit pour Noel, Marc-Antoine
Charpentier |
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In the Beginning,
Aaron Copland
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Requiem,
Maurice Duruflé |
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Six Marian Motets,
Frank Ferko |
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The Hour Glass,
Irving Fine |
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Magnificat; In Terra Pax, Gerald Finzi |
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Masses,
Franz Josef Haydn |
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Apparebit Repentina Dies, Paul Hindemith |
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Psalm 90, Charles Ives |
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Mass for Double Chorus A Cappella, Frank Martin |
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Vesperae Solennes de Dominica, KV 321; Requiem,
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
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Selections from Sept Chansons,
Francis Poulenc |
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Dido & Aeneas; Anthem Verses,
Henry Purcell |
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Laud to the Nativity,
Ottorino Respighi |
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Musicalische Exequien; Motets
Heinrich Schütz |
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Friede auf Erden,
Arnold Schönberg |
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Mirjams Siegesgesang,
Franz Schubert |
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Songs of the Newfoundland Outports,
Harry Somers |
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Symphony of Psalms,
Igor Stravinsky |
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Three Shakespeare Songs,
Ralph Vaughan Williams
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The Spectrum Singers is not affiliated with any of the
churches where the group performs or rehearses.
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