Upcoming Performance

-shared by Bea Santner.
The Director of the Jacomo Chorale is Helena Vasconcellos, a former Visitation Choir member.

MAC Job Opening

The Missouri Arts Council has a position available,
Arts Council Program Specialist I.

Click here for the job posting.

-shared by Bea Santner

Rehearsal Plan for Thursday 9/23

Thursday Rehearsal Plan:

Bring Hymnal
Bring the following Anthems:

Table of the World
Deliver Us, O Lord (concentrate on verse 1,2,4,5)
On God & Not on Human Trust (measure 20 - 35)
Glorious is the Lord Almighty (page 7 to end)
Be Thou My Vision (four part)
For the Beauty of the Earth
Hallelujah Chorus
Ave Maria (women only)
With All the Saints
Rejoice and be Merry

Upcoming Performance

The Golem

October 2 at 8:30p.m. and October 3 at 2:00p.m.
Lewis and Shirley White Theatre
Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City

Buy Tickets Here or at 913-327-8054


Based on a centuries-old Jewish folktale, "The Golem" tells the story of a giant clay figure created by a powerful tzaddik in order to protect the Jewish people. Created in collaboration with the
Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy community, and featuring a ten-foot tall Golem made by
Paul Mesner Puppets, "The Golem" is both an entertaining and thought-provoking exploration of creation and belonging.

-shared by Victoria Botero

Rehearsal Plan for 9/16

Bring Hymnal

Bring the following Anthems:

Table of the World
God Is Still Speaking
Deliver Us, O Lord (concentrate on verse 3)
On God & Not on Human Trust (beginning to first beat of measure 12)
Hallelujah Chorus
Be Thou My Vision
For the Beauty of the Earth
Ave Maria (women only)
Jesuit music

2010-2011 Music Plan

I have converted the Music Plan to a .PDF file. Those of you with iPhones/iPods can load this into iBooks, and then you'll always have the music list handy. (I'm assuming other devices have a PDF reader on them, too). If you'd like a copy of the PDF file, send an email to vischoir@gmail.com.

Why they're called "octavos"....

Octavo (abbreviated 8vo or 8°) is a technical term describing the format of a book, which refers to the size of leaves produced from folding a full sheet of paper on which multiple pages of text were printed to form the individual sections (or gatherings) of a book. An octavo is a book or pamphlet made up of one or more full sheets of paper on which 16 pages of text were printed, which were then folded three times to produce eight leaves. Each leaf of an octavo book thus represents one eighth the size of the original sheet. Other common book formats are folios and quartos. Octavo is also used as a general description of size of books that are about 8 to 10 inches tall, and as such does not necessarily indicate the actual printing format of the books, which may even be unknown as is the case for many modern books.

-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavo

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Important Dates - September

• Thursday, September 9, 2010, 7:00 PM - Rehearsal
• Sunday, September 12, 2010, 8:30 AM - Warmup for 9:00 AM Mass
• Monday, September 13, 2010, 7:00 PM - St. Louis Jesuits Concert Rehearsal (participating members only)
• Thursday, September 16, 2010, 7:00 PM - Rehearsal (all choir members)
• Saturday, September 18, 2010, 12:00 PM - St. Louis Jesuits Concert Rehearsal (participating members only)
• Sunday, September 19, 2010, 8:30 AM - Warmup for 9:00 AM Mass
• Sunday, September 19, 2010, 2:00 PM - Warmup call for St. Louis Jesuits Concert (participating members only)
• Sunday, September 19, 2010, 3:00 PM - St. Louis Jesuits Concert

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