FYI from Rita

Sue –

Would you mind sending this note out to the singers with regards to St, John’s Blue Christmas service.  If they would like to join us to sing for that service, it will be Thursday Dec 23 at 7:00pm.  Come to the music room at 6:30 to run through “If this Child”.  The service  should last a little less than an hour.  Dress should be church semi dressy/church clothes (?) We will not be wearing robes.

If anyone would like to sing Christmas Eve Service with us, we will rehearse that music at 6:15.  It is all very easy (J - do you think they will believe me?!) and we would love extra singers.  Christmas Eve Service is Dec 24 we will sing through at 6:15.  Service begins at 7:00pm and will last an hour.

Thank you!!!

Rita

Holiday Concerts

Well folks - Our holiday concerts are over and we have a chance to soak up the holiday season and rest our voices.  Below are the highlights of this past weekend.

We had our first concert on Saturday with the presence of CCN recording us for future broadcast.  Their broadcast schedule can be found here, and the first airing of our concert will be this Wednesday, December 15th at 7:30PM on channel 8 (for some of us).  Also, although we were all worried about the weather forecast for Sunday it turned out to be too warm for snow, and our program wasn't disrupted by inclement weather.  You could feel the energy in the air, and the aching hearts at the thought of Rita and Todd's last concert with us, but we sang our hearts out (I think better than on Saturday), and finished to a rousing encore.

Afterwards we met in the rehearsal room to say our official goodbye to Rita and Todd and welcome our new (and old) director, Tom Ruhl, and accompanist, Connie Pauling-Young.  Below is their contact information if you need to get hold of them (or send them a Christmas card!):

Thomas Ruhl
310 Lincoln Ave.
Williamsport, PA 17701,
Tele.-570-329-3070, Cell-570-220-1544,
TRuhl56@yahoo.com
 
He is Exec. VP and Chief Operating officer of Keystone Staffing , Montoursville, PA.

Connie Pawling-Young
8 Hafer Circle
New Columbia, PA 17856
Tele. 570-568-2183, Cell-570-428-5780

She currently is choir director at First Baptist Church in Milton and a retired music teacher from the Warrior Run School District.
 
If anyone has any pictures of the concerts this past weekend, please share them with the group!  You can email them to me at megan.i.hauck@gmail.com.

In addition, our wonderful quartet spiritedly performed at many holiday functions and are proudly representing BVS.

It's that time of year!

Just a few reminders for the upcoming concert: Dress -white short sleeved blouses with long black skirts, black stockings and black shoes for women; white short sleeved shirts, black tie, black trousers, black socks and shoes for men.

Please plan to attend the social after Sunday's concert so that we can all honor Rita and Todd. The members-at-large will provide cold cuts, rolls and beverages.Others should bring finger foods, such as appetizers or desserts.

At rehearsal Thursday evening there will be cards to sign for Rita, Todd, and Sue Trate, as well as the sign-up sheet for the spring season. These will all be available at the concerts on Saturday and Sunday too.