JON O. CARLSON, DIRECTOR
CHORUS STAFF
2009-10 CHORUS ROSTER
2010-11 REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS
AUDITION INFORMATION
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
THE JSOC IN PICTURES
CHORUS REPERTOIRE, 1985-2009
Jacksonville Symphony Chorus,
2010 - 2011
Twenty-sixth Year Schedule (subject to change)
OUR PARTICIPATON POLICY: Welcome to our 26th season! We are asking singers to commit to singing Brahms' German Requiem, Ralph Vaughan Williams' Toward the Unknown Region, Holst's The Planets, "Neptune," and Handel’s Messiah. We will be asking for your interest in this year's opera Donizetti’s, L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love), which requires a large chorus (50 singers). The final selection of singers for the opera chorus is made by the Chorus Director.
We expect
members to sing all productions if possible. It is necessary to fulfill
the attendance requirements for each of these productions. Rehearsals are led
by Chorus Director, Dr. Jon O. Carlson. Close to the performance, the Orchestra
Director leads.
MUSIC
POLICY: We ask that each chorus member purchase their own music. JSC will
provide music in case of hardship; you must communicate this in advance to the
Chorus Manager. We will provide the prices to you as soon as we can. In
general, prices are retail, but bulk orders through the JSO library are
discounted. Please arrive early at first rehearsals of each production to pick
up your music.
REHEARSAL ATTENDANCE: If you need to miss a rehearsal, please notify the Liz McAlhany, Chorus Manager by email to sarahmcalhany@bellsouth.net or call and leave a message at (904)543-1639.
DRESS CODE: Men will wear tuxedos, black socks, shoes, ties, cummerbunds. Women will wear long black dresses or skirts (no greater than 7” from the floor in stocking feet) with black blouses, which should have modest necklines and (at least) elbow length sleeves. Shoulders should be covered. No excessive beading or glitter. Black shoes, dark stockings, small non-flashy jewelry, belt buckles and hair ornaments. The dress code may vary for the Holiday Pops and for special concerts. Information about these performances will be provided to you at a later date.
AUDITIONS FOR NEW SINGERS: The next auditions are scheduled for August 28th,
2010 at Jacksonville University, Phillips Fine Arts Center by appointment only.
Call Jacksonville Symphony Office, 354-5479 ext. 0 or 221, for details or refer
singers to our website at www.jaxsymphonychorus.org where they can
register online. We will also schedule auditions for late August and you will
receive additional information about this audition date via email.
PLEASE NOTE that during the season we will sometimes rehearse music much ahead of the actual performance, and not necessarily in calendar sequence. Rehearsals are usually 2.5 hours, although a few rehearsals are 3 hours as indicated. Choral warm-ups begin at time listed in parentheses.
2010-2011 Season Schedule (subject to change)
| Tu | August 31 | The Elixir of Love | JU, Marks Chapel | 7:30-10:00 | No cuts |
| Tu | September 7 | The Elixir of Love | JU, Marks Chapel | 7:30-10:00 | No cuts |
| Tu | September 14 | The Elixir of Love | JU, Marks Chapel | 7:30-10:00 |
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| Tu | September 21 | The Elixir of Love | JU, Marks Chapel | 7:30-10:00 |
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| Tu | September 28 | Brahms Requiem//Elixir of Love | JU, Marks Chapel | 7:30-10:00 |
No cuts |
| Tu | October 5 | Brahms Requiem//Elixir of Love | JU, Marks Chapel | 7:30-10:00 |
No cuts |
| Tu | October 12 | Brahms Requiem//Elixir of Love | JU, Marks Chapel | 7:30-10:00 |
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| Tu | October 19 | Brahms Requiem//Elixir of Love | JU, Marks Chapel | 7:30-10:00 |
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| Tu | October 26 | Brahms Requiem//Elixir of Love | JU, Marks Chapel | 7:30-10:00 |
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| Mo | November 2 | Brahms Requiem | JU, Marks Chapel | 7:30-10:00 | No cuts |
| Tu | November 9 | Brahms Requiem | JU, Marks Chapel | 7:30-10:00 | No cuts |
| Mo | November 15 | Brahms Requiem | Jacoby Hall (piano ) | 7:30-10:00 (7:15) | No cuts |
| Tu | November 16 | Brahms Requiem | Jacoby Hall (orchestra) | 7:00-9:30 (6:30) | No cuts |
| Wed | November 17 | Brahms Requiem | Jacoby Hall (orchestra) | 8:00-10 :00 (7:30) | No cuts |
| Thur | November 18 | Brahms Requiem | Jacoby Hall (orchestra) | 7:00-9:30 (6:30) | No cuts |
| Fri | November 19 | Brahms Requiem performance | Jacoby Hall (concert) | 8:00 (7:00) | |
| Sat | November 20 | Brahms Requiem performance | Jacoby Hall (concert) | 8:00 (7:00) | |
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Thur |
November 23 |
Messiah |
JU, Marks Chapel |
7:30-10:00 |
No cuts |
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Tu |
November 30 |
Messiah |
JU, Marks Chapel |
7:30-10:00 |
No cuts |
| Tu | December 2 | Messiah |
Jacoby Hall (conductor) |
7:00-10:00 |
No cuts |
| Tu | December 3 | Messiah |
Jacoby Hall (orchestra) |
7:00-10 (6:30) |
No cuts |
| Tu | December 4 | Messiah | Jacoby Hall (orchestra) | 3:00-5:00 (2:30) | No cuts |
| Tu | December 4 | Messiah | Jacoby Hall (concert) | 8:00 (7:00) | |
| Mo | December 6 | Holiday Pops |
JU, Marks Chapel |
7:30-10 | No cuts |
| Tu | December 7 | Holiday Pops | JU, Marks Chapel | 7:30-10 | No cuts |
| Wed | December 8 | Holiday Pops | Jacoby Hall (orchestra) | 7-9:30 (6:30) | No cuts |
| Thur | December 9 | Holiday Pops | Jacoby Hall (orchestra) | 7-9:30 (6:30) | No cuts |
| Fri | December 10 | Holiday Pops performance | Jacoby Hall (concert) | 8:00 (7:00) | |
| Sat | December 11 | Holiday Pops performance | Jacoby Hall (concert) | 8:00 (7:00) | |
| Sun | December 12 | Holiday Pops performance | Jacovy Hall (concert) | 3:00 (2:00) | |
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Tu |
December 21 |
The Elixir of Love |
JU, Marks Chapel |
7:30-10:00 |
No Cuts |
| Tu | January 4 | The Elixir of Love | JU, Marks Chapel | 7:30-10:00 | No cuts |
| Tu | January 11 | The Elixir of Love | JU, Marks Chapel | 7:30-10:00 | No cuts |
| Tu | January 18 | The Elixir of Love | JU, Marks Chapel | 7:30-10:00 | No cuts |
| Sat | January 22 | The Elixir of Love | Blocking | TBA | No cuts |
| Mon | January 24 | The Elixir of Love | Blocking | TBA | No cuts |
| Tu | January 25 | The Elixir of Love | Blocking | TBA | No cuts |
| Thu | January 27 | The Elixir of Love | Blocking | TBA | No cuts |
| Sat | January 29 | The Elixir of Love | Blocking | TBA | No cuts |
| Mo | January 31 | The Elixir of Love | Blocking--Moran Theater | 7:00-10:00 (6:45) | No cuts |
| Tu | February 1 | The Elixir of Love | Rehearsal--Act I | 7:00-10:00 (6:00) | No cuts |
| Wed | February 2 | The Elixir of Love | Rehearsal Act II/Act III | 7:00-10:00 (6:00) | No cuts |
| Thur | February 3 | The Elixir of Love | Dress Rehearsal (Moran) | 7:00-10:00 (6:00) | No cuts |
| Sat | February 5 | The Elixir of Love | Performance (Moran) | 8:00 (7:00) | |
| Tu | February 15 | The Planets, Toward the Unknown | JU, Marks Chapel | 7:30-10:00 | No cuts |
| Tu | February 22 | The Planets, Toward the Unknown | JU, Marks Chapel | 7:30-10:00 | No cuts |
| Tu | March 1 | The Planets, Toward the Unknown | JU, Marks Chapel | 7:30-10:01 |
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| Tu | March 8 | The Planets, Toward the Unknown | U, Marks Chapel | 7:30-10:02 |
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| Tu | March 15 | The Planets, Toward the Unknown | U, Marks Chapel | 7:30-10:03 |
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| Tu | March 22 | The Planets, Toward the Unknown | JU, Marks Chapel | 7:30-10:04 |
No Cuts |
| Tu | March 29 | The Planets, Toward the Unknown | JU, Marks Chapel | 7:30-10:05 |
No Cuts |
| Tu | April 5 | The Planets, Toward the Unknown | JU, Marks Chapel | 7:30-10:06 |
No Cuts |
| Mo | April 11 | The Planets, Toward the Unknown | Jacoby Hall (piano) | 7:30-10 (7:15) | No cuts |
| Tu | April 12 | The Planets, Toward the Unknown | Jacoby Hall (orchestra) | 7:00-9:30 (6:30) | No cuts |
| Wed | April 13 | The Planets, Toward the Unknown | Jacobi Hall (orchestra) | 7:00-10:00 (6:30) | No cuts |
| Thur Perf | April 14 | The Planets, Toward the Unknown | Jacoby Hall (concert) | 7:30 (6:30) | |
| Fri Perf | April 15 | The Planets, Toward the Unknown | Jacoby Hall (concert) | 8:00 (7:00) | |
| Sat Perf | April 16 | The Planets, Toward the Unknown | Jacoby Hall (concert) | 8:00 (7:00) |
| Johannes Brahms |
| A German Requiem |
| Friday and Saturday, |
| November 19,20 |
| 8:00pm |
| George Frideric Handel |
| Messiah |
| Saturday, December 4, 8:00 |
| Holiday Pops |
| Friday and Saturday |
| December 10 and 11, 8:00 |
| Sunday, December 12, 3:00pm |
| Gaetano Donnizetti |
| The Elixir of Love |
| Saturday, February 5, 8:00 |
| Gustav Holst |
| The Planets |
| Ralph Vaughn Williams |
| Towards the Unknown Region |
| Thursday, April 14, 7:30pm |
| Friday and Saturday |
| April 15 and 16, 8:00pm |