Una Vocé - Idaho's Premier Women's Chorus: May 2011

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL CONCERT EXPERIENCE!

You were beautiful Saturday night and you sounded as beautiful as you looked! I was so pleased with your performance--tho' mine was a little out of control!

A very accomplished musician, who was attending our concerts for the first time said, "I was so thrilled with your children's concert and was determining that somehow I was going to talk my eleven year old daughter into agreeing to stay and hear Una Voce sing, when she leaned over and said, 'Please, Mom, can we stay for the women's concert too?'" They were thrilled and took our autographs when it was over!

A man we knew from Ontario , an ex-Marine said that he had to come alone because his wife had another obligation, but when he saw that we were doing patriotic songs he just couldn't miss it. He was thrilled!

Another woman who attended for the first time with her daughter sent a note saying how beautiful it was and that it moved them to tears.

I just keep seeing your faces and feeling again the beauty of your souls as you sing. You are wonderful! I love you!

We will start on the music for next season's concerts and have it ready for you when we see you on September 13th!

Friday, May 13, 2011

New SONG ORDER for the Concert

My Own America
Sequel
For Thy Sweet Love
My Wish For You

PREMIER SINGERS

Bei Mir Bist Du Schon
White Cliffs of Dover
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
When The Light Go On Again
The Promise of Living

Let There Be Peace On Earth

You might pass this around to those who might not have checked this blog.
Thanks, Linda

Monday, May 9, 2011

More on Dress Rehearsal

For Dress Rehearsal
· come prepared to purchase tickets for your family or to sell to friends [Adults $8, Seniors & Students $6, Families $25]
· wear or bring the Spring colored blouse you will wear to concert
· clean out your black binders and place music in plastic sheet protectors
· put music in order of performance as follows:

-My Wish for You
-For Thy Sweet Love/
-Sequel
-The Promise of Living

PREMIER

-My Own America
-Bei Mir Bist Du Schon
-White Cliffs of Dover
-Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
-When the Lights Go On Again All Over the World
-Let There Be Peace On Earth

Friday, May 6, 2011

DRESS REHEARSAL SITE CHANGED TO CHURCH!

The Civic Center is fully scheduled for the Nampa Chamber of Commerce on Tues, May 10th so we will move our rehearsal to the LDS Church at 101 N Canyon St, Nampa. (It is the one we have used before.)

Please enter the Church at the SW corner. We will be in the Primary room.

Please spread the word as some don't have access to internet.

Linda H Walker

Linda began singing and playing the piano when she was only three years old. Her love of music began to blossom at age five, when she sang her first duet in church, singing the harmony part. She composed her first serious song at age ten, and became church organist at age twelve. As a teen, her love of music grew as she sang in and arranged the music for a delightful girl’s quartette that became quite famous throughout the Boise, Idaho area . After marriage, Linda continued her study of music, while teaching private voice in her home. When her children were grown, she combined her love of music with a love for the youth when, with her husband, she founded and directed both the Treasure Valley Children’s Chorus, and Treasure Valley Young Artists, teaching two hundred and fifty children each week. In addition, she directed two women’s choruses: Cantare Singers, in Ontario, Oregon; and Idaho’s Premier Women’s Chorus, Una Voce in Nampa, Idaho. During over eighteen years of directing and grooming countless ensembles, she personally arranged much of the music performed by her award-winning groups. A number of Linda’s delightful compositions have been published and more are in the process.

Bruce W Walker

A well known music teacher, conductor, adjudicator, and arranger, Bruce grew up in the Boise, Idaho area. After receiving Bachelors and Masters degrees in Music from BYU and BSU, he taught choral music, first in the public schools, then for fifteen years at the college level. He became renowned in the Northwest for taking ordinary singers and teaching them to perform extraordinarily. His choirs unfailingly received highest honors in festivals and national competitions. Service in his Church included various musical assignments, including directing two large multi-regional choirs. Much of his success with choruses is due to his gift for arranging music to enhance the abilities of the singers.