Renate's Baton: Leading a choir in Newmarket

 Here's the review of last night.  It was fun, and I'm so grateful for my YRCC friends who came! Hopefully, more of you will come ne...

Warm-up exercises to shake off our day and relax and warm up our "instruments" featured the song Longer from the Jim Brickman albu...

Yesterday I announced that YRCC members have been invited to participate in Chorus York Sing. We received an email that said this: Sing Moza...

Every Thursday from 7:30-9:30, please join me at Trinity on Main in Newmarket, at the corner of Main and Park for My Singing Night. I'm ...

At yesterday's YRCC rehearsal, I mentioned my new Singing Nights at Trinity United Church in Newmarket (corner of Park and Main). My Sin...

I'm invigorated, exhilarated, and excited! Last night was so good! We did a lot of work but also had a lot of fun. The men's section...

Our first night back was excellent. It was so good to be "home" again, in our room in the Regional Building on Yonge Street. (Hope...

Our theme this season is "Holiday Lights"  The idea is that the Star of Bethlehem is my/our inspiration. We can also lead the worl...

Thank you, Ellen Beaton Richards, for finding this article from the Washington Post called "Singing is good for you. Singing with other...

Our last seniors' performance of the 2023 Spring season was a perfect end to a wonderful season. Happy Together was a good theme, absolu...

 YRCC choristers, please sign up for the seniors performances.  Go to the Events Signup page and choose the Tuesdays that are best for you a...

 Starting our seniors' tour right after the concert is a great way to keep up the energy of that special day instead of giving in to the...

What a wonderful concert! I was so very happy, and I felt my theme of sunshine and blue skies fill the choir and the audience with love and ...

 Bill, Blair, the One Voice trio, and Mad about Mozart all came early and did great! Bill brought a microphone and a cool mic stand that hol...

 Bill and Blair rehearsed their solos with Donna starting at 6:30.  Warm-ups included listening to Stevie Wonder's Don't You Worry ...

 2 Small Groups met early: Tomorrow (Duet) and Together Wherever We Go. I was able to watch the second one, and they're fabulous, everyt...

I'm starting to get excited (hyper/instense/overstrung) about our concert!  Small group at 6:30 was Mad About Mozart, and it sounds so ...

I apologize for being late with my review, and thank you for your patience. Mad About Mozart met at 6:30. They'll have one more full re...

 

 Happy Spring! Mad About Mozart met early, having encountered and overcome a couple obstacles.  Lauren started the warmup, since I was talki...

6:30 Small Group: Mad About Mozart is coming along swimmingly! We sang up to bar 46. Melinda and I were thinking we should give the little...

I found the o ld post  on our arrangement of We Rise Again with my notes on who sings what that I was talking about. Click on that link, if ...

 We danced and sang with Beatles songs as part of our warm-up. Yay! The Mad About Mozart small group started today. It was fun, but kind of ...

 Oh what a night! It was fun and it was productive.  Part of our warm-up was singing to an accompaniment soundtrack of Raindrops Keep Fallin...

It was so good to have a long break with treats, and most importantly, time to chat with our choir friends, old and new! Many thanks to all ...

 Mad About Mozart is our next small group. It's a fun piece using Mozart melodies to tell the story of Mozarts life and works.  You get ...

Before I review the rehearsal, here's the poster for the dance I'm inviting you to. All of our friends and family are invited to thi...

 If you find yourself hoarse at the end of the night on Tuesdays after choir rehearsals, you could have used a better warm-up. Or, maybe you...