All Connecticut Chinese Chorus
NewsroomJune 14, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 6:00-8:00pm, in Marcus White Hall, Central Connecticut State University.
June 7, 2008
Time: Saturday, June 7, from 3:00 to 5:30pm Location: The United Way conference rooms.
May 17, 2008
This week’s rehearsal will be held on Saturday, May 17, from 7:00 to 9:00pm in the United Way conference rooms. We will rehearse the two songs that will be performed at the Earthquake Relief Benefit Concert on May 25. Please contact me or Hongbo if you need a ride. Downlaod the two songs here, Me and My Country, China, My Love.
April 19 , 2008
Dir Qiao will hold a "How to Become a Qualify Chorus Singer" seminar on Sat. 4/19/08 at CCCC.
Click here to download the handout.
Here are the details:
Date/Time: Saturday, 4/19/08 from 3-5pm.
Location: Cambridge Chinese Culture Center. 411 Waverly Oaks Rd. Waltham, MA 02452
Fee: we have to collect $5 per person (for the place rental). The finance group of NACA will collect the fee at the hallway on that date.
* S-Chorus are required to participate.
All NACA's members are welcome. And the first registered 20 members (better to balance S,A,T,B sections) will be selected for choral training/demo group during the seminar.
*S-Chorus means 2-way selected chorus. A member can select to join S-C, and naca-art-committee can select a S-C member.April 12 , 2008
Conductor Qiao will lead a joint rehearsal for CT and RI choirs Saturday, April 12, from 6:00pm to 9:00pm in the United Way conference rooms.
Location: United Way of Southeastern Connecticut, 283 Stoddards Wharf Road, Gales Ferry, CT 06335. Directions are attached. Contact Hongbo or Yuanqian Chen if you need a ride.April 5 , 2008
Here are details of this week’s rehearsal. Conductor Qiao is on a trip to China. Before his departure, he asked us to rehearse all three songs we had learned.
Time: Saturday, April 5, 6:00-9:30pm
6:00-7:30pm: A potluck dinner and karaoke singing.
7:30-9:30pm: Rehearsal of three songs.
Location: United Way of Southeastern Connecticut, 283 Stoddards Wharf Road, Gales Ferry, CT 06335. Directions are attached. Contact Hongbo or me if you need a ride.
As the conference rooms at United Way are fully equipped including a kitchen, it will be ideal for social occasions such as dancing and karaoke. I’d like to hear your suggestions on a social event in the spring.
Please keep practicing and listening to all three pieces of music at home. We look forward to a pleasant evening this Saturday.
March 16 , 2008
1. This Week’s Rehearsal will be held on Sunday, March 16 at 5:00pm in Hope 216 at Yale Medical School. We understand this time maybe inconvenient to some of you, and we appreciate your understanding. We are grateful to Conductor Qiao for coming to Connecticut with a very busy schedule.
2. Warm China 2008 Benefit Performance was a great success. It was a wonderful evening filled with quality programs and great care for people who suffered in the devastating snowstorms. You can view some good quality performance photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/mingphotos/WarmChina2008
Thanks to the hard work and donation from everyone involved, the Warm China 2008 Performance raised more than $10,000. The performance was covered in the homepage of Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China (http://www.ccnt.gov.cn/) at http://www.ccnt.gov.cn/xwzx/whbdwwhjl/t20080310_52298.htm and World Journal at http://worldjournal.com/wj-bo-news.php?nt_seq_id=1684074
3. Sounds of Harmony Concert CD’s were distributed last Saturday. Thanks for your exciting feedback about its excellent sound quality. While I listened to the CD, I was impressed with and proud of the quality of our music.
March 8 , 2008
Click here for details of Disaster Relief Performance. Thanks for showing your care by performing at the event. You are welcome to make a donation by purchasing a ticket ($20). 所有晚会收入将经由中国驻纽约领事馆捐赠给灾区最需要的人民.
1. Dress Code:Ladies: White dresses with red flowers pinned on; white shoes.
Gentlemen: Black suits, white shirts with black bow-ties; black shoes.
2. Location: Regis College, 235 Wellesley Street, Weston, MA 02493.
http://www.regiscollege.edu/AboutRegis/VisitRegis/default.aspx
http://www.regiscollege.edu/uploadedFiles/About_Regis/Visit_Regis/regis_map.pdf3. Schedule: The performance will start at 7:00pm on March 8, 2008. We need to arrive at 2:30pm for rehearsal at Regis College.
February 23, 2008
I. This Week’s Rehearsal
Time: Saturday, February 23, 7:00-9:00 pm
Location: United Way of Southeastern Connecticut, 283 Stoddards Wharf Road, Gales Ferry, CT 06335.
Directions: See attached or visit http://www.uwsect.org/about_us/directions.html
Rhode Island choir members will join us to rehearse共和国之恋 and 爱我中华. Please practice these two songs at home, music sheets and recordings are available at http://www.allctchinesechorus.org/Music.htm . If you need a ride, please contact Zang Hongbo (203 543-7390) or me (860 808-6796).
II. Photos of Sounds of Harmony Concert (Jordan Hall, 9/22/07)
To view photos of Sounds of Harmony concert, you may visit www.eadenphoto.com. First go to PHOTO GALLERIES then select SOUNDS OF HARMONY. There are over 200 concert photos. You may click a photo to get a better view or click PLAY to view a slide show.
To order photos, please e-mail me the 4-digit IMG number at the bottom of the photo, and the quantity by March 7. Each photo is of size 8”x12” and costs $8, and you may send cash or check (payable to Eaden Huang) to me.
February 2, 2008
The ACCC was invited by the Sharon Chorus to participated in the performance for the Chinese New Year celebration in Sharon, MA. The Taiwanese love song, Come to Me, and the traditional Chinese folk song, the Land of Hope, were sung in the end of the celebration. Click here to view the video.
October 24, 2007
For the Second Connecticut Chinese Arts Festival, many of you have been working extremely hard to sell tickets, bring sponsors,
and prepare the concert program. Just as Conductor Qiao said at last rehearsal, each of us felt obligated to promote Chinese arts
and culture exchange. I am touched by your devotion and sincerely appreciate all of your efforts. Please send all sponsor information
to Yang Jianxin by this Friday. Here is this week’s information update.1. Conductor Qiao will lead this week’s rehearsal on Friday, October 26, from 7:30pm to 9:30pm at East Lyme Community Center.
We look forward to seeing all of you there.2. Please see the following link to a street map of Woolsey Hall that highlights Woolsey Hall’s location and nearby parking facilities.
Please forward this link to your friends who are coming to the concert. Thanks to Lu Jianye for providing this information.3. NACA choruses have been invited to perform Yellow River Cantata at Boston Preview of NANKING - 大型历史纪录片
《南京》波士顿预映 on Friday, November 9, 2007 at Boston’s John Hancock Hall, around 8:40pm. All members who sang
Yellow River Cantata before are invited to perform. Please see details at Homepage.October 17, 2007
I’d like to update you with the following information:
1. Conductor Qiao will lead this week’s rehearsal on Friday, 10/19, from 7:30pm to 10:00pm in Hope 216. We will rehearse all the pieces for the Second Connecticut Chinese Arts Festival. All music sheets are on our web, and please memorize all the lyrics. We look forward to an exciting evening to enjoy singing and the company of each other.
2. Please visit http://allctchinesechorus.org/ to learn more about Pipa player Zhang Hongyan and pianist George Li. You may view the video of George Li’s performance in Carnegie Hall last year and his lesson with Lang Lang when he was 9, in which Lang Lang called him a child prodigy. Thanks to Yang Jianxin for making the videos available on our web.
Our concert is a rare opportunity for audience to enjoy the music of these virtuosos, and it is up to us to bring the news to the community. The ticket sale is in full gears, and we count on all of you for selling tickets and bringing sponsorship. Many of you have been working very hard promoting ticket sale, and we appreciate your tireless effort from the bottom of our hearts.
October 9, 2007
As you will learn from the poster and information (English/Chinese), the Second Connecticut Chinese Arts Festival will feature the best Pipa player in China accompanied by an orchestra and a piano prodigy whose talent has impressed everyone who listened. Both of them have received numerous honors and awards and have played in prestigious stages such as Carnegie Hall. In addition, NACA will present choral music featuring Connecticut, Rhode Island, Sharon choruses and selected choruses. Pieces from Yellow River Cantata are included. We are proud of the quality of this festival, and we are relying on you, our members, to spread the news to the community and to sell tickets.
1. Promotion of the Second Connecticut Chinese Arts Festival
Please forward the poster and information (English/Chinese) to your friends. Thanks to Yang Jianxin, Guan Yi, Yuan Wei, and Zang Hongbo for preparing these wonderful materials.We need everyone’s help to sell tickets. You may get tickets from one of the following members. Checks can be paid to NACPAA.
Fu Yiguang: yiguang.fu@yale.edu; 203 562 8899;
Chen Yuanqian: chen@ccsu.edu; 860 676 9511;
Yuan Wei: wei.yuan@pfizer.com; 860 441 3733;
Zhou Han: nenghui.wang@bms.com; 203 988 6811;
Yang Jianxin: jxyang@sbcglobal.net; 203 878 4885.2. This Week’s Rehearsal Schedule
Joanne will lead this week’s rehearsal on Friday, October 12, 7:30-9:30pm, in Hope 216.
Please take the advantage of recordings in our web, and listen to and practice with the recordings.3. Sounds of Harmony Concert Photos You may view a slideshow of the rehearsal and 9/22 concert photos created by Yang Jianxin. Go to http://www.allctchinesechorus.org, and then click Members. The member login ID is accc; and the password is harmony.
October 2, 2007
After last week’s sweet celebration and reflection on Sounds of Harmony concert, we are ready to start the preparation for the Second Connecticut Chinese Arts Festival on November 3. The program of our festival will feature chorus, Eastern and Western instruments, and an orchestra. Most notably, the internationally famed Pipa player Zhang Hongyan will be playing after her successful tour in North America and Europe. I will send more details as soon as they are available.
1. This Week’s Rehearsal Schedule Joanne will lead this week’s rehearsal on Friday, October 5, from 7:30 to 9:30pm in Hope 216. We hope all of you will come to enjoy singing, and we expect the attendance of all members who signed for 11/3 concert. Every choir member is encouraged to perform 牧歌 and 茨冈 with S-choir members at the concert. Music scores and recordings are available in our web.
2. Performance Video You may visit the following site to view performances at Sounds of Harmony concert. Enjoy! http://bls-fcc.dyndns.org/bbs/index.php/topic,293.msg503/topicseen.html#msg503
3. Rehearsal Plan Before November 3 Concert
There will be four rehearsals before the November 3 concert. Here is a tentative rehearsal plan:
The week of October 5, Joanne will lead a rehearsal on Friday, 10/5.
The week of October 12, Joanne will lead.
The week of Conductor 20, Conductor Qiao will lead.
The week of October 27, Conductor Qiao will lead.
November 3, concert.Conductor Qiao is on a trip to China for the first two weeks in October.
4. Summary of Choir’s Accomplishment Please click here to find a summary of our major performances and repertoire in the past 12 months. Since last September, we have learned 23 new pieces and had a busy performance schedule. Members who joined NACA special choirs learned up to 28 new pieces; these are indeed amazing accomplishments. Let’s keep up the momentum and make the Second Connecticut Chinese Arts Festival on November 3rd a success.
September 25, 2007
What an unforgettable and sleepless night! The Sounds of Harmony concert was such a great success that we are proud to be part of this milestone event. Standing with hundreds of singers on the stage of a worldclass music hall, we were touched and inspired by our own music and the enthusiastic applause and standing ovation from the audience. Even though we were exhausted, we were tremendously rewarded that our choralconcert has received such a response from the audience. I have received an overflow of praises from all sources, and this concert is indeed the most successful performance we ever had.to our success. We are deeply grateful to Conductor Qiao for his vision, guidance and expertise. Joanne Chen has played a leading role in choir's preparation for the concert, and we sincerely appreciate hercontribution and devotion.
September 12, 2007
Please find the most recent program for the Sounds of Harmony Concert in Jordan Hall on September 22. The scale and the quality of this concert are unprecedented - over 200 members from more than elevenchoirs have been working hard to present both western and eastern classic choral pieces.
September 11, 2007
We are in the homestretch of 9/22 concert preparation after months of hard work. This Saturday, September 15, we will attend the final all-chorus rehearsal in Acton, Massachusetts. On our way there, we will stop and perform at the Dragon Boat Races and Asian Festival in downtown Hartford. The following are logistics for Saturday, September 15:
9:30-10:45am: Dragon Boat Races/Asian Festival in Mortensen Riverfront Plaza in Hartford. Our performance there is set for 10:30am-10:45am, and Joanne will direct us. We should arrive at 9:30am for a final rehearsal. Click here for driving and parking directions and an event flyer. Ladies please wear white shirts and black skirts, and gentlemen please wear white shirts and dark pants. We will sing (1) 你来, (2) 家乡. You may review the music and recording of 家乡 at http://allctchinesechorus.org/Music.htm .
11:00-1:00pm: Continue our way to Acton, Massachusetts. Click here for directions.
1:00-5:00pm: We will attend all-chorus rehearsal in Acton, Massachusetts. All the pieces in 9/22 concert program will be rehearsed, and we expect to gain a lot from the rehearsal. As several members who attended previous all-chorus rehearsal said, what we learned and accomplished there certainly worth the long drive.
Please take good care of yourself and get enough rest since the rehearsal and performance in the next ten days will be tiring. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions and suggestions or need any help. Please call before Friday Zang Hongbo (203 543-7390), Yuan Wei (860 389-1139) or Chen Yuanqian (860 808-6796) to arrange a ride.
You may view a three-choir photo we took last Saturday at http://allctchinesechorus.org/News.htm. Our rehearsal calendar is now available at http://allctchinesechorus.org/Rehearsal.htm
Thanks to Lu Jianye and Yang Jianxin for making it possible.
photo from a three-choir joint rehearsal, Groton, CT September 8, 2007September 5, 2007
Summary of Last Saturday's Rehearsal:We truly enjoyed last Saturday's rehearsal and learned a lot from it -thanks for all your positive feedback. Conductor Qiao held a high standard for us, and he listened to us individually. We all felt the pressure to improve and to live up to the high expectations from the community. At the same time, we were amazed by the powerfuland harmonious music made by hundreds of singers under Conductor Qiao's guidance, and wewere encouraged by the excitement, corporation and the hard work of all choruses. I attached an updated program flyer. Please invite your family and friends to attend the concert and you may get tickets from me.Rehearsal Schedule for this Saturday, September 8:For this week, Conductor Qiao will lead a three-choir joint rehearsalon Saturday, 9/8 from 7:30 to 9:30pm in Groton, Connecticut. Click here for address anddriving directions. If you need a ride, please contact Chen Yuanqian (860 808-6796), Zang Hongbo (203 543-7390), or Yuan Wei (860-389-1139). I'd like to ask everyone who signed up for the fall concerts to attend this rehearsal. What we plan to rehearse will bepresented in both Jordan Hall (9/22) and Woolsey Hall (11/3) concerts. Conductor Qiao hasasked us to memorize the lyrics before coming to the rehearsal. We will also take a group photo for the concert program. For the group photo, we suggest that each of us will wear/bring a whiteshirt, and ladies please also bring your favorite silk scarf.Plan for Saturday, September 15:This will be a busy day packed with activities:1) The choir has been invited to perform at Dragon Boat Races/Asian Festival in Hartford, Connecticut from 10:30 to 10:45am. This annual event has always attracted much attention from the communityand the media. Please invite your family to watch dragon boat races and the shows. Iwill send more details soon.2) Right after our performance, we will continue to drive to Acton, Massachusetts to attendan all-chorus rehearsal from 1:00 to 5:00pm. This will be the last rehearsal before the concert on 9/22.
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