Dear Friends and Neighbors,

            We invite all interested singers to consider joining us in September. Please feel free to contact Bob Mayer and join us for an exciting new Fall musical season!

With best regards,

Ms Saralee Fassett;  Prince William Chorale Artistic Director/Conductor

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    The Chorale conducts rehearsals on Tuesday evenings, 7:30 - 9:15, continuing at the Antioch Church of Christ on Plantation Lane in Manassas.  We are delighted to have Ms Saralee Fassett as our Director for our 2008-2009 Season! 

    Ms Fassett was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA and began her vocal studies at the McGrail Opera Studio, then received a BA in Music with a major in voice from Gettysburg College.  

    After graduating, Ms Fassett returned to Pittsburgh and continued her studies with the Pittsburgh Playhouse School of the Theater, receiving a scholarship to study musical theater at the Playhouse .  She performed in dinner theater (in “Mame”), in nightclubs, and at the Playhouse in her favorite role, Madame Dubonnet in “The Boyfriend”.

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Board of Directors

President = (Search in progress)

Vice-President for Public Relations= Mrs. Charmaine Malos

Secretary = Ms. Nancy Bentrem

Treasurer = Ms. Cheryl Cameron (acting)

Operations Director = Mr. John Patrick

Assistant Operations Director = Mr. Bob Mayer

PW Chorale Artistic Staff

Interim Artistic Director = Ms Saralee Fassett

Accompanist = Mrs. Sue Whittle

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Our concert and performance schedule for the 2008-09 year will be and has been as follows:

Up-coming Performances: 

December 2, 2008: Christmas music concert for the residents of Birmingham Green County Home in Manassas. Concert Flag Day concert of “America’s Patriotic Music”

December 7, 2008: Christmas music concert at 5:15 PM for the Potomac Hospital Christmas party for its Volunteers group.

December 14, 2008: The Chorale will hold its annual Christmas music public concert for for all our friends and neighbors, to be presented at the Covenant Presbyterian Church on Hoadley Rd in mid-Prince Willian County at 4 PM.  A wide variety of Christmas music will be presented, concluding with an audience sing-along of traditional Christmas favorites and a very special presentation of “The 12 days of Christmas”.  This concert is presented for children of all ages.

In addition to our Spring public concert, we plan to continue our 3rd annual performance of the powerful Easter season Good Friday work, “Service of Darkness” by Dale Wood.  Place and time will be announced early in the new year.

Recent Performances: 

June 14, 2008: Flag Day concert of “America’s Patriotic Music”
   Music from Americana in a wide variety was performed at 4 P.M. on Saturday, 14 June at Manassas Presbyterian Church. Music from Irving Berlin and Cole Porter and Big Band classics was featured.  

June 1, 2008: Two concerts. a 3 P.M. DAR ladies group concert and a 4 P.M. missionary benefit concert were held on Sunday, 1 June, at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Alexandria.  In front of a most appreciative audience, the music included selections from the Classic Jazz era. 

May 4, 2008: “Classic Jazz Plus”   The concert was held on Sunday, 4 May, at the Manassas Presbyterian Church.  In front of a very appreciative audience, the music included selections from Cole Porter, and Big Band numbers, as well as classic numbers like Hoagy Carmichael’s “Sky Lark”, “Java Jive”, “I Hear Music”, and more. 

March 21, 2008: Service of Darkness
   The Prince William Chorale presented the 2nd Annual performance of the powerful Good Friday work, “Service of Darkness” by Dale Wood, on Friday evening, March 21, 2008 at the Manassas Presbyterian Church, Manassas, Virginia. This work is based on the seven last words of Christ and has been performed by the Chorale for numerous appreciative audiences around the area over the years. We are honored by the fact that the most frequently heard comment by the audience afterwards was “excellent.”

For group reservations or performance information or to inquire about private-audience customized performances, call Bob Mayer at 703-368-4997 or contact him via email at mayerr70@bigplanet.com.

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Rehearsals

   The Chorale will resume rehearsals on Tuesday, 9 September.

   Rehearsals are on Tuesday evenings, 7:30 - 9:15 PM from September through May, and potentially each year through July, at the Antioch Church of Christ, 8310 Plantation Lane, Manassas, VA. 

   We are always interested in meeting new members who may wish to join us. Stop in at our rehearsal location or call Bob Mayer, 703-368-4997 to set up an informal voice-placement audition.

Membership/ Volunteer Opportunities

  We invite you to join us!   Call if you’d like to sing with an energetic, capable, and enthusiastic group of people, or know someone who might enjoy singing with us. We currently also are seeking friends of the Prince William Chorale who might be willing to serve on the Board of Directors or assist the Board in some supporting capacity. Please call Bob, 703-368-4997, for additional information.

History

This organization was established on May 22, 1993, as the Prince William Chorale, a reorganization of the group previously known as the Manassas Choral Society which was established in 1967 by members of several area church choirs who were interested in singing a broader range of music.

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   Our goal is to create an audition-only Soprano/Alto/Tenor/Bass (SATB) Chorale organization (32-member target maximum; 8 capable and enthusiastic quality singers per part) which will provide highest-quality vocal performances of music of all types (Classical, Broadway, Traditional, Popular, Big Band, Folk, Jazz, etc,) for our neighbors in the Northern Virginia area.

   We are seeking talented members from all segments of our community, including our area high schools, to perform interesting and musically-challenging selections for the pleasure of our members and to both entertain and delight our audiences.

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