On the 2024/2025 Season From the Artistic Director

ROCKBRIDGE CHORUS 2024-2025 SEASON 

 

OUR FIRST REHEARSAL: 

Monday, September 23 - 7:30 p.m.  

Lexington Presbyterian Church sanctuary 

 

NAME TAGS 

For returning singers: If you have your name tag from last year, please bring it.   

Everyone: We will have temporary (stick-on) tags for all.  Robin can take requests for new tags. 

 

ARRIVAL 

It will be helpful if many of you can come a few minutes early to expedite registration/logistics. 

 

As you are able, please enter through the principal front door on columned porch  (there is accessible entry without stairs through the Main St. entrance up the street from the sanctuary) 

 

REGISTRATION 

When you enter, you will be directed to your section leaders, at whose stations you will register (providing/updating/confirming contact information) and pay season dues of  $75.  I remind you that there is scholarship support available.   

 

SECTION LEADERS 

SOPRANO – Robin Matthews               desmid.lady@gmail.com 

ALTO – Poppy Orendorf                         prorendorf@gmail.com 

TENOR/BASS – Jim White                      white.james@gmail.com 

 

MUSIC 

After registering you can proceed to the music table (near the pulpit) where you will sign out your music packets from Anne Sauder and Liz Schmidt.   

 

NOTE: Music is formatted with 3-hole punch for [black] loose-leaf notebook.  If possible, bring  your notebook. You can install your music and recycle the packet envelope back to us. 

 

SEATING FOR REHEARSAL 

For the first rehearsal(s) we will again be seated in the front pews on either side of the center aisle.  As circumstances allow, we may progress to hold some rehearsals up in the choir area around the organ (where many of you worked in final preparations for the September 15 performance), and where we can better hear each other. 

 

HEALTH 

There are colds and viruses going around these days.  Use your own best judgment about attendance.  Masks may be a good idea.   

 

IF YOU WILL MISS THE SEPTEMBER 23 REHEARSAL… 

please NOTIFY your section leader (e-mail addresses above). 

 

FELLOWSHIP 

To find more opportunity for fellowship and getting acquainted, your board is already planning some post-rehearsal socializing moments in the coming weeks. 

 

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE 

We will rehearse every Monday through December 2.  Additional rehearsals that week before the December 7 performance should be confirmed before the end of September. 

 

2024-2025 SEASON PERFORMANCE CALENDAR 

All concerts at Lexington Presbyterian 

 

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. 

Rockbridge Chorus 

with brief appearance by Rockbridge Youth Chorale 

HOLIDAY CONCERT 

Audience caroling at 7:15 

 

Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. 

Rockbridge Chamber SIngers 

MUSIC OF HEINRICH SCHŰTZ 

 

Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. 

Rockbridge Chorus 

AN EVENING OF GILBERT AND SULLIVAN