Link to PA Daily Herald blurb on "The Sound of Music"

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Photo highlights from "The Sound of Music"

In no logical order (because the photos uploaded out of order), here are some photos from the dress rehearsal of "The Sound of Music." Great show, everyone!

Rolf delivering his telegram to Captain Von Trapp

Searching the Abbey after the concert

How do you solve a problem like Maria?

Franz and Frau Schmidt, the Von Trapp family's butler and housekeeper

Franz serves Captain Von Trapp and Baroness Elsa Schrader on the terrace

The Nazis of the Third Reich - heil!

Uncle Max Detweiller singing to Captain Von Trapp and Elsa

Uncle Max plays Blind Man's Bluff with the Von Trapp children on the terrace

Gretl sings during "So Long, Farewell"

The ballroom, as Baroness Elberfeld looks on

Maria pleading with the Captain to get to know his own children

The children return from their afternoon of play (in their "curtain clothes")

Scared by the thunder and lightning ("The Lonely Goatherd")

Liesl and Rolf - "Sixteen Going on Seventeen"

Maria teaching the children to sing - "Do Re Mi"

The Von Trapp children line up to meet Fraulein Maria for the first time

The Nun's Chorus of Nonnberg Abbey sing "Morning Hymn"

Welcome back!

Hi everyone! Welcome back to Semester 2. I hope you had a great break during semester turnaround and that you're ready to get started with new and wonderful projects in Term 2.

On the music side of things, please remember to bring your instruments for band again as we will be back into rehearsals starting today. That being said, Level 1 and 2 bands will be singing instead of playing today (I'm teaching you the new settings of the music for the mass - Gloria, Memorial Acclamation, Amen, Lamb of God). Level 4 will be rehearsing in the dining hall.

Computers 9I, your first assignment is to complete either a timetable of your Semester 2 subjects or a Bathroom Reader (for any month, as this is a practice trial run of creating one in Microsoft Word or Pages). Our assigned months will be April and June.

Rivier is responsible for the music ministry at the 11:00am mass this Sunday, January 29th at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Please sign up to sing - it will take about an hour, and will be so appreciated by everyone (especially me). You can use this time as service hours too, which is an added bonus for your Christian Ethics classes! Rehearsals for this choir will be today, tomorrow, and Thursday (as needed) at 12:00pm in the music room. Instruments are welcome too - djembe, violin, etc.

Sound of Music rehearsals are getting very intensive now, so it's very important that every cast member is present at all rehearsals. If you must miss a rehearsal, it is your responsibility to inform one of the directors with as much advance notice as possible so that we are not wondering where you are when rehearsal time comes. Thank you for your understanding in this matter. We have 2 weeks until the show opens, and lots of work to be done between now and then! Time to pull up those knee-high forest green socks! :o)

Sound of Music posters and tickets

Rivier Players Drama Presents

Rogers & Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music"

Friday, February 10th - 7:00pm

Saturday, February 11th - 7:00pm

Sunday, February 12th - 2:00pm

Rivier Auditorium - 1405 Bishop Pascal Place

Prince Albert, SK

Tickets: Students $6 / Adults $10

Call 764-6289 for more information

Mono Chant/Morning Hymn (Rex Admirabilis)/Alleluia

Here is the nun's chorus from the opening of The Sound of Music. Yes, ladies, this will be you in only a few months! Check it out:

In no time you'll be singing Latin like legit Sisters! ;o)

If you read this post and watch the video, please leave me a comment below. Thanks for checking in!

Updates

I am back from the Saskatchewan Music Conference in Regina (thankfully I didn't get storm-stayed like some of my colleagues!), and it was just wonderful! I bought $600 worth of band music for $20, which was the deal of the century, to say the least! Gotta love Long & McQuade blowout sales. Get ready for some sight reading, bands! We've got lots of new material!

Just a reminder for everyone that there has been a change in Parent-Teacher Interview times for tomorrow. Instead of 4-7pm, we will be running interviews from 3:30-6:30. Don't forget to tell your parents!

October practice charts were due on Friday. Congratulations to Band 20, who was the first class to have a 100% record of handing in their charts. Next step: Make sure that all charts have a minimum of 240 minutes per month (60 minutes per week). Music 9(4) and 7(1) came very close as well - good work girls!

For those of you wondering about the cast list for The Sound of Music, here's the scoop: Jan Cash, our director, needs to have the final say in the casting. Sr. Mary and I have it mostly figured out now, after several callback auditions. Jan will need to put the final "seal of approval" on our list, and we will get started on rehearsals immediately after. Stay tuned for a schedule.

I hope everyone had a good weekend, and please drive safely out there.... it's beginning to look a lot like (slippery, snowy, icy) Christmas!