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The Board of The
Arbor Consort invites
you all to sing with us
in this upcoming season!
Our Holiday season is
when we switch time
periods from
Renaissance to
roughly the Victorian
Era, the late 18th and
early 19th Centuries.
We begin rehearsals for this season on October 1st, again under the fine Direction of Juan Pereira.
As always, we meet on
Wednesday evenings, from
7:30 - 9:30 PM at
Calvary United Methodist
Church, 1415 Miller
Road, Ann Arbor.
Sit in with us at rehearsal, and have a relaxed vocal audition at the end of the evening with our Director, it's just that easy! If you know of anyone else who might be interested in joining TAC, please pass this along.
Our repertoire is SATB Holiday
music, carols and
secular & sacred music
loosely appropriate to
the Victorian Era,
primarily from the
Oxford Book of Carols
and Gladys Pitcher, with
Octavo pieces as well.
We perform in period
costume during this
season as well, but the
requirements are
considerably less
expensive to put
together. For men, a tux
jacket, tab collar
white shirt, black,
brown or gray
pants, fancy vest, top
hat, ribbon type bow
tie, and a warm long
wool coat or cloak is
all that's needed. For
the ladies, a full long
skirt, frill neck and
cuff blouse, hat and
cloak go a long way.
More costuming
information and
resources will be
available during the
season.
During this season we
hope to be performing in
small groups of 4-6
people for the State and
Main Street Area
Associations on Friday
evenings from 7:00 -
9:00 PM starting after
Thanksgiving Day.
Other venues include
Kerrytown Market and
Shops, The Hamburg
Historical Museum, Tyme
Well Spent Tea Room,
Green Oak Village Place
Mall, and others. Almost
all of our performances
are afternoons or
evenings on weekends.
Our big performance is the last Sunday prior to Christmas, when we all gather at UM Hospital to sing in small groups covering all the adult floors, singing for those unfortunate enough to be in Hospital during the season. A very rewarding afternoon, in so many ways. Afterward we all repair to Cottage Inn Pizza for an end of season party to wish each other well and say goodbye until we resume the next year.
For those veteran
singers who have not
been with us for a
while, TAC's door is
open and waiting for you
to come back and sing
with us once again!
Best,
Kurt Buker -
President
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The Arbor Consort
is a semi-professional group of singers based in Ann Arbor, Michigan,
performing both publicly and privately throughout the year. Formerly known
as "Our Lady's Madrigal Singers", Arbor Consort was formed over 20 years ago as
the official madrigal ensemble of the
Michigan Renaissance Festival in Holly. Arbor Consort can also be seen
as carolers during the holidays, and is the Victorian Caroling quartet for
the State Street Area Association and for
Kerrytown Market & Shops in Ann Arbor.
Holiday Season is here!
Holiday Season rehearsals start Wednesday, October 1 at 7:30 p.m.
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Available for sale starting Sept. 6-7, 2008 For more CD information, contact Kurt Buker: moreTACinfo@aol.com
The Arbor Consort is a 510(c)(3) non-profit organization, and is available for hire throughout the year.
Our ensemble meets at Calvary United Methodist Church 1415 Miller Road, Ann Arbor. For a map and directions, click here.
"Au joli jeu" recorded October 2, 2005 "Silent Night" recorded January 15, 2005 (This will open Windows Media Player in a new window.)
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