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November/December Schedules
As we approach the Christmas season at GCC, we wanted to share our various schedules for the remainder of 2018. You can also find a calendar here. If you want to subscribe to the GCC music calendar, email Gary and he’ll share it with you: gary.wendt@gccucc.org
Join us for the final rehearsals, worship services and performances of 2018!
CHANCEL CHOIR (more detailed schedule here)
Th, Nov. 15 @ 7:30p – rehearsal in sanctuary
Th, Nov. 29 @ 7:30p – rehearsal at St. David’s Episcopal, corner of Glenview & Shermer
Th, Dec. 6, 13, 20 @ 7:30p – rehearsal in sanctuary
Mon, Dec. 24 @ 8:00p – warm up in sanctuary. 9:00p Christmas Eve service
TOYS CHORUS (all singers are invited!)
Wed, Dec. 5 & 12 @ 7:00p in sanctuary
Sat, Dec. 15 @5:30p – warm up in sanctuary. 7:00p CONCERT
JOYFUL RINGERS (more detailed schedule here)
Th, Nov. 15 – rehearsal
Th, Nov. 22 – NO rehearsal – Happy Thanksgiving!
Th, Nov. 29 – NO rehearasl – Happy Pageant rehearsal!
Th, Dec. 6, 13, 20 – rehearsals in sanctuary
Mon, Dec. 24 @ 7:30p – warm up in sanctuary. 9:00p Christmas Eve service
CHILDREN’S CHOIRS
And, just for fun, here are a few more pictures of the construction:
Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
Calling all singers!
The annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service of Glenview will be Tuesday, Nov 20 at Glenview United Methodist Church, 727 Harlem.
If you are interested in singing:
6:30p call, meet in the Sanctuary
7:30p service
What to wear – options
A robe/stole from our choir room.
Borrow a robe (you’re welcome to one of theirs at Glenview United Methodist).
If you don’t want to wear a robe, you don’t have to. Do your thing!
What we’re singing (scores can be downloaded here)
For the Beauty of the Earth: John Rutter
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah: arr. Mark Hayes
Fall Concert Marathon!
We were fortunate to host 3 incredible concert weekends in a row at GCC. With over 1000 audience members filling our sanctuary, the fall concerts presented a wide variety of music with stunning performances. Kudos to all, thank you for sharing your gifts with us, and thanks to our GCC volunteers for ushering, setting up and tearing down for each event!
The Sing to Live Community Chorus , directed by Wilbert Watkins, is a chorus of 90 singers whose lives have been touched by breast cancer. They’ll be back on April 16th to present “The British Invasion.”
Imprint is a new group directed by Marty Sirvatka, retired choral director from Glenbrook South High School, featuring alums from his many years of teaching.
Apollo Chorus of Chicago, under the direction of Stephen Alltop, presented a powerful fall preview program of music from the Messiah, the Duruflé Requiem and much more. Click here for a video snippet. Be sure to join us for their spring concert on March 16!
GCC Recordings
Our playlist keeps growing. Special thanks to Barry Nelson for capturing our music in these archival recordings. Download the Sound Cloud app on your phone to listen when you go for those long walks or listen online. Check them out here.
Moving Right Along – Construction Update
Contractors are hard at work on the new bell room & music library. The old choir room air handler was removed, the walls torn down to make way for the new HVAC unit for the choir and bell rooms, and the framing of the walls of the music library and bell room are finished. Onward now to the electrical work, floor building and drywalling! The dust is flying, but as they say, “You have to crack some eggs to make the omelette!” Thanks to all for being flexible and for pitching in to clean and protect our instruments and resources from the dust.
Construction Begins!
As construction begins, we want to thank everyone for their flexibility as the dust starts to fly and we consolidate on spaces for a while. We just finished a week of “Cut, Cap and Make Safe.” It was a week of putting up temporary construction walls & doors in order to isolate the work areas from the useable building space. As updates on our music spaces come in, we will keep you informed here on this blog as well as through the church e-blasts and Broadcaster newsletter.
