I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for working so hard to make so many people happy today!! You were very musical and entertaining; soloists were sensational and led us so courageously; and officers went way above and beyond the call of duty!! I am so grateful for and so proud of you ALL!!

I am also very appreciative of Dave Cinotto for hosting us at Bootleggers again. We are so thankful for your generous support as well as your active participation, Dave!

I look forward to seeing you all in the fall and I will keep you on my heart and in my prayers until then. I give thanks to God for your service, your dedication, your friendship, and your love.

With all my love and my gratitude,

Jod

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Just a couple reminders for Sunday.

CALL TIME is 1:30, but we really need as much help as we can get setting up chairs, preparing the front door for tickets, etc. putting out the prop bags, and letting the sound guys get their work done. If you can be there early, it will be appreciated.

I want to thank all the folks that came early last Tuesday to help, many hands make light work.

We can assign you a project to help.

Please bring your MANILA ENVELOPE to return your music….you WILL return your music to Linda’s boxes after the concert, and before you depart. If you’ve lost yours, she usually has a few spares to help out.

Wear your correct dress, as we did on Tuesday.

Come with a smile and let’s have fun!

See you SUNDAY.

I HAVE A TABLET THAT SOMEONE LEFT TONIGHT AFTER REHEARSAL IN A PEW

I HAVE A BLACK WATER BOTTLE MATTE FINISH—NO ALCOHOL IN IT.

I HAVE A BOOTLEGGERS SHIRT—WONDER WHO OWNS THAT????

PLEASE CALL OR TEXT ME AT 720 648 2982 TO GET THIS STUFF, ESPECIALLY THE TABLET, CAN’T PRACTICE WITHOUT THE TABLET.

DONNIE

Act I:

A Chorus Line (1975)-

Follow Jody’s choreography. Hats off at last “One” for eight counts.

When at your chair, sit.

Show Boat (1927) – sit through Man of Mine. Slowing stand at “Ah’m tired…”

After applause, sit.

Oklahoma! (1943) – stand when Ken sings “And the land we belong to is grand!” on p. 15.

Squat quickly at the bottom of page 16, with the first “Okla.” Rise slowly on the “homas” until standing at “Oklahoma’s grand”

South Pacific (1949) – Start standing with back to audience, getting costume ready. Back row turn, then front row. Listen to Jim and react. Have fun.

Men rearrange outfit and sit. All sitting.

Guys and Dolls (1950) – All stand when choir sings at m. 30, p. 4.

Sit on rest at end of song after “doll” m. 74, p. 8.

Men stand at m. 102, p. 12 when they sing “So”

Then women stand at m. 104, “Let’s…”

All sit after “Ha!” at the bottom of page 14.

Stand at the rest before the beginning of each part that your section sings.

All sit at rest after “here!” on page 19, at the end of that song.

All stand at m. 172, p. 21 with “Doodle…”

BTW, we’re skipping “If I Were a Bell” pp. bottom of 22 to top of 27.

Still standing at top of p. 27.

Sit at rest after “before” top of page 31.

Adelaide’s Lament

Lean forward on “People all said” in the middle of page 39.

Stand at the bottom of the page on “And the..”

Sit on dramatic “down” at the top of page 41, and swirl on “great gib wave” in the middle of that page.

Stand reverently on “thank the Lord” at the bottom of page 42.

Sit down at “Sit down” in the middle of page 44.

Lean forward on 2^nd inserted “Sit down…”

Rise on “sit down” in the middle of page 47, then sit at the rest after “boat.”

The Music Man (1957) –

Women stand at top of page 6 with “Pick A Little…”

Men stand at “Good night…”

All sit before “Lida Rose”

Sopranos rise right before “Dream..” at the top of page 8.

All stand after “same” at the bottom of page 9.

All sit at the rest after “me” in the middle of page 13.

All stand at the rest after “score” in the middle of page 21.

Sit after applause.

West Side Story (1957) – “Somewhere” Sung seated.

The Sound of Music – Start seated. All stand at rest after solo “before” at the top of page 9.

Sit after “so do.” At the end of page 26.

Stand at the rest after solo’s “live” at the top of page 30, before “Climb…”.

Man of La Mancha (1965) “The Impossible Dream”

Stand Throughout song.

Act II:

Women: Sweet Charity (1966)

Webber

The Phantom of the Opera:

Stand at intro to song.

Sit at rest after “night” in the middle of page 7.

Evita,

Stand at m. 88, at the intro to Superstar.

Jesus Christ Superstar,

Sit at m. 170 on page 15.

Stand at m. 183, when the soloist sings “The.”

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1970’s) -

Sit after applause.

Chicago (1975) –

Stand at m. 74, two measures after the rest after “friends” in the middle of page 10. Stay standing.

New York, New York (1977)

Kick, left-right, at m. 59 at the top of page 8, and stop at m. 62, after “away.”

Sway left-right at the top of page 9 at “anywhere.”

At the middle of page 9, at the second “New,” lift hat over head in a circle and stay lifted for 8 counts.

After applause, put hats away and sit.

Sweeney Todd (1979) -

Stand at the bottom of page 6, after the rest after “Street,” at m. 60.

Sit after applause.

Les Miserables (1985) –

Stand at the top of page 18, when you sing “stand” (m. 143)

Sit after the rest after “comes” in the middle of page 19.

Men stand in the middle of page 16, at the beginning of m. 227, before “On this page.”

Women stand at the top of page 27 at “your mother…”

Remain standing.

Miss Saigon (1989) -

Stand throughout song and remain standing.

Finale:

This is the Moment -

Stand throughout song. Sit after applause.

Benediction:

For Good from Wicked (2003, 2025)

Stand at “more” of “anymore” at the top of page 9 and remain standing.

Encore:

We Go Together from Grease (1972) –

Bounce on intro and remain standing.

Every section except the sopranos sit at the “lo” of “lo-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-ov” in the middle of page 10.

Each section stand as you speak your part at D at the beginning of page 11.

Men stay standing at the end of the mixed group lines.

Women join them standing at the top of page 12, in the first measure, before they sing “A-wop.”

All sit after the first 4 bars of page 15, at the end of the men’s first “Chang chang…”

After all curtain calls (Teagen & Stephanie are the last), we sing it a cappella once then stand to sing last time with piano before last pose on YEAH!

CROSS LUTHERAN FORMATION:

Starting formation will be behind the back pews mirroring final position but in quasi-reverse order!! (I will show you!!)

*Also I want front row men (7) with sopranos (10) on stage left and back row men (6) with altos (12) on stage right!!!

We will then creep down aisle 2 and 4 alternating men women.

Every other person will face the opposite direction!! (MEN plus a few ladies at the end of the line will face OUT and WOMEN will face IN.)

At end of aisle down front, men plus a few ladies will peel outward and ladies will peel inward alternating!

EDEN HILL FORMATION:

Two lines IN REVERSE ORDER of final kick formation divided between STAGE LEFT and STAGE RIGHT lines. (There’s no telling how much room we’ll have at Eden Hill!!)

We will creep down the perimeter of the chapel facing audience!

SIMPLIFIED CHOREOGRAPHY FOR BOTH VENUES:

Begin side step TOGETHER (no cross) at measure 5!

Except for measure 35 and 61, EVERY time “One” is sung by any part whether short or long note, hat follows up down using RIGHT HAND ON BRIM:

“ONE” UP DOWN

Measures: 5, 9, 21, 37, 41, 53

Stop and Sway RIGHT LEFT on measures 29-32 “Ooh sigh…”

Step RT, kick LT, at measures 33 and stop EVERYTHING on measure 36!!

Continue side-step TOGETHER at m. 37 (If you’re already where you need to be step RT TOUCH the LT TOUCH in place!! *TOUCH being on beat 3)

Stop and Sway RIGHT LEFT on measure 61-64 “Ooh sigh…”

Step RT, kick LT, at measures 65 and stop EVERYTHING on BEAT 3 of measure 70!! (Change cutoff to beat 3!!)

Hat off to Theresa on measure 71 with spoken ONE!

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NBCC PLAN for 3/31/26:

Full Chorale: 6:30 Rehearse Act 1

(Please use PLAY MY PART along with the listening links below to prepare)

Act 1

One

Show Boat Medley:

Can’t Help

Old Man

Oklahoma

There is Nothing Like a Dame

Guys and Dolls Medley:

Recits

Guys and Dolls

Luck Be a Lady

I Got the Horse

Bushel and a Peck

If I Were a Bell

I’ve Never Been in Love

Adelaide’s Lament

Sit Down

Music Man Medley:

Goodnight My Someone

Pick a little/Good night Ladies

Lisa Rose/Dream

Wells Fargo Wagon

Till There Was You

76 Trombones

Music Man Medley (complete choral)

Somewhere

Sound of Music

Impossible Dream

(Bonus Impossible Dream )

Act2:

Big Spender

AL Webber Concert

Chicago CH

New York, NY

Ballad of Sweeney Todd

Les Miserables Medley

Sun and Moon

This is the Moment

For Good

We Go Together

6:30 Men:

Goodnight Ladies

Lida Rose (add altos at 6:45!)

Full Choir:

(Last 4 songs of Act 1)

Music Man

Goodnight My Someone

Pick a little/Good night Ladies

Lisa Rose/Dream

Wells Fargo Wagon

Till There Was You

76 Trombones

Music Man Medley (complete choral)

Somewhere

Sound of Music

Impossible Dream

(Bonus Impossible Dream )

AL Webber Concert

Chicago CH

Ballad of Sweeney Todd

PS. I don’t like ANY of the recordings of NY, NY!! 🤮

There is Nothing Like a Dame

Full Choir:

(First 5 songs Act 1)

One

Show Boat Medley:

Can’t Help

Old Man

Oklahoma

There is Nothing Like a Dame

Guys and Dolls Medley:

Recits

Guys and Dolls

Luck Be a Lady

I Got the Horse

Bushel and a Peck

If I Were a Bell

I’ve Never Been in Love

Adelaide’s Lament

Sit Down

SEE THE LINK:

Big Spender

Good morning, Chorale,

I forgot that the Children’s German Choir is rehearsing in the space until almost 5:45, so there’s no need to show up for setting up chairs until around 5:45. I think I said earlier, but we’d just be sitting on our thumbs.

Hope you can help. See you there

Donnie