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Community Music Day
Community Music Day
An Afternoon of Music-Making for Everyone
An Afternoon of Music-Making for Everyone
Sunday, April 6, 2025
Sunday, April 6, 2025
Nonnewaug High School
Nonnewaug High School
Minortown Road, Woodbury, CT
Minortown Road, Woodbury, CT
Schedule
Schedule
11:00 Transport arrives & Setup begins
11:00 Transport arrives & Setup begins
Handbells
Handbells
12:30 FaLiSaD rehearses Harmonic Convergence
12:30 FaLiSaD rehearses Harmonic Convergence
12:45 The Messengers rehearse Celtic Praise
12:45 The Messengers rehearse Celtic Praise
1:00 Zion Ringers & The Messengers rehearse Recollection
1:00 Zion Ringers & The Messengers rehearse Recollection
1:15 Zion Ringers & The Messengers, percussion and Anna on keyboard rehearse Baba Yetu
1:15 Zion Ringers & The Messengers, percussion and Anna on keyboard rehearse Baba Yetu
1:15 All We Ring! & Ring Out! (handbells) arrive at Nonnewaug High School Auditorium
1:15 All We Ring! & Ring Out! (handbells) arrive at Nonnewaug High School Auditorium
1:30 All Handbell Ringers rehearse Oh, Happy Morning
1:30 All Handbell Ringers rehearse Oh, Happy Morning
1:45 All Handbell Ringers rehearse Peace Like a River
1:45 All Handbell Ringers rehearse Peace Like a River
Singers
Singers
All other performers should arrive 10 minutes before their first rehearsal time.
All other performers should arrive 10 minutes before their first rehearsal time.
2:00 Vivace rehearse Crowded Table
2:00 Vivace rehearse Crowded Table
2:10 We Sing! rehearses The Journey
2:10 We Sing! rehearses The Journey
2:20 Watertown High School Chamber Choir rehearse Desert Song
2:20 Watertown High School Chamber Choir rehearse Desert Song
2:30 Watertown High School & We Sing! rehearse Shine Like Stars
2:30 Watertown High School & We Sing! rehearse Shine Like Stars
2:40 Everyone rehearses Baba Yetu
2:40 Everyone rehearses Baba Yetu
3:10 Everyone rehearses Peace Like a River
3:10 Everyone rehearses Peace Like a River
3:30 St Thomas More singers rehearse
3:30 St Thomas More singers rehearse
3:30 Break & Snacks (water & packaged snacks provided by Woodbury-Bethlehem Community Music Foundation)
3:30 Break & Snacks (water & packaged snacks provided by Woodbury-Bethlehem Community Music Foundation)
4:00 Concert
4:00 Concert
What Is It?
What Is It?
Community Music Day brings together singers, and handbell ringers in the greater Bethlehem area for an afternoon of rehearsing, singing and playing music—together and as individual groups—culminating in a public concert.
Community Music Day brings together singers, and handbell ringers in the greater Bethlehem area for an afternoon of rehearsing, singing and playing music—together and as individual groups—culminating in a public concert.
Who May Participate?
Who May Participate?
Individuals who sing or ring
Individuals who sing or ring
School Choruses
School Choruses
Community Choirs & Church Choirs
Community Choirs & Church Choirs
Handbell Ringers - all are invited to ring with Chime In!
Handbell Ringers - all are invited to ring with Chime In!
(Contact Rick at 860-631-3246 or Rick@ChimeInMusic.org)
(Contact Rick at 860-631-3246 or Rick@ChimeInMusic.org)
Individual Group Performances
Individual Group Performances
Performance groups attending are invited to perform a piece of their own during the concert. A brief warm up period prior to the group rehearse may be arranged.
Performance groups attending are invited to perform a piece of their own during the concert. A brief warm up period prior to the group rehearse may be arranged.
Contact Rick by March 15 to plan for your group performance.
Contact Rick by March 15 to plan for your group performance.
Music
Music
Singers: Learn choral parts
Singers: Learn choral parts
(Soloists have been selected)
(Soloists have been selected)
Peace Like a River
Peace Like a River
Arranged for the event by Julian Revie & Rick Wood
Singers: Simple 4-verse melody
Where Do We Get Music?
Where Do We Get Music?
Music is free to all participants.
Music is free to all participants.
To Request Music - Contact:
Rick Wood, Director of Music
860-631-3246 or
Rick@ChimeInMusic.org
Groups: Request copies in bulk.
Individuals: Request anytime up to the event. Extra copies will be available that day.
Ringers: Contact Rick by March 20 for music and rehearsal schedule.
Video Recording
Video Recording
Peace Like a River will be video recorded.
Peace Like a River will be video recorded.
All performers must complete a Video Permission Form either 1) giving permission to be recorded or 2) refusing permission to be recorded.
All performers must complete a Video Permission Form either 1) giving permission to be recorded or 2) refusing permission to be recorded.
Performers who choose not to be recorded and any performer who does not have a signed Video Permission Form will sing and/or ring in the area excluded from recording.
Performers who choose not to be recorded and any performer who does not have a signed Video Permission Form will sing and/or ring in the area excluded from recording.
Performers under the age of 18 must have this form signed by a parent or guardian.
Performers under the age of 18 must have this form signed by a parent or guardian.
Where and When Is It?
Where and When Is It?
Community Music Day
Community Music Day
Nonnewaug High School, Minortown Road, Woodbury CT
Nonnewaug High School, Minortown Road, Woodbury CT
Sunday, April 6, 2025
Sunday, April 6, 2025
Rehearsals & Warmups 2:45 - 3:30 p.m.
Rehearsals & Warmups 2:45 - 3:30 p.m.
Snacks at 3:30 p.m.
Snacks at 3:30 p.m.
Public Concert (All Invited) 4:00 p.m.
Public Concert (All Invited) 4:00 p.m.
What Is the Cost?
What Is the Cost?
The Event is Free!
The Event is Free!
Through a grant from the Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation, the Woodbury-Bethlehem Community Music Foundations provides music, snacks, and covers costs.
Donations
Donations
Donations are gratefully accepted to support music programs of Chime In! including We Sing! Children's Choir, and Handbell Choirs and Ensembles of ringers ages 8 and up.
How Do I Participate?
How Do I Participate?
Music Directors may contact Rick to plan for participation and request music.
Individuals may contact Rick to join in and request music.
Experienced Singers may show up at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 6, and join in.
Contact Information
Contact Information
Rick Wood, Director of Music
Chime In! Music With a Mission
PO Box 21, Bethlehem, CT 06751
Voicemail: 860-631-3246
Email: Rick@ChimeInMusic.org
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