• 06/25/26 (John): Much appreciation to all you volunteers who extended the Da Capo season this week to take part in the Fryeburg Semiquincentennial events. Time to start thinking about next season. If you have any suggestions for songs, groups, or oddball ideas you think would be a fit for Da Capo, please pass them along to me before the end of July. Mark your calendars for these important dates;

• Tuesday, Sept. 15 - tentative start to the next season of fun, fine music!

• Tuesday, Oct. 6 - NO REHEARSAL; Fryeburg Fair week. 

• February 4-7 - Da Capo Winter Concert Weekend; times and venues TBA

May it be a happy, healthy, relaxing summer for all of you.

*Learn the music

• work towards memorization which leads to a better overall performance and allows for more movement

• attend all scheduled rehearsals (if you need to miss some, work on the music on your own)

• listen to the recordings (when available)

• practice on your own at home or by getting together with your section group members

*Be respectful, responsible and safe

• Be supportive and kind to all members

• Fulfill responsibilities for attendance and learning music

• Stay home if you are not feeling well, particularly if you have a runny nose, cough, sore throat and/or fever

• Check emails and Da Capo website and calendar frequently for updates to rehearsals, concerts, or fundraising events

*Help support Da Capo

• Da Capo is a non-profit 501(c)(3) and needs the support of its members and the community (see Financials and Stuff for breakdown of costs)

• Pay dues in a timely manner - Dues are $50 per semester

• Pay music costs in a timely manner.  You keep your music at the end of the semester, unless you want to donate it back to Da Capo

• Participate in fundraisers whenever possible (caroling events, restaurant fundraisers, etc.)

• Seek sponsors or advertisers to support Da Capo - see Julie or Beth for more information

• Volunteer to bring food, set up or break down equipment for concerts whenever available

• All members are encouraged to invite family and friends to caroling, dine to donate events, and of course, concerts

To ensure Da Capo thrives as a singing group, we rely on various funding sources such as:

• Member Dues

• Donations

• Concert Program Advertising and Sponsorships

• Concert Ticket Sales

• Community Events and Fundraisers 

to cover essential expenses such as:

• Sheet Music

• Director Fees

• Rehearsal and Concert Venue Rentals

• Concert Program Printing

• Concert Program Advertising

• Guest Musicians

With semester dues set at $50 per singer, in addition to sheet music costs (you keep the music), we encourage members facing financial hardships to reach out for assistance. Your support and contributions are vital for our success and longevity.

This space is for any of us to share what we are involved with outside the organization. Do you have a project, club, band, business, etc. that you are a part of outside of Da Capo? If so, then share it here so that others can learn about it!

• August 8 @3:00pm - 7:00pm (Anne): Summers are Forever

  • • Please mark your calendar for the 11th annual Summers are Forever event on Saturday August 8th from 3 to 7 p.m. at our Ogeedankee cabin in Tamworth, New Hampshire.  This year we welcome back Alice Howe and Freebo (along with their backing band) for the musical performance.  Their performance will start around 4pm. For those who want to make a long weekend of it, we are also planning other activities including a Friday charity golf round, a Sunday brunch and mountain hike.  For additional information please check the Summers are Forever webpage at:  www.ogeedanke.org

    • If you already know whether you are planning to attend (or not) please RSVP here:  https://forms.gle/JVGa1LJmuanXnRwK9

• June 6 @7:00pm (Diane): I Hear America Singing: Choral music of American composers

  • • Mt. Washington Valley Choral Society Spring Concert

    • Leura Hill Eastman PAC at Fryeburg Academy

    • More info and tickets in advance at mwvcs.org

• Check out FROZEN JR. - April 10, 11, 17, 18 @7:00pm, April 11, 12, 18, 19 @2:00pm

• January 11 @ 7pm (David): AN EVENING’S FROST – THE POETRY OF ROBERT FROST

  • • Directed by Christine Thompson

    • Join us for a special evening at the Playhouse for the poetry of Robert Frost, directed by Christine Thompson. An Evening’s Frost is a compilation of selected poems by Robert Frost, thoughtfully arranged into a cohesive and evocative journey by the late M & D Artistic Director, Richard Russo. The New England poet Robert Frost, perhaps best known for “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”, also wrote many narrative poems that explore profound human experiences. Many of these works grapple with the delicate boundary between life and death. Frost was no stranger to loss; he outlived four of his six children. His prolific body of work may be understood, in part, as an effort to confront and make sense of these unimaginable tragedies. Yet, with remarkable brilliance, Frost infuses his poetry not only with beauty, but also, most importantly, with hope. 

    • Performances at M&D Playhouse at the historic Eastern Slope Inn, 2760 White Mountain Highway, North Conway

    • Tickets: www.mdplayhouse.com

• December 4,5,6,11,12,13,18,19,20 @7:30pm, December 7,14,21 @3:30 pm (David): A Christmas Carol

  • • By Charles Dickens

    • Directed by Mackenzie Hester

    • M&D continues its annual tradition of presenting the ultimate in holiday offerings. The timeless Christmas classic about a mean-spirited and selfish old man, Ebenezer Scrooge, who hates Christmas. One cold Christmas Eve, Scrooge, who is found being unkind to the people in his life, will be visited by three ghosts who will give him an opportunity to change his ways before it is too late. A play about taking a look into your past, your present to see how it affects your future and most importantly yourself. This play gives a look about what you can do with a chance to correct the error of your ways, to learn, to grow, a chance to change your path and therefore your future.

    • Performances at M&D Playhouse at the historic Eastern Slope Inn, 2760 White Mountain Highway, North Conway

    • Tickets: www.mdplayhouse.com

• November 7,8,9,14,15,16 (Mary): Once Upon a Mattress, Jr. 

  • • By Mary Rodgers, Marshall Barer, Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller

    • Directed by Mary Bastoni

    • Many moons ago in a far-off place, Queen Aggravain decreed no couples could marry until her son, Prince Dauntless, found a bride. Princesses came from far and wide to win the hand of the prince, but none could pass the impossible tests given to them by the Queen. That is, until the “shy” swamp princess, Winnifred the Woebegone, showed up. Would she be able to pass the Sensitivity Test, marry her prince and help Lady Larken and Sir Harry to the altar? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the classic tale The Princess and the Pea provides some side-splitting shenanigans. For after all, a princess is a delicate thing.

    • Performances at The Majestic Theater, 36 Main Street, Conway, NH 01818

    • Tickets: artsinmotiontheater.com

      • ONCE UPON A MATTRESS: YOUTH EDITION is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.

• September 19 @ 7pm-8:30pm (John): Barry Me A Little

  • • Barry Manilow was the biggest hit-maker of the 70s and 80s and he is still touring at age 82. We are happy to present his younger prodigy (not really) for this area premiere. John Waldie thrilled audiences last year with his Billy Joel tribute, now he presents 'Barry Me a Little', his take on the man who "wrote the songs that make the young girls cry" (though he didn't write that song - Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys did.) Don't miss the local 'King of the Keys' as he modulates his way through the Manilow repertoire. 

    • Denmark Arts Center - denmarkarts.org