Philo Singers Communications Corner

 18 October, 2025 Dear Philo Singers,  Our Board meeting on Sunday night will be very special.  Yasmin Khan, a Fundraising and Development Consultant, will chat with us about our chorus and lead us in some development training. ALL PHILO SINGERS are invited to join the board members*.  You can think of your attendance for this special presentation as an investment in our chorale's future and our place in our community.   BUT, please rsvp to Janine Beale.  You might need to bring a folding chair.  🙂 Cheers,  Gayle

Hi Singers, No Sectionals tonight.  I got my dates mixed up.  NO dining out Fun night either. YES, Board meeting this Sunday at 7 PM at Janines's. ALL SINGERS ARE WELCOME TO ANY BOARD MEETING.  Just let Janine know you are coming so we have enough chairs.

 29 September, 2025 Dear Philo Singers:   This will be an awesome, cool program, and Jim, Dave, and Pat are donating the proceeds to us and the church where the concert will be held.   Come be entertained, support our singers, and also your Philomusica Chorale.  Bring friends!   "The British Are Coming! ... The British Are Coming! "   With a nod toward the 1775 ride of Paul Revere, A recital of songs and duets by modern and colonial era British composers  Gerald Finzi, Henry Purcell, & Ralph Vaughan Williams Some will be songs heard in the concert halls of the time,  but others likely only in the taverns. David Sharp, tenor James Walters, baritone Patricia Hallman, piano Marvin Keenze, piano   Sunday November 9; 3:30 pm UU Mount Airy; 6900 Stenton Ave; Philadelphia , Suggested $20 pp “Free Will” donation   Proceeds shared equally by  UUMtAiry and Philomusica Chorale  

25 September, 2025 Message from Gayle Dear Philo Singers: One of my personal goals this season is to get myself to more choral concerts, for my own personal pleasure. to support my friends and family, and to help support choral arts in general in the Philadelphia area. So, it is with a bit of personal privilege that I share this with you.   Choral Arts was founded years ago by one of my teachers and several of our Philo singers, friends, colleagues, and soloists sing with this group.   The attachment gives some info AND a discount code. Maybe I'll see you there!  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1apQtgZ91e9SOFBXSbBKvindW5LVehZYk/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=102387573291399489048&rtpof=true&sd=true

YouTube Playlist for Coming To America Dear Singers FROM Susan (Thank you, Susan!) THIS  playlist contains most, if not all, of the songs for the January 31 concert in the order Gayle is currently considering.  (In her emails, Gayle has also shared some versions with individual voice parts -- those are not included here.) -- Susan https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPNyC-YXdeEXzhWSeFPQLfkRpeBjj9QT-&si=6NL95ERqSUoKxaus

 Message from Gayle (September 8, 2025) Hello Singers!   Let's SING! Rehearsals start up again TONIGHT at 7:30 at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA  19118. Please  bring a black three ring binder or your choral folder  or whatever you use for your music.  There are many 8 ½ x 11 photocopies of music. (By Permission or by purchased Digital Duplication Licenses.)  Bring a black #2  pencil  and any desired water in a  sealed/capped  container.  (We're watching out for spills.) Please arrive  no later the 7:20  so you can find your music packet, find your seat, sign attendance sheet, check your contact info, check your music packet, and say hello to your fellow singers.   AND, please invite your friends and acquaintances and fellow church choir/ synagogue singers to try us out during the month of September.  I'm available for auditions, too, before every Mo...

  Dear Philo Singer: (or Welcome New Philo Singer) Thank you for an awesome 45th Anniversary year! I was so very proud of your performances and singing about beauty and ballgames. You hit it out of the park! This message is about what’s next. Our main themes: 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of America’s independence – and Philomusica will mark the occasion in two unique concerts for residents of our historically important city.  While we support and applaud the arts organizations that will bring out their American flags and bunting, we will offer something different. No current politics or partisanship. No fifes or drums. With the help and support of our Music Committee, I have designed two concerts that stay true to our classical roots, complement each other, and will be promoted together: On Saturday, January 31*, we will present  COMING TO AMERICA.  We will showcase the music of some composers who emigrated to the U.S. (Rachmaninoff??), as well as first-generatio...