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  Choir dress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Choir dress is the vesture of the clerics, seminarians and religious of traditional churches worn for public prayer, either apart from the eucharist or by those attending the eucharist as the clergy part of the congregation rather than as the celebrants.
The choir dress of clergy in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches are relatively similar.
Choir dress in the Roman Catholic Church is worn by deacons, priests and bishops when presiding at or celebrating a liturgy that is not the Mass, especially the liturgy of the hours, or when attending Mass without celebrating or concelebrating the Eucharist.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Choir_dress   (834 words)

  
 Lawrence Civic Choir
There is also the cost of the choir's attire (tuxedos for men and the fl dress worn by the women), due a few weeks into the semester.
All new members to the choir will be contacted by the people in charge of helping you acquire this new attire within the first 4 weeks of the semester.
Choir members can buy gift certificates that are worth exactly what they cost, then the grocery store contributes either 5 or 6 percent of each sale to the Lawrence Civic Choir.
www.lawrencecivicchoir.org /faq.htm   (1729 words)

  
 Academic dress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Academic dress in most universities in the Commonwealth is derived from the academic dress of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, which themselves are a development of academic and clerical dress common throughout the medieval universities of Europe.
When wearing academic dress, it is usual to dress formally and soberly beneath the gown; so, for example, men would typically wear a dark suit with a white shirt and tie, or military or national dress, and women would wear equivalent attire.
Academic dress of the University of Wales, Lampeter
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Academic_dress   (1755 words)

  
 Confessions of a Recovering Choir Director: A Musical Journey through GIRM: § 312-313 - Choir and Instrument ...
The choir should be positioned with respect to the design of each church so as to make clearly evident its character as a part of the gathered community of the faithful fulfilling a specific function.
Concerning the interpretation of the placement issue, the choir has been placed in stalls around the altar, behind the altar, between the congregation and altar, behind the congregation, one side of the congregation, or in the loft (wherever the loft is).
Choir dress consists of cassock and surplice for priests and deacons, and cassock and rochet for bishops.
www.cantemusdomino.net /blog/archives/000361.php   (2061 words)

  
 General Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Cary Community Choir is supported in part by grants from the Town of Cary and the Lazy Daze Arts and Crafts Festival - a Cary-based festival supporting local arts and non-profit organizations and activities.
To highlight the ecumenical nature of the choir, the performance venue is rotated among the area’s churches having sanctuaries of adequate size.
Dress for women consists of fl skirts or slacks and fl tops with full-length or three-quarter-length sleeves.
www.carycommunitychoir.com /Default.aspx?tabid=28   (409 words)

  
 Concert Wardrobe Information
The basic dress must be earth tones (not fl, aqua or maroon).
Dress is worn with fl patent shoes and length is to the floor.
DRESS HANGING BAG: For Long Tour and Short Tour, must be a navy vinyl or nylon dress bag long enough for the red dress to hang in.
www.texasgirlschoir.org /concertwardrobe.htm   (1387 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Surplice
As the distinctive sacerdotal dress of the lower clergy the bishop, after giving the tonsure, places it on the candidate for orders with these words: "May the Lord clothe thee with the new man, who is created in righteousness and true holiness after the image of God."
As a liturgical dress in this sense it is met outside of Italy (in England and France) as early as the eleventh century, but it is not found in Italy until the twelfth century.
Towards the close of the twelfth century the surplice was already the distinctive dress of the lower clergy, even though this was not the case everywhere.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/14343d.htm   (1043 words)

  
 Zenit News Agency - The World Seen From Rome
The choir dresses in white-cassock style robes with a cloth accessory which is similar to the stole a priest wears when celebrating the liturgy.
Because the roles of the choirs and cantors are exercised within the liturgical community, the space chosen for the musicians should clearly express that they are part of the assembly of worshipers.
With respect to the entrance procession, the function of the choir, or "pastoral musicians," is different from that foreseen in the liturgical books regarding the participation in the entrance procession of clergy in choir at some solemn, and especially episcopal, Masses (see Ceremonial of Bishops, No. 128).
www.zenit.org /english/visualizza.phtml?sid=93630   (1214 words)

  
 international choir
Out of respect for your other choir members and the director, your are responsible for giving an account of your tardiness to the director.
All dress rehearsals and concerts are required to receive a passing grade for the semester.
Women of The International Choir are required to purchase a choir dress and jewelry.
www.wbu.edu /b/b03b/internationalchoir1.htm   (1194 words)

  
 Urban Legends Reference Pages: A World of Luck (Choir Non-Quorum)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The minister and his wife and daughter were delayed by a dress that needed ironing at the last minute.
F.E. Paul, choir director and mother of the pianist, was late simply because her daughter was.
But because of such matters as a soiled dress, a catnap, an unfinished letter, a geometry problem and a stalled car, all of the members of the choir were late - something which had never occurred before.
www.snopes.com /luck/choir.htm   (831 words)

  
 Choir
Every day choir students will need to provide a binder to keep music and notes in, a pencil, and a highlighter.
Because the choir's success is dependent on each member, all students are expected to support each other in their efforts to improve.
Choir students are expected to maintain control and decorum when in rehearsal, performance, or in other classes.
www.msu.edu /~evansand/andyevans/choir.htm   (599 words)

  
 Choir2
The Lemkovyna Choir was founded in Fall 1969 in the village of Rudno (now part of the city of L'viv) by Lemkos born in Poland who had been settled in L'viv and the villages of Rudno and Zymna Voda.
The choir has a repertoire of over 70 Lemko songs, and also performs liturgical music, music written by Ukrainian composers to the words of Ukrainian poets Taras Shevchenko and Ivan Franko, Ukrainian songs from the shores of the Dnieper, and songs from the Carpathian Bojko, Hutsul, and Transcarpathian regions.
The professor and music critic Jaroslav Mychal'chyshyn gave his opinion on the concert: "[the combination of] the choir's folk dress, the faces of the singers, and the execution of the songs have some kind of special effect on me....[especially to hear] the choir's enthusiasm, this is an experience that can't be repeated.
www.carpatho-rusyn.org /rich/choir2.htm   (779 words)

  
 Performing Arts Opportunities - Performing Arts Opportunities
This flagship choir will be comfortable performing repertoire of all genres and is a touring ensemble that seeks to represent the best of vocal jazz music.
This choir is made of of 7th and 8th grade students, and rehearses four times a week as a class at the Taurel Building on the Michigan Road Campus.
The ISI Gryphon Voices is a traveling choir for Grades 4, 5, and 6 that focuses on a broad range of repertoire and accompanies themselves on instruments.
isind.org /education/dept/dept.php?sectionid=12627&...   (606 words)

  
 Chapel of the Cross, Chapel Hill, NC
While it is hoped that children who sing in the Training Choir will eventually take their place in the Junior Choir, even if they do not they will have gained an important foundation for churchmanship, some understanding of and appreciation for music, and will be further along in the development of their Christian life.
Since the choir does not vest, process, and sing in services every week most of the significant work of the choir is accomplished on Wednesdays independently of the Sunday service, and without the discipline and reinforcement of weekly continuity very little can be gained from the Training Choir.
Parishioner Linda Everhart is the Director of the Training Choir and is assisted by her high school age son, Ted.
www.rtpnet.org /cofthec/music/trainingchoir.html   (383 words)

  
 High Park Choirs Concert Uniform requirements
A gold neck chain (provided by the choir at the time of the concert) and small earrings are the only jewelry permitted.
Black hose, fl dress shoes and a white camisole or chemise are to be purchased by the choristers and worn at every dress concert performance.
Choristers of all divisions are to wear their High Park Choir t-shirt and/or sweatshirt for dress rehearsals, travel days on tour, and for informal concerts such as the annual Blue Jay game.
www.highparkchoirs.org /club/uniforms.html   (303 words)

  
 The Monastic Habit of the Benedictines: description and use.
In choir, at chapter, and at certain other ceremonial times, a full, often pleated, gown with long, wide sleeves, called a "cowl" or "cuculla," may be worn by the finally professed over the ordinary habit.
In service at the altar, monastics may don surplice or alb rather than choir dress; clerics dress according to rank and function.
In contemporary and active monasteries, informal clothing is usually tolerated at the day hours in choir and at workday lunch in the refectory.
www.osb.org /gen/habit.html   (460 words)

  
 Concert Choir Dress - Super Dress Guide
We are asking that students wear their formal concert choir dress (contact us if you have questions).
Dress rehearsal is Sunday morning, November 27 with the performance(s) that same...
Concert Choir - The Concert Choir is a large choral ensemble of fifty to seventy-five voices.
www.superdressguide.com /concert-choir-dress.html   (485 words)

  
 Powell Valley High School Choir Handbook
These officers appoint Choir Committees and Crews, select individuals for various other responsibilities, are in charge of functions such as the annual Talent Show and MECC sale, oversee business meetings, and consult regularly with the director about all Choir activities.
Each year, a Concert Choir member with at least two years' membership is selected for this prestigious award, upon nominations by the Choir and final selection by the music faculty.
Three instances of choir probation in a single year, or failure to work out of any probation by the end of the semester in which it occurs, means automatic expulsion from Concert Choir.
www.ku.edu /~cmed/450/pvhs.html   (4434 words)

  
 City of Birmingham Choir - Feedback   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
I do not like the way women are dressed, the green outfit is definitely out of place in Sym Hall (and not only there) and might prevent some younger ladies from joining, unless this is the secret goal, in order to keep a balance between male and female voices.
The Choir (unfortunately) looked rather shambolic dressed in different colours whilst the CBSO junior chorus (who joined us that year) looked very professionnal in their identical outfits......
I will not venture to suggest a style of dress for the ladies but must say that to revert to all fl would be bland, boring, conventional, unimaginative and generally out of keeping with the Choir's intended image as a go-ahead, standard-setting organisation.
www.citychoir.org.uk /feedback/index.html   (2493 words)

  
 San Diego Children's Choir - Joining SDCC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Early Years and Preparatory Choirs wears red ties and red bows, the Intermediate Choir wears the same and add a vest, and the Concert Choir wears pasley ties and a vest.
Concert Dress for the Youth Choir consists of green and fl gowns for the girls and fl tuxedos for the boys.
A member of the Choir may be excused for legitimate conflicts by calling the Choir office, (858) 587-1087, at least one hour prior to a rehearsal.
www.sdcchoir.org /join.htm   (553 words)

  
 SPHS Choir - Tigers Rock!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
If your student is interested in attending this year’s choir trip to Dallas you will need to attend this trip info meeting.
All choir parents are invited to attend the monthly choir booster meetings.
Many students were not in dress code for the Fall Concert.
www.sphschoir.org   (422 words)

  
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They are divided into nine choirs, each of which is set forth in the Latin (but not in the ICEL English) text of the fourth lenten preface of the reformed Vatican II missal.
The reformed choir dress was to be a grey or fl mozzetta trimmed with violet.
The canons of Loretto basilica in 1882 got a violet tassel on their birettas and numerous chapters were privileged to wear the choir dress of the various grades of prelates of the pontifical household.
www.ewtn.com /library/LITURGY/HERALD2.TXT   (3486 words)

  
 Taking a Choir Practice
Choirs are full of eccentrics, many looking for a kind of music therapy.
Who won’t sit next to who at choir practice, for instance, where the personality clashes are, and who won’t share their music.
Some are obsessed with choir dress and some with discipline.
www.music-for-church-choirs.com /choir-practice.html   (833 words)

  
 Austin Girls' Choir: Private Zone - Choir Uniforms
Seniors' dress uniform (worn by Senior and Dual Choristers): Black dress is purchased through Southeastern Apparel ' "Cantiga," #D643.
The Choir owns cloaks, skirts, petticoats, hoopskirts and accessories that the girls rent for a very nominal fee for the Christmas concert season.
Those items are stored at the Choir office (in the AGE Building, 38th and Cedar, #290 in the south wing).
www.austin.girlschoir.com /parents/uniform.html   (658 words)

  
 Choir News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
A small group of choir members gathered at the Whittingham Inn on the A449 near Kinver on Saturday 27th November and walked across the fields to Kinver Edge and along the Edge towards Cookley.
Choir members got to meet their new Composer In Residence today when he dropped in to a rehearsal.
The Choir is very pleased to acknowledge the support that we have received for this commission from the John Fenney Charitable Trust, the Birmingham Common Good Trust, the Dunbreck Charity and the Edward and Dorothy Cadbury Trust.
www.citychoir.org.uk /News_2004.htm   (2062 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Hood
A form of head-dress derived from the hood was the almutia (almutium, armutia), used by members of the chapter in choir as early as the beginning of the thirteenth century.
As a head-covering it gradually lost its significance when the biretta was adopted for the choir.
As early as the sixteenth century the almutia was often carried on the arm.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/07464a.htm   (569 words)

  
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The student who participates in choir is paving the way for a lifetime of musical enjoyment, whether it be listening or performing.
Although participation in choir provides nonmusical benefits such as developing a sense of responsibility, learning to work as a team, and feeling a sense of accomplishment in a job well done, the primary purpose of courses in choral music is to develop skills that are necessary to create beautiful music.
All choir members are expected to attend and participate in every performance.
www.pasadenaisd.org /miller/old/ChoirPage.htm   (641 words)

  
 Welcome to Mrs. Balke's Home Page!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Currently, she is teaching Choir 1-2, Concert Choir, Vocal Ensemble, and Piano.
She has served as the NW Region Choir Chair for two years and is an active participant in the Arizona Music Educators Association.
Students not in uniform according to the director's standards as stated in the choir handbook may not be allowed to perform and receive a 0 for the performance.
apollo.guhsdaz.org /teachers/cbalke.htm   (1114 words)

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