This document provides the rehearsal schedule and notes for an upcoming Christmas musical called "Four Tickets to Christmas" being performed by a church choir. It announces a mandatory retreat rehearsal weekend on November 6-7 to allow the first full integration of music with the drama cast. Additional chorus/drama rehearsals are scheduled for November 15 and 22. Costume contributions are requested and shoe requirements noted. Performance dates for the dessert theatre are December 3-6.

1. Rehearsal
Schedule
CHOIR NOTES
November 4, 2008 Regular: 7-8:15 PM
1. You Are God alone
Christmas: 8:15-9
2. For All the Saints
3. Enough Notes from Pastor Dave
4. Singing Psalms, Christmas Dessert Theatre - DRAMA/CHORUS RE-
Four Tickets to Christmas HEARSALS: After retreat,
Hymns & Spiritual we’ll be less than a month
Chorus –
Songs to God away from performance,
RETREAT THIS WEEKEND: so we would like to put the
5. A New Doxology This weekend will be our long drama cast and chorus
anticipated Four Tickets to together two more times
6. Giving Thanks Christmas Rehearsal Retreat. prior to final-week dress
Please make it a high priority rehearsals:
** Devotions & Prayer** OCTOBER HONOR ROLL: A to be there, because this will
be our first opportunity to put Sunday, Nov. 15, 2-
drum roll, please, for our
everything together with 3:30pm
7. Christmas Glory devoted choir members
drama cast and chorus—a
who were leaders in minis- Sunday, Nov. 22, 2-
Medley, The Spirit of VERY IMPORTANT rehearsal 3:30pm
try by their exemplary at- weekend! We’ll also work
Christmas, p 120 tendance during the hard at MEMORIZING our mu- Please add these rehears-
month of October! The sic, and retreat will be a big als to your calendar!
8. Don’t Save It All For
honorees listed here are help in that process. Here
Christmas, The Spirit welcome to select the are the times:
of Christmas, p38 chocolate treat of your
Fri., Nov. 6, 7:00-9:30pm CD LISTENING: Chorus
choice in appreciation for members, please be lis-
9. Enough your faithful service: Sat., Nov. 7, 9am-3pm tening to your CDs every
(baked potato bar week! It will help you
(8:15-9:00—Four Tick- 100%: David Brock, Jane lunch provided @ $3) memorize the songs and
ets to Christmas) Keller, Janet Tremain parts. The
rehearsal
80%: Ben Arndt, Dave CDs have
Arndt, Debbie Arndt, Bob the So-
Forney, Woody Gurney, prano,
Alto, Tenor
Dave P Miller, Chris Pheil,
or Bass
Lacy Redmond, Rick Swin- part pro-
dler, Chris Tise nounced,
with the
orchestration in the back-
ground.
ANTHEM SCHEDULE: 25—Giving Thanks
(Thanksgiving EVE)
Nov.
8—Enough
15—Singing Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs
22—A New Doxology

2. COSTUMES: Period costumes are
one of the fun features of this mu-
sical. Thankfully, we will have cos-
tuming help from our own Kim
Dickey and from professional cos-
tumer, Kristin Jager. However, if
you are able to supply any period
costume pieces for yourself or oth-
ers, we would welcome your contri-
butions. Bring them in for Vicki to
approve, please! And one more
thing: we need you to supply your
own shoes! Leather, lace-up
shoes in a dark color are needed.
Vicki Guthrie has provided some
pictures to give you examples of
what to look for.
CHOIR NOTES ON LINE: Remember that you can always find our
weekly Choir Notes on line. Go to www.ocec.net and find the Ministries link.
Select ―Music‖, and you’ll find there a PDF of the most recent Choir Notes.
Wednesdays, Sept. 23 thru Nov. 18, 8:15-9:00pm – Rehearsals for the Christ-
mas Musical Adult Chorus
Fri-Sat, Nov. 6-7 – Christmas Musical Rehearsal Retreat at OCEC (Fri. 7-
9:30pm; Sat. 9am-3pm)
Sunday, Nov. 15 & 22, 2-3:30pm – Four Tickets Drama/Chorus rehearsals
Wed., Nov. 25, 7:00pm – Thanksgiving Eve Service
Sun., Nov. 29, 2:30-5:30pm – Four Tickets rehearsal
Tues., Dec. 1, 7:00-9:30pm – Four Tickets dress rehearsal
Wed., Dec. 2, 7:00-9:30pm – Four Tickets final dress rehearsal
Five Dessert Theatre performances of Four Tickets to Christmas:
Thurs., Dec. 3, Fri., Dec. 4, Sat., Dec. 5 at 7 PM and then Sun., Dec. 6, 3pm & 7pm