Registration Spring 2025 - College Student
Registration Spring 2025 - College Student
Registration & Music Fee:
College Student - $20
No one will be excluded from DCJS because of inability to pay the fee. If you are unable to pay the full registration fee, please apply coupon code INCLUSION and request a FULL scholarship at checkout.
NOTE: If you want to pay by check, please use coupon code CHECKPAYMENT at checkout.
Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers Spring 2025
Rehearsals for the Spring 2025 semester will begin on Tuesday, January 21st, at Ithaca College in the Whalen Center in Presser 3102. We practice from 7 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.
MLK Rehearsals: Every Day from Tues., January 21 - Sat., January 25, starting at 7 p.m.
The MLK Concert is on Sunday, January 26. Call time: 2:30 p.m., concert begins at 4 p.m.
Rehearsal Information:
In-person rehearsals are Wednesday evenings 7:00 – 9:15 P.M. in room 3102 (Presser) on the third story of the Whalen Music Center at Ithaca College. Parking is available in the Tower Parking Lot. Allow 10 minutes to walk via the covered walkway and take the elevator down. There is a place to drop people off and Handicapped Parking Spaces near the traffic circle on the West side of the Whalen Music Center.
MLK Rehearsals: Every Day from Tues., January 21 - Sat., January 25, starting at 7 p.m.
The MLK Concert is on Sunday, January 26. Call time: 2:30 p.m., concert begins at 4 p.m.
Do prepare before each rehearsal. Practice and listen to recordings and YouTube videos..
Do arrive on time.
Do focus to make the most efficient use of our time. Please mute cell phones.
Do listen to the Directors for instruction on pitch, sound production, phrasing, etc.
Do bring a pencil to make Directors’ notes and/or changes in the music.
Do listen to each other to synchronize and to blend.
Do share what you know or have learned, especially in sectional rehearsals.
Do take care of yourself. For example, bring water.
Do have fun! We laugh a lot!
Do respect the group’s needs.
Be sensitive to the allergies of others. Do NOT wear scented products of any kind (deodorants, after-shave, perfume, etc.) to rehearsals or to concerts. Even slight scents can sometimes set off the allergies of people with sensitivities.
Concert Attire
We require professional apparel for every performance. DCJS will provide every singer with a Kente Cloth Stole. DCJS will help any singer who needs financial help paying for concert attire. See the Artistic Director, Dr. Baruch Whitehead.
All singers will wear black dress shoes (closed toe). For jewelry, traditional Jubilee Choirs wear only a simple string of pearls and a pair of pearl earrings.
There are three (3) concert attire options:
A full-length dress in black.
https://www.concertattire.com/products/samantha-performance-gown?variant=41826571288745
A black pants and blouse set.
Pants:
Blouse:
A black suit and white button shirt. This includes a black tuxedo pants and jacket set. DCJS will provide those wearing a suit with a tie.
If you need help finding concert attire, ask the Artistic Director, Dr. Baruch Whitehead.
Our DCJS website:
Through your account at https://www.dorothycottonjubileesingers.org/ you’ll be able to get the full rehearsal recordings and sectional tracks for the pieces we sing, read tips for memorizing the music, see our performance schedule, register and pay, etc.
DCJS has 501(c)(3) “tax-exempt” status with the IRS. Thus, any donation to the group can be made directly to “Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers” and is fully tax-deductible as a charitable contribution.
DCJS Board of Directors for 2024-2025:
Louis Hicks, President, Chair: Concert Logistics
Joanna Upton - Chair: Membership & Archives, including Melissa Blake
Laura Batten - Treasurer & Chair: Finance, including Louis Hicks, Melissa Blake
Ty Benners - Chair: Marketing, including Penelope Myles-Voss
Penelope Myles-Voss: Chair: Fundraising, including Ty Benners
Melissa Blake - Finance, Membership
Amber Ward - Secretary
Gavin Tremblay
How to Help
Here are a few examples of tasks crucial to the operation of DCJS that anyone can do:
Join a Committee:
Fundraising (Penelope); Finance (Laura); Marketing (Ty); Membership (Joanna)
Archives and History (Joanna); and Concert Logistics (Louis)
Help Sell Advertisements to local businesses
Organize our sheet music;
Pitch in as needed - moving risers for some concerts; stuffing envelopes for donation requests; etc.
Create your own task (see Louis).
In addition, please feel free to ask questions or bring up ideas/issues with any of the Board members!