Rehearsal Notes for 10/4/2017

Gaudete

• Tenor I and II please review your words in the solo lines and practice getting them up to tempo
• First chorus (p. 3) should be piano
• Verse III (p. 7) should be lightly detached in the non solo voices then remember it's piano at top of p. 8
• I would like this piece memorized

In the Bleak Midwinter

• Focus on stretching the vowels and shortening the consonants particularly m's, n's, l's
• If you're not singing the melody or the harmony in the same rhythm, back off in volume
• No breath at end of measure 58 man,--I
• poco rit. at Measure 63, then more so in last two measures

Hodie Chrsitus Natus Est

• Review all notes and rhythms so you are comfortable with parts
• Next time, I want to be able to work through the meter changes - not only are there meter changes, but they coincide with going from homophonic sections (singing same rhythms together as in the response of the hodie and laetantur) and the polyphonic sections when your lines are weaving seemingly independently.
• Pay little attention to the dynamic markings. They are an editors suggestion and the implications may be unsuitable. I don't want any of it to be truly forte

O Magnum Mysterium

• Review your notes and counting on the the Allegro section starting on p. 10 at measure 66.
• Baritones you have the variances of pitch progression and coming in on inconsistent beats
• I'd like to hear Eileen and Lisa on the soprano solo; and Chuck on the tenor solo

FOR NEXT WEEK

Alleluia - with attention to full, fluid tone supported on the breath, and attention to dynamics/articulation

Allon, Gay Bergeres - with attention to language/diction and sections of rhythmic complexity

Al Hanissim - introduce (or re-introduce) this with explanation of Hebrew diction

Carmina Burana - #3 (p. 19-25) #7 and #8 (p. 43-56) #9c Chume, chum, gesselle min (p. 60-62)

Benedictus - introduce