I'm really pleased with the progress that we've made in the last couple of weeks on refining the music. After our conversation Wednesday evening, I was aware of a greater attention to:
- Blend - Continue to be mindful of listening for your voice against you neighbors voice.
- Balance - Note who has the melody at any given time and make sure you can hear it.
- Expression - Most of this is noted by dynamics markings and tempo changes. Please highlight every single mark in your score, especially in the Poulenc and Barnum pieces. Also remember that words have meaning and they need to be sung with a tone that expresses that meaning such as love, joy, mysterium, etc.
- Line - Make sure every phrase is going somewhere, not just marking time. Even if your part doesn't have anything novel going on, a sustained note has to have direction.
Verbum caro
factum est
The Glory of
the Father
I Saw Three
Ships
Christ was
born on Christmas Day
Resonet in
laudibus
Lobet den Herrn
INTERMISSION
Carol of the Angels
Motets pour le temps de Noël
1. O magnum mysterium
2. Quem vidistis pastores dicite
Here We Come A-Caroling The Beautiful Sing
Ding, Dong! Merrily On High!
Encore: Come and See the Newborn King
Remember that we have sectionals the following week. I would like to spend that time working on blend, uniformity and diction in any solo sections, as well as refining any questionable spots, so come with pencils and be ready to work.
Our last rehearsal at Harvest MS will be Dec. 4. We will concentrate on refinement; and then our final rehearsal will be at First Presbyterian Church on Dec. 5. We will focus on working with the string ensemble and keyboard and getting used to that acoustic.
I appreciate all your hard work. Please get the word out that this is going to be a really great concert thanks to all your efforts. Let's give them what they've come to expect.
See you Wednesday.
Ted
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