We are planning on rehearsing at Eileen (and Michael) Hunt's home at:
- 1024 Elmo Court (Napa)
- Either carpool from town or park on Solano Avenue and carpool to their home
- We will meet at 6:00 pm - it will be a shorter rehearsal
- Please check you messages for a possible cancellation and move back to NHS if Eileen is not up to it that evening
The Cuckoo
- Sopranos and Altos energize the notes preceding the leaps in ms. 9-10 and 25-26 so that the upper notes are pp as written and not scooped. Please practice this until they're clean.
- It is a simple, haunting folk song that should be approached with gentleness and care, and attention to the text.
- Please note the dynamics. Highlight them. Sing the last refrain pp.
Abendlied
- An invitation to stay for the night (rest) because the day is coming to an end.
- Stretch vowels (first vowel of diphthongs) for warmth and richness of tone. Think Brahms!
- Highlight dynamics, especially crescendo and diminuendo symbols. NOTE: the climax is where the diminuendo begins.
- Sing with a tenuto pull throughout, not just legato.
- All f's are about fullness, not volume.
- All should insert a diminuendo in the last half of ms. 38, so the downbeat of ms. 39 is p.
- Practice the diminuendo from the ms. 46 to the end so that it is controlled.
I'm Gonna Sing Til the Spirit Moves in My Heart
- Dan, Chuck, Joe, and Thom (in that order) practice your solos on the first page.
- Highlight and practice syncopated accents on chorus.
- Basses - make sure that the descending line in ms. 25-26 is accurate and clean
- Add 2nd beat accents through the movin' sections in ms. 36-43
If time,
Sing Me to Heaven
- I want to begin memorizing this.
