NOTES for Week of October 8, 2023

Dear friends,

We had a productive rehearsal last week covering quite a bit of material. We have a lot of repertoire to refine and several pieces to continue memorizing, so there is still a lot of work to do. Keep up the good work. 

• Get the word out about the concert. You are our best PR. Tell you family, friends, acquaintances, church communities, etc. We want to fill both venues.
• Continually work on memorization. Sing along with the recordings and test you knowledge. 
• Continue to develop expressiveness in your tone and in your phrasing. That's what makes the music magical.

Children, Go Where I Send Thee

• Continue working on memorization. FOR TUESDAY, please secure your parts in mm. 122-End. We will work on memorization of the whole piece.
• I'm looking for a soloist for the ending, and possibly for the beginning as done on the recording. I want a warm, dynamic, soulful sound.

The Waiting Sky

• Good work on this. Please practice the harmonic change from bottom of p. 2 to top of p. 3.
• Practice singing the word puddles so it sounds significant: enunciated and warm.

Spotless Rose

• Notes and rhythms need to be more solid before mastering the language.
• Practice BOTH! FOR TUESDAY, we will be rehearsing this for uniformity and expression.

The World for Christmas

• Refine your knowledge of the notes and rhythms. It sounds uncertain and stodgy. 
• The words/phrases determine the tempo. It will be quite rubato, so it has to be confident.
• FOR TUESDAY, we will be running it all the way through.

The Work of Christmas (Encore)

• If you haven't performed this, please spend a bit of time working independently. 

Cantata 191 - Gloria in excelsis Deo

• Continue to rehearse this several times weekly, that's the only way it will become more accurate.
• Several sections are relying on a single person in your section to lead you. (SOPRANO I, I'm looking at you.) We need everyone in every section to sing entrances and lines with confidence, whether or not your section leader is present.) 
• FOR TUESDAY we will focus on the 3rd Movement.

FOR TUESDAY, October 10, 2023

1. Children, Go Where I Send Thee
2. Spotless Rose
3. Cantata 191 - Gloria in excelsis Deo - Movement #3
4. Solstice
5. Dixit Maria
6. Alleluia! A New Work is Come on Hand
7. Still, Still, Still