Hello friends,
It was great to come together last Tuesday and begin our musical progress towards our concerts in May.
1. Concerts are Friday, May 3, 7:30 pm at First Presbyterian Church and Sunday, May 5, 2:30 pm at St. John Lutheran. There will be a dress (not in concert dress) rehearsal at First Presbyterian Church on Thursday, May 2, 6:30 pm with the instrumentalists.
2. We may need to move Boot Camp due to some conflicts. I hope to work that out by the time I see you on Tuesday evening.
3. I have sent Chuck some links to part recordings that I found on Youtube and he will no doubt notify you when he's been able to put them on line. I hope, with Gregory Whitfield's help to get the rest completed by the end of this coming week. Chuck also has links to the performance recordings.
4. Altos, since Alba is not with us this semester, I would like to appoint someone to act as a section leader for your section. That person would listen and help notify me when parts are uncertain so I can address them, work on accuracy, tone, diction, etc. I would like you to choose amongst yourselves the person you feel could most help in this capacity.
5. There are two pieces that I would like you to print off from the Resources Site. If you're uncertain how to get access, let Chuck know and he can help with that. Everyone needs to have a copy of:
- When You Wish Upon a Star
- If Music Be the Food of Love
- The Eyes of All
- Can We Sing the Darkness to Light?
- If Music Be the Food of Love
- Five Hebrew Love Songs #'s 1 and 2
- It Takes a Village (Sopranos especially listen to mm. 45-76 on the link to get a sense of the rhythm and pitches)
