Hello friends,
I would like everyone to be moving to the point of mastery of the pitches and rhythms and begin the process of singing musically.
- Double check all pitches and rhythms
- Highlight and sing observant of all expression marks
- Pay attention to the words and express them as well
Enfold Us
- Work on singing phrases rather than counting beats, especially in the mixed meter sections.
- Sopranos, be ready to breathe (when appropriate) and move on in the phrases following my direction.
- Sopranos and Altos practice the key change transition in m. 29 and 30, respectively
- Tenor stagger from mm. 33-37, being rhythmically stead on the quarter notes in m. 34.
- ALL stagger from mm. 37-41.
- Sopranos no breat in m. 58.
Dumela
- Make the dim section more consonant than vowel.
- ALL soften when the soloist comes in. Larry, if you can give us more volume, that would be great. I'd rather not mic you.
- Memorize.
Meet Me in the Afterglow
- I'd like this sung with a light, breathy, non-vibrato jazz tone--not pop.
- Listen for the melody which is predominantly in the alto part.
- Keep the syncopation accurate but don't accent.
Evocation
- Energize all sustained pitches. Be careful not to drop on pitches. Keep intonation up.
- Don't oversing ff at m. 46. Sing with fullness, not loudness.
- There will be rubato at a cappella section starting m. 61. Watch me.
- Tenors be careful to balance other voices at m. 68. You're medium high in your range and they're all low.
- Keep repeated B-flats in mm. 71-72 high.
All of Us
- pp. 6-10 should be sung with energy and liveliness. Round, clear tone.
- Starting at the chorale on p. 11, work on a rich, full tone and though slow, keep flow to it.
- Breathe together at rests and breath marks, otherwise, stagger.
- NOTE: Dynamics at mm. 71-74 are piano. Then crescendo to mp.
- Choir II, make sure of your parts and sing with vigor.
For TUESDAY, March 17
- Rutter: #'s 1, 2, 3, and 5
- My Soul's Been Anchored
- City Called Heaven
