WEEK of March 15, 2026

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