It was great to gather and begin Bel Canto's 12th Season. We welcomed Lindsay Stark and Jack James and look forward to welcoming Daria Adams. We talked about how we all can participate in making Bel Canto's sound which should be energized, resonant, and unified, and how that will take everyone's commitment and concentration. In your weekly rehearsing, practice your notes, but also practice with that tone in mind.
It was also stressed that we listen more. The best choirs have the best ears. Listen for intonation, listen for vowel color, and listen for syncronicity. We'll continue with exercises that build your listening skills.
NOTE: As we come together this season, we're planning a Kick-off event on Saturday, September 5. This will be an opportunity to meet new singers and get better acquainted with one another. Please put it on your calendar.
This week, I will finish getting the part recordings to Chuck so he can upload them. Please use them to help you learn your parts during the week. We want to use our rehearsals to rehearse with one another, not to hammer out notes and rhythms.
FOR Tuesday, August 25 Rehearsal
Three Nativity Carols: The Holly and the Ivy
- Work through parts on these.
- The middle treble part will be Lisa vS, Vania, Brittany, Joanna, Cassi.
- Remember to highlight every expressive marking (dyanmics and tempo)
The Darkest Midnight in December
- Work through parts on this
Ngothando
- Sing through on a neutral syllable (doh) to become sure of parts and rhythms
- This will be memorized.
Ninos Dios
- Work through the notes and rhythms on doo
- NOTE: the meter marking at the top of measure 12 should be 3 quarter beats, and measure 25 should be 4 quarter beats.
The Work of Christmas
- For those for whom this is new, this will be our encore and you can lean on your neighbors who know it. This will be memorized.
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