Thursday Thoughts

Good morning everyone:

We have two rehearsals left until the concert and one of those is in St. Patrick's with SNSC.  The music is learned, but not polished and still performances are not consistent - it seems sort of hit and miss. So in the last two rehearsals we have together before the dress, everyone needs to get out of the scores more and we need to build in consistency of great performances.

It is my goal to get through the entire list below on Tuesday.  Pieces are listed in order of importance - again thinking of the need to practice consistency of great performances in rehearsal:

Then Shall I Leap into Love - Enman (baritones remember the 8ve doubling m. 59-69)

Rosa Mystica - Balfour (please memorize opening and be prepared to rehearse recessional and sing at the same time!)

Nunc Dimittis - Part (beautiful work on this piece Tuesday. Women please remember dynamic changes on SSAA section beginning at m. 41)

i thank YOU God - Whitacre

Lay A Garland - Pearsall (review. Pay attention to your function in the chords)

Agneau de Dieu - Lang

Gloria (from Missa Brevis) - Raminsh

Agnus Dei - Barber

Please note that the rehearsal on Tuesday, May 24th will be at St. Patricks and will go until 10 pm.  Camerata will have the first part of the rehearsal alone, from 7-8:15pm  We will use the single line formation again in St. Patrick's for Camerata. After the break, we will rehearse the second part of the concert with SNSC.  (Geoff, we will definitely need the risers for rehearsals and concert)

Thank you to our IT guru, Sean for posting the March concert on the choir website. Go to the choir only section and give a listen.

Please remember the rehearsal with SNSC on Saturday, 10 am at Bethany. If you have not attended 2 of your required 3 rehearsls, please plan on attending on Saturday and work on the second half of the concert.  In general, if you are able to come and sing, please do.

Have a great weekend and stay healthy! :)