Dear Singers,
Terrific singing last night! I was excited to hear your voices in a new environment (Concert Hall). My goal was to have rehearsed all of the music in the two larger works, Malyi and Fauré. We came very close - and close enough for our fifth rehearsal. I'll be brief on comments this morning, and direct you to several new details below - including that Sunday rehearsals are back!
NOTES
What we DID:
Warm up
Reviewed and posture! breathing! (and to DO IT)
Focused on supported tone for continuity of sound and tuning
Learned two very simply chord progression exercises to use in warm ups weekly, as well as "Sing Legato"
Malyi:
Movements 2 & 5: confidence and tempo building
Movement 6 ending
Fauré:
Movement 5
Movement 6 bars 37-52
Movement 7
What We DIDN'T get to:
Malyi, Movement 3 (new version coming next week!) and 1
Fauré, Movement 2 first half.
NEXT TUESDAY 10/11 COLLEGE CHAPEL 6:30 pm
Malyi: mvts 3, 6; various work in 2 & 5
Fauré: mvts 2 & 6
Please utilize the part files on our website!
Other repertoire, time permitting
REMINDERS
Please review the texts of our music. Yes, it's Latin, and everyone knows the Latin "thing" but these two composers made musical decisions based on the words, and our knowledge and preparation of the text will inform our singing, I promise.
Tell people about the concert: Sunday, December 4, 3:00 PM, Robison Concert Hall (MAC).
Website go.middlebury.edu/communitychorus/ - see the link, "Chorus Member Resource Site," (or use this direct link) for part learning files, schedule updates, and rehearsal notes on various tabs
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Resources will continue to appear on our web site: go.middlebury.edu/communitychorus/ - then the link, "Chorus Member Resource Site," (or use this direct link), the "Resources" tab on the top right.
SUNDAY REHEARSALS ARE BACK THIS WEEK, 10/9! 6:30 PM in the Chapel with Tim.
NEW Malyi Mvt 3 (pages 13-18) will be handed out on Tuesday. You can recycle your current pages 13-18. This reflects changes I've requested from the composer.
Zoom will be available on the same link.
Name tags in rehearsal (please).
Dress rehearsal: Saturday, December 3, 3-5pm, MAC Concert Hall (Mahaney Arts Center)
OTHER NOTES
Spring Concert May 7, 2023 3:00 PM...location TBD!
This concert is a joint effort between MCCC and MUHS (the high school). The school choir is 50 singers strong this year. Liz LeBeau and I are hoping to secure the field house at the Rec Center for our concert. Repertoire includes all of our rep (except Malyi and Fauré) and more that will be coming in the coming months, and you may even have the opportunity to sing pieces the high school kids choose! Liz and I are so excited for this collaboration. I will develop a web page devoted to it, in the near future. We plan for this to also include collaboration with the Vermont Food Bank.
Thank you for a lovely month of singing and community.