Agenda for 10/3

Thank you so much for an intense and productive rehearsal last night! Here's the plan for Tuesday:

7-7:10 warmup

10-20 O thou that tellest

20-30 Thankful: pp5-end

30-45 Run to the Manger: mm.17-48

45-55 Glory to God (fugue sections)

55-8:05 break

5-20 Pilgrims Hymn (first half)

20-35 All Good Gifts

35-45 Little Tree

45-9pm What a wonderful world

Make sure to check out the videos (posted in the right column).

Agenda for 9/27

What a great rehearsal last night! We have now read through all of the music for the fall. (There is, in fact, one more piece (Biebl: Ave Maria), but I still haven't decided if we're going to do it.)


On 9/27, a photographer from campus will be taking our photo. I'm not asking you to wear concert dress, but please dress as you'd like to appear in the photo, preserved for generations to come.

I've posted videos of the two Messiah selections and Paulus' Pilgrims Hymn. (See the right column on this blog.)

Here's the plan for next week. Please look at the music on this post before next rehearsal. New members, make sure you have binders and a pencil! (This week's new members don't have all of the music yet, so prepare just what you have.)

7-7:10 warmup

10-20 Wondrous Love

20-30 Pilgrims Hymn (first half)

30-35 Steal Away (verses only)

35-50 Run to the manger

50-8pm Gesu Bambino

8-8:05 break

5-15 Little Light, pp8-end

15-25 Glory to God

25-35 Thankful, pp. 5-6, 1-5

35-45 O thou that tellest

45-55 Simple gifts (men may leave)

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Rehearsal checklist for 9/13

This is just a checklist of what we read last night. If you check this against the repertoire list, you'll see that I still owe you some more music.

• Battle Hymn
• Wondrous Love
• Steal Away
• All Good Gifts
• What a Wonderful World
• Pilgrims' Hymn
• Run to the Manger
• Gesu Bambino

Next Tuesday, we'll look at those pieces we didn't get to yet and possibly review some of the above.

Fall 2011 Repertoire

All fall 2011 repertoire is ready, and I'll be able to give you your music at this week's rehearsal. Make sure to bring a binder and pencil. A binder is required at all rehearsals.


Many of you have asked about what we're singing this fall. Here's the list:


Civil War program:

Wondrous Love
Battle Hymn
Steal Away

Holiday program:
Messiah: O thou that tellest; Glory to God
Run to the Manger (a nice gospel setting based on "go tell it on the mountain")
Gesu Bambino
Simple Gifts (Aaron Copland's setting)
Thankful (a Josh Grobin classic)
Little Tree (based on e e cummings poetry)
What a Wonderful World
Ave Maria (a stunning work by Franz Biebl)
This Little Light of Mine (an upbeat jazz/gospel arrangement)
Pilgrims’ Hymn (lovely work by Stephen Paulus)
All Good Gifts (from the musical Godspell)
Wondrous Love
Steal Away

And as mentioned, we're singing the Fauré Requiem in the spring!