Agenda for 11/5

We're just about a month from the concert, believe it or not. Our previous two rehearsal were a bit unusual, but it's been helpful to woodshed the repertoire.

On Tuesday, we'll do a state-of-the-union rehearsal and go through all of Vivaldi. At 8pm, we'll break for solo auditions. (There's no sign up for audition order; just be there to sing.) If you're not auditioning, you'll be free to go when auditions begin.

No more missing rehearsals, please!

I'll be there at 6:45 to go over all solos for anyone who wants to.

Audition date and agenda for next 10/29

Auditions for solos will take place on November 5 at 8pm.

• Men: please be prepared to sing all of Home for the Holidays
• Women: please be prepared to sing whatever pieces you are auditioning

I'll give more details on the audition process in rehearsal.

Last night's rehearsal wasn't a total wash. We got some good work done on our non-Vivaldi pieces. Even thought we weren't perfect, everyone was starting to listen to what's going on in the pieces. Not bad!

Here's the plan:

6:45-7 I'll meet with any women who wish to review solos.

7-15 warmup

15- 40 Vivaldi #12, working backwards

40-55 Vivaldi #9 & #4, work bridges from previous movements

55-8:00 BREAK

8-25 Vivaldi #2, mm.48-55, then 55-end, beginning to 48

25-40 Still Still, verses only

40-50 Vivaldi #5

50-9pm Vivaldi #1

agenda for 10/22

Soloist auditions will be held on 11/5 during rehearsal. More on that later...

6:45-7 I'll meet with any women who wish to review solos.

7-15 warmup

15-35 Home for the Holidays...a cappella!

35- 8pm Vivaldi #12, working backwards

8-8:05 BREAK

5-20 Vivaldi #9 & #4, work bridges from previous movements

20-35 Vivaldi #2, mm.48-55, then 55-end, beginning to 48

35- 50 Still Still, mm.23-38, bridges and ending

50-9pm men only: Zion hoert, if there are enough men!

Solo audition signup and Agenda for 10/15

I need to find out ASAP who is auditioning for solos and what solos people are auditioning for. For information on available solos--including newly linked YouTube audio--, click here. 

If you are interested in auditioning, click here to fill out the registration form. Please fill out this form before the 10/15 rehearsal. The audition itself will be in early November.

Here's the plan for next week:

6:45-7pm (for any women who come early): review solos
7-7:15 warmup
15-25 Cantate Domino: first half, possibly second
25-45 Vivaldi #2, mm.55-end; beginning to m.55
45-8:05 Vivaldi #7, mm.9-37; mm.53-end; mm.40-53
5-10 BREAK
10-25 Still, still, mm.6-17; mm.23-38
25-40 Home for the holidays, work straight through

8:40: women may leave
40-9pm: men Zion hoert

Agenda for 10/8

7-7:15 warmup

15-30 Cantate Domino

30-50 Vivaldi #12, mm. 36-54, mm.1-32

50-8:00 Vivaldi #8

8-8:05 BREAK

5-25 Vivaldi #5

25-40 Home for the Holidays pp-6-8

8:40 Men dismissed

8:40-9pm women go over Vivaldi solos

Information on Solos

Vivaldi

• #3: duet (two sopranos or soprano/alto)
• listen here
• #6: soprano solo; can be sung by an alto
• listen here
• #8: alto w/ choir; can be sung by a soprano (could be sung by a man, though not preferred)
• listen here
• #10: alto; can be sung by a soprano
• listen here

Home for the Holidays

• one solo, or the solo can be divided between two or three
• priority given to men, as the Vivaldi has female priority

There will also be other solo opportunities in the concert, such singing a solo verse of a carol that we sing with the audience. These won't be auditioned specifically, but choices of soloists will come out of those who audition for the above solos.