Agenda for 2/2

Please note: page numbers refer to the page numbers printed on the page, where available.

6:45-7pm meet with all new singers
7-7:10 warmup
10-25 Things that never: pp.9-11
25-35 The Road: pp.12-16
35-50 Choose something: pp.77(bottom)-end
50-8pm read Late October, assign divisi
8-8:05 BREAK
5-25 Bittersweet: pp.8-end
25-40 The eyes of all: pp.3-4
40-55 Lonely people: untexted sections
8:55 DONE (except for new singers)

YouTube audio

YouTube videos of most of the pieces are now posted in the right column. Not everything is available, but most everything is.

To convert YouTube to mp3 audio, use the link further down the right column.

Agenda for 1/26

Congratulations on a successful first rehearsal. We made our way through a good chunk of the music, and we'll conclude our reading at the 1/26 rehearsal.

If you are new to this group, remember: we have an entire semester to learn the music. We are just reading right now, and there will be plenty of time for you to feel comfortable with the music.

For those early-comers, I have a rehearsal from 6:15-6:45 next week in Heineman. You are welcome to come in, though.

Here's the plan:

6:55 Tori: I'd like to give you a quick vocalization to assess if you are soprano or alto. Please come a wee bit early.
7-7:10 warmup
10-20 Concord
20-8pm read final three pieces (not yet handed out)
8-8:05 BREAK
5-15 These things never die
15-20 Give me your tired (adding missing page & reading)
20-30 Lonely people: do all "lonely people" sections
30-40 Sure on this: pp.6-7
40-50 Hallelujah: we need to conform rhythms on the verses + we'll work on the final page
50-9pm All new people: I will give you a quick assessment for vocal placement.

See you then!

Spring 2016 repertoire

"The Poet Sings"

Albrecht: little tree (cummings)
Barber: Sure on this shining night (Agee)
Berger: Lonely people (Hughes)
Berger: The eyes of all (King David)
Berlin: Give my your tired, your poor (Lazarus)
Britten: Concord (Plomer)
Cienniwa: Late October (Angelou)
Cohen: Hallelujah (Cohen)
L. Collins: Because I would not stop for death (Dickinson)
M. Collins: Bittersweet (M. Collins)
Dengler: Things that never die (Dickens)
Hailstork: Because you live (Emerson)
Thompson: Choose something like a star (Frost)
Thompson: The road not taken (Frost)

A New Semester!

Here we go! Please check the syllabus and calendar links to the right.

Our first rehearsal is next Tuesday, January 19. See you then!

Don't forget to bring a black binder and a pencil.