Thursday, February 25, 2016

3/1 agenda

This is somewhat of a "state of affairs" rehearsals as we review just about everything on the program and see how things stand.

7-7:10 warmup
10-25 Because I would not stop: review and rehearse
25-35 Sure on this shining
35-45 Lonely people
45-55 Give me your tired
55-8pm BREAK
8-8:10 Bittersweet, pp. 1-4
10-20 review Things that never die
20-30 Because you live
30-40 Choose Something
40-50 The road not taken
50-9pm Hallelujah

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Agenda for 2/23

7-7:10 warmup
10-15 review Little Tree
15-25 review The Eyes of All
25-35 Because You Live
35-50 The Road, pp.16-end, working towards unaccompanied singing
50-8:05 Choose Something, pp.74-77, pp.71-74
5-10 BREAK
10-20 Bittersweet pp.1-4
20-30 review Concord
30-40 review divisi (pp.4-end) in Give me your tired
40-50 read Because I would not stop
50-9pm review Lonely people

Thursday, February 11, 2016

agenda for 2/16

7-7:10 warmup
10-20 read Little Tree
20-35 work on Sure on This
35-55 work out divisi on Give Me Your Tired
55-8pm BREAK
8pm-20 Things That Never: review in reverse order
20-35 The Eyes: review in reverse order
35-50 The Road: look over parts pp.16-20, go on to final pages
50-9pm To Laugh

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Agenda for 2/9

Barring any nor-easters:

7-7:10 warmup
10-20 Concord
20-40 Because you live: go through all of it
40-8pm Choose something: review 77-end; add 73 (bottom)-75
8-8:05 BREAK
5-20 The road: pp.16-20
20-35 Bittersweet: pp.5-end, starting with "new" passage at top of p.7
35-50 Sure on this: review pages in reverse order 
50-9pm: review divisi; add divisi on p.6

Monday, February 1, 2016

Bittersweet [Autumn]: live performance

The Choir of First Church in Boston sang Mary's piece yesterday morning as part of a service focused on musical members of the church (composers, performers, etc.). This explains why an autumn-themed piece was performed in January!