Dear Singers
That was an excellent first rehearsal. I am now used to saying that. We are a wonderful singing group.
Some notes…
Notes
Vivaldi Gloria 1
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Excellent work on dynamics
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Work on rounded vowels, meaning a little more rounded lips (“sing it in French”)
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Yes, cresc. from 40 – 45
Chichester 3
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Thank you Susan for pointing out that the idea of conducting 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 (10/4) is that each main beat is heavier (as in most music)
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e.g. AD o NAI ad o NAI
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Regarding the ” ‘ ” here is the quote from the score (which you can obviously read there)
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“appearing after a consonant, as in Y’ or L’, is to be regarded as a vowel and be given syllabic value wherever indicated by a note or a grace note. It is a “neutral” vowel, rather like the mute E in French. Where syllabic value is not indicated, ‘ is to be ignored.”
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Shira would disagree with “ignored” but this approach will actually result in the correct sound.
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The phrasing for that passage:
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Breath after “libi”
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Breath after “hilachti”
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Breath after “mimeni”
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NO breaths otherwise–and…very legato
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There are more complications later, but the same basic phrasing idea persists throughout the piece.
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Blackbird
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“Dn” should be “Din” but closed to an “n” immediately. In other words, Sing the “n” through an “ih” sound.
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Tenors, I kid you, but you actually have the most difficult part. Notice the separate patterns that repeat–you will get to the point that you don’t have to read every note. However, it is easy to lose track or doze off.🙂
Silent Night
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I acted as if there was nothing to this piece, which is not really true. There are some tricky spots. Review where you were thrown off and be ready for the next time.
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BTW, the arranger Shawn Kirchner, also arranged my favorite piece from the previous concert, “Bright Morning Stars”
Mark