Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Sebastian's notes for February 27
Warm-up:
- funny hand and arm throwing with Claire2,
- then diaphragm exercises from Olli (blow your nose in small portions).
Recording program for March 12th (6.30pm to 10.30. St. Peter's in Newington):
- Lux aurumque (if enough tenors available)
- Sanctus
- Dindirin
- Dark-eyed sailor
- 2 Tormis pieces: 7 and 8
- Amuworo
Portrait gallery (3rd April):
- Envoi
- En une seule fleur
- ...
Rehearsal:
Dindirin:
- 4 bars conducting
- Remember ends of lines yondaa, lovaa - no rrrrr
- Get the correct lyrics on the recording - don't try to sing by heart on recording if not 100% perfect
Sanctus:
- Use the diaphragm exercises on the last note - it's loooong
- Before last but one bar: small gap, all except basses
Amuworo:
- e flat, 1 bar conducting
- hold (ending) notes until end as written
- second-last bar mezzo-piano mp
- Give all start vowels a bit of attack
- Keep the tempo - we tend to drag
Lux aurumque:
- more piano p in the beginning
- bars 21-22-23 very legato
- canuntetcanunt - bind canuntet, only one t, soprano 2 and altos
- keep pitch - be there right on the note, no scooping into notes
Dark-eyed sailor:
- 1.666 bars conducting: 1 2 3 1 2 It was...
- Shhhh it was... ---- only think sh
Ollie hopefully feels better now - we kept it short last week...
