Rudsamblog

in the Playfair Library in Old College,
enter from South Bridge, Chamber Street, Warmup 5ish,

• Normal concert dress
• Order of songs not yet clear, but probably not Auld lang syne, not Fhir a bhata

Wednesday, 16th April, 6.30pm!!!

• CD recording in St Peter's Episcopal Church, Lutton Place
• Bring all music we did in Portrait Gallery
• plus Amuworo

Thomas did a warming warm-up with Mammamia, Pappapia and Gloria.

In general:

• look up
• look engaged
• Read ahead then look up
• Smile (imagine Jenny standing next to Ollie!)

Aurora rutilat

• Think of pitch, consonants, dynamics
• p in beginning
• look at crescendo and decrescendo from p to f and back to p
• no pause between bars 32 and 33
• sing legato

Sang

• Ollie gives 6 beats upfront
• bar 9 warmly, not loud
• Ollie checks whether we should record this

Mary's wedding

• Nice solo from Chris
• Note: lyrics differ between 1st and 3rd line
• 4 bar phrases

Mary's song

• As done before: Each verse twice, 1st no soprano, 2nd with soprano,
• Beginning solo quartet (1st time 1st verse), then tutti
• no fermate nor rit. in each first time of the verse

Island spinning song

• Big melodramatic crescendo
• Note (as done before): repeat chorus 1st and last time only

Amazing grace

• Start pp, but full voice
• no pause after lost and sound
• Don't smile in the first verse - look awe-struck!
• Then smile (imagine Jenny standing next to Ollie!)

Ae fond kiss

• Hold end notes!

Preab san ol

• 3 beats upfront

Gaelic Set

• Crisp words
• Articulation

# posted by rudsambass @ 12:35 am