Rudsamblog

Claire II led us all with a lot of breathing and cheesy watsits. Next week Claire II is warming up and no one is doing notes which doesn't mean to say we don't need them!! Can someone's arm be twisted:) Thanks.

Ollie has an order of service now, so pick one up from him and scrap any other order of service you might have acquired.

We are singing for the congregational hymns:-

COLOUR OF DAY - in unison (poo) It's dead easy. Pick one up next week.

LORD OF ALL HOPEFULNESS - In harmony. Have the line you're singing in your head so you can switch verses easily and look up for them.

OTHER WEDDING SONGS:

You had a list of them in an email a week ago. At the bride's arrival (but not to her going down the aisle) we sing

TAKE MY HAND

1st page is repeated 3 times
2nd page is repeated 2 times
descant is verse 4 and 5 - Claire II and Kay
Last two bars PP come right at the end of the song

Bar 17 - verse 4 - omit the half measure so it's - east wind bites (rest) and cold grey... NOT ....bites (rest rest) and....
Bar 17 - verse 5 - there is NO -and- before -melting-

HOLD ON TO tied notes and watch for Ollie bringing us off them. It's essential because some are held for full value and some not and I couldn't keep up with what was what.

Feel the triplets - don't drag - think 'envoi'

Pay attention to upbeats.

Dynamics:-
Verse 1 - light and warm - pp
Verse 2 - light - p - slight crescendo through -ripe fruits of passion taste heady and sweet-
Verse 3 - hard - mp - crisp words
Verse 4 - Strong - mf - strong especially on -hard rocky shoreline-
Verse 5 - first line - mp - slight crescendo through -smouldering- and
bringing it down again in -core- Happy ending - mf
Very last -take my hand- pp

Put some effort into it. Don't sing it in a floppy 'gay' way as Ollie demonstrated. Sing it from somewhere good like your diaphragm and support it

Sops keep the G sharp - this piece tends to go flat during the first two bars.

NO SWEEPING from anybody!

LOOK UP - for reasons mentioned above and ESPECIALLY if you've sung the piece before as it's being done slightly differently. You'll be caught out if you don't!

DIEU Qui'l la fait
Connect the dieu to qu'il - no break or breath in between words
PRACTISE at home the scaley bits staccato, it will help them not get slurry.
Songe is nasal sound. NOT as in awful but as in if you are a goose and going honk honk honk
Tenors don't dot -la loue

SPRINGTIME
pp is sustained for at least two pages so the f has an effect.
DON'T COUNT but WATCH
LOOK UP for STOP and GO signs and definite directions from Ol
ENTRANCES important - be supportive. No bum notes/breathy effects./ice cream servers/
PREPARE the notes and tones a BEAT EARLY
Circle any place you are coming in out of nowhere
Men think BAA at AAA

MONTEVERDI
Faster than you think
Bright and keep tone when diminuendoing
Rolll rrrrrrrrs especially Amo rrrrrrr e
Mentally prepare before entries especially at beginning and keep it up!
watch Bar 34. It's very slow.
watch Bar 36. It's sped up again
Keep sharp sops
Practise at home Bars 38 - 45 Staccato
Bar 45 still think in tone.
Effect should be RICH BLOCK CRISP and STOPPING and STARTING together

KOMITAS
pick one up we'll be practising it soon. after St Giles

The wedding is at New Mains, Wishaw near Motherwell. A71 M8 junction 6/A73 ML2 9DA . Either M8 and then A73 or A71 to the A73 junction. It's on the A73 near the junction. There are two new mains don't go to the wrong one!!
Be there, with your lunch, for 11.30. Should finish about 2pm

Check with Anne as to who's driving you. Arrange pick ups etc between yourselves and driver. It takes about 1 hour.

PLEASE get your subs in so Anne can do the gift aid thing.