Rudsamblog

• You should know whether you are singing in choir 1 or 2. Sebastian you are in choir 2. Jen is singing tenor in choir 1, Anne is in choir 2 and Natalie is in choir 1. Others fend for yourself!
• Do check this as it might be different from last year
• In the octet Sebastian is doing the bass line and Douglas is doing the second from bottom.
• No loud breaths!
• Watch tuning esp the A for tenors in bar 15
• In the 2nd verse there is no gap between 'beseech thee' and 'O'
• After the trio and octet make sure you come in

Run T Run

• Remember repeats!
• The only place you scoop is the final chord
• basses watch the split at the end --> Seb sings bottom at bar 53 and then up to second bottom until the end. Angus on top, Arno top or second from top depending on where he is. Does that make any sense at all?
• Keep it very supported
• We need to hear the boys a bit more - make yourself heard even when you are 'hmming'

Deck the Halls

• top of p4 is where it all goes wrong so watch timing
• altos come in at the top of p4 - it might be good to count 1,2,3,4.
• stop before the cadenza - what larks!

Shepherd's Call

• we just note bashed this piece by Jen (woohoo) so there isn't much to say except...woohoo

Veni

• very p at the beginning
• at bar 20 come in very quietly - we all come in on the same note
• bar 77 no scooping

O Magnum

• very supported even when we sing p
• start quietly and move through the bar by opening mouth a little more
• you should know which part you are singing so check if you don't

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# posted by rudsambass @ 11:30 pm