Saturday, April 13, 2019
Notes for April 10th
It was good to have Derrick back. We had a productive session, and went in-depth on a few pieces.
All:
- Consonants come too early ('Hush', 'Sell')
- Work on notes at the entrance in bar 35, use a rounder 'ah' vowel for 'angus.'
Men:
- Stagger breathe, no gaps between bars 8 and 9
Women:
- Work on line continuation, phrasing. Spin the melody, don't rush consonants.
- Watch tuning at bars 18 and 26
Basses:
- Take care with entrances and the B flat at bars 19 and 31
- Review notes at bars 64 and 65,
Non Nobis Domine
All:
- Note diminuendo at 57
Basses:
- Intervals for 'Gloriam' should be checked
Tenors:
- Sing less 'nicely' and with more emphasis
Sopranos:
- Keep to tempo at bar 29
- Keep altos in mind for key change at bar 59
Im Wald
All:
- Don't rush consonants, keep to end of note.
- Note Diminuendo at bar 37 to piano
- Consider phrases, don't focus on bar lines
- Note crescendo from page 2 to 3
- Watch at end
- Be prepared for the time signature changes.
- 'Pretend we're enjoying some of it.'
Sopranos:
- Don't strain the high notes; keep energy and dynamic levels
Basses:
- Keep pitch up. Last notes of phrases should not change tone. Controlled.
Se del tuo corpo...
Tenors:
- Can start falsetto
Sopranos:
- B flats at top of page 3
Basses:
- Less woofy/barky at bar 59, more connected
Daniel
All:
- Quiet entrances at 54, 55, 56
- Watch 4/4 conducting at 59, 66
Tenors and Basses:
- Watch fermata at bar 46
Altos:
- Sing tenor line during tenor solo
Sopranos and Altos:
- Diminuendo from 47 to 48, then enter at forte at 49
# posted by rudsambass @ 1:17 pm 
