1. Message from Betsy
2. NEP seeks concert volunteers for March 3
3. REPEAT: CpM Tuesday Rehearsal Survey- Please respond if you haven’t yet
1. Message from Betsy
Dear CpM
It’s February! That means there are two rehearsals left before we start putting this together. I could tell that many had spent good time on preparing the new material for last week, thanks and bravo! Don’t however, neglect to review. Nothing is more frustrating than remaking the wheel. Repertoire for each Monday follows at bottom below.
Please have the following divisi and marks in your score before Monday’s rehearsal, it will save us oodles of time!
Looking forward!
Betsy
DIVISI at #87 Everyone sings everything! So you will constantly be moving from S to A to S or from B to T to B
Women
All women sing S line in a 3 part (HML) split, then 4 after #87 move to A line in a HML split. Continue throughout. In the instances of overlap, the low voice will sing the lowest note sounding which is always the last note of the phrase, whatever the staff, and H & M will move up (or down) to the next new phrase. The Lows will sing the new “Ho-” syllable on the lowest note, so we’ll hear lots of “Ho-sa, Ho-sa”. The Lows will then join the new phrase on the next possible note, usually a “-san”. So, for example, 7 measures before #88 the Low part will sing the F# “-na” even though it’s on Soprano staff, while the High & Middle parts will move to the A#– the new phrase on the alto line.The Lows then sing the “A” of “-san”. Same thing two bars later, Lows finish the phrase, Highs & Middles move up to next new phrase. Altos join for “-san-na” then drop out until the 2nd measure after #88, where they sing L (or Middle) of the Soprano line as before. At the 4th measure after #88 all women move to the Alto line and sing upper notes only, then move back to S for the next “Hosanna”. Same thing next phrase– upper notes only. Etc. At #89 sing own line, all S sing top notes, all A sing top notes.
Men
#87 all men sing Bass
7 measures after #87 All men sing 1st two notes of Bass line, then B1 and T 1 & 2 move up to T line in a 3 part split down form top: T1, T2, B1. This applies throughout the movement. B1 drop out after “na” and go back to B for next “sanctus”. Next phrase Ts sing T line, top two notes. B1 sing B for 1st two notes then immediate to T line for D# “na”, then rest on down beat and sing “-ctus” D-natural of Bass line. T2, 8 measures before #33 sing w/ B until #88. At #88 B 1 to bottom notes of T line as before. B1: 4 measures after #88 sing B line “Sa-” , then move to bottom notes of T line next bar. Sing B line “Sanctus” the next bar, stay on B line
Repertoire Schedule
Feb. 6: Movts 4 & 5, plus the “chorales”– end of Movt. 1, 2 & 6, REVIEW 1, 3, 6
Feb. 13: review Movt 2 and others as needed, TBA
Feb. 21 is our first joint rehearsal w/ Providence– all movements ready to go!!!
2. NEP seeks concert volunteers for March 3
Spread the word: Five box office volunteers (2= Will Call; 3= sales) and up to 15 ushers are needed.
Interested volunteers can contact me. Thanks!
3. REPEAT: CpM Tuesday Rehearsal Survey- Please respond if you haven’t yet
Thank you to the 35 singers who responded to the survey. We still want to hear from the rest of you!
We are collecting data about the attendance impact of Tuesday rehearsals when Monday is a holiday and the church is closed.
PLEASE go to this link and respond to the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TBYDJN5