Please refer to prior posts, and Pro Arte/Cantare should also listen to http://www.alliancemusic.com/mp3/Caritas_Abundat_Grundahl.mp3
Week of September 30, 2019
Treble and Concert:
Mayan Song of Praise – review and memorize in all languages
Come, Worship the Lord – review and memorize entire piece. Pay close attention to rhythm at end of phrases.
Tutu Maramba – review Portuguese language through the bottom of page 4. The last measure of page 4 through the end of page 6 is in English. Practice speaking the text in rhythm, then on pitches. Part 2 singers need to review their notes on solfege. Part 1: Emily, Star, Lydia, Caleb, Zari, Trinity, Erionna; Part 2: Maria, Keziah, Chris and Evan. Begin memorizing
Carol of the Light – Treble choir sings mm. 4-12. Concert and Treble – review through m. 29. E-flat is Do.
Concert only:
For the Beauty of the Earth – Memorize stanzas 1, 2 and 5. Review stanzas 3 and 4. Be certain to memorize where to breathe and not breathe.
Sing Joyfully to God – review and begin memorizing entire piece
Pro Arte/Cavalieri
Please pay attention to part assignments. Be sure to mark your score accordingly.
Samba Mass – Review Kyrie, Sanctus and Benedictus. C is Do for the Kyrie and Benedictus. A is Do for the Sanctus. Begin looking at Agnus Dei, mm. 9-44 – C is Do. Pay careful attention to rhythms. Write in counting, where helpful. It is always helpful to practice saying the text in rhythm. Also practice singing pitches while counting, as we did in rehearsal.
Part division is: S1 – Molly, Marquita, Grace, Renna and Othniel; S2 – Matilde, Lilly, Mehr and Mikhail; S3 – Kamirra, Sadie, Siara, Lauren and Chadwick.
Will There Really Be a “Morning”? – Memorize. Review pitches - G-flat is Do. Mm.31-45 will be assigned to soloists. It you wish to audition, prepare accordingly. Part division is: S1 – Molly, Matilde, Grace, Marquita, Othniel, Renna, Mikhail; S2 – Lauren, Kamirra, Sadie, Siara, Chadwick, Mehr, Lilly. Chadwick and Mikhail sing one octave down.
Caritas Abundat – Work out/review solfege through p. 5. C is Do. Work out solfege through the end of the piece. Part division on this piece is: 1 – Lauren, Siara, Sadie and Kamirra; 2– Chadwick, Grace, Marquita, Renna, and Molly; 3 – Othniel, Matilde, Mikhail, Lillian, and Meh
Week of September 23, 2019
Practice instructions
Pro Arte/Cavalieri
These instructions include the slightly different part assignments. Be sure to mark your score accordingly.
Samba Mass – Review Kyrie with solfege, then text. Sanctus – review entire movement on solfege and text. Benedictus – all parts should review solfege for mm. 5-12 (C is ‘do’). Also, work out pitches on solfege for the entire movement. When practicing the Mass movements, pay careful attention to rhythms. Write in counting, where helpful. Sing pitches while counting, as we did in rehearsal.
Part division is: S1 – Molly, Marquita, Grace, Renna and Othniel; S2 – Matilde, Lilly, Mehr and Mikhail; S3 – Kamirra, Sadie, Siara, Lauren and Chadwick.
Will There Really Be a “Morning”? – Review solfege and rhythm for the entire piece. G-flat is ‘do’. Part division is: S1 – Molly, Matilde, Grace, Marquita, Othniel, Renna, Mikhail; S2 – Lauren, Kamirra, Sadie, Siara, Chadwick, Mehr, Lilly. Chadwick and Mikhail sing one octave down.
Caritas Abundat – Work out solfege through p. 5. C is ‘do’. Part division on this piece is: 1 – Lauren, Siara, Sadie and Kamirra; 2– Chadwick, Grace, Marquita, Renna, and Molly; 3 – Othniel, Matilde, Mikhail, Lillian, and Meh
Week of September 16, 2019
Treble and Concert:
Mayan Song of Praise – review and memorize in all languages
Come, Worship the Lord – review and memorize entire piece. Pay close attention to rhythm at end of phrases.
Tutu Maramba – review Portuguese lanquage through the bottom of page 4. The last measure of page 4 through the end of page 6 is in English. Page 7 is sung in Portuguese. Practice speaking the text in rhythm, then on pitches. Part 2 singers need to review their notes on solfege. Part 1: Emily, Star, Lydia, Caleb, Zari, Trinity, Erionna; Part 2: Maria, Keziah, Chris and Evan.
Concert only:
For the Beauty of the Earth – Review stanzas 1, 2 and 5 on solfege syllables. Notice how the pitches for stanza 5 are different at the end. Memorize text for these stanzas, being careful to also memorize where to breathe and not breathe.
Sing Joyfully to God – mm.4-14 and mm. 30-end – review notes and rhythm on solfege syllables. Memorize both stanzas in this section.
Pro Arte/Cavalieri
These instructions include the slightly different part assignments. Be sure to mark your score accordingly.
Samba Mass – Review Kyrie with solfege, then text. Sanctus – review entire movement on solfege and text. Work out solfege (A is ‘do’) for your part through mm. 22. Benedictus – all parts should learn solfege for mm. 5-12 (C is ‘do’). Part division is: S1 – Molly, Marquita, Grace, Renna and Othniel; S2 – Matilde, Lilly, Mehr and Mikhail; S3 – Kamirra, Sadie, Siara, Lauren and Chadwick.
Will There Really Be a “Morning”? – Review solfege and rhythm for the entire piece. G-flat is ‘do’. Part division is: S1 – Molly, Matilde, Grace, Marquita, Othniel, Renna, Mikhail; S2 – Lauren, Kamirra, Sadie, Siara, Chadwick, Mehr, Lilly. Chadwick and Mikhail sing one octave down.
Caritas Abundat – Work out solfege through p. 5. C is ‘do’. Part division on this piece is: 1 – Lauren, Siara, Sadie and Kamirra; 2– Chadwick, Grace, Marquita, Renna, and Molly; 3 – Othniel, Matilde, Mikhail, Lillian, and Mehr
Week of September 9, 2019
Concert Choir
Mayan Song of Praise – review and memorize in all languages
Come, Worship the Lord – mm. 4-14, review melody on solfege, memorize text. Pay close attention to rhythm.
For the Beauty of the Earth – Review stanzas 1, 2 and 5 on solfege syllables. Notice how the pitches for stanza 5 are different at the end. Memorize text for these stanzas, being careful to also memorize where to breathe and not breathe.
Sing Joyfully to God – mm.4-14 – review notes and rhythm on solfege syllables. Memorize both stanzas in this section.
Pro Arte/Cavalieri
Samba Mass – Review Kyrie with solfege, then text. Sanctus – review through m. 11 on solfege and text. Work out solfege (A is ‘do’) for your part through mm. 22. Part division is: S1 – Molly, Marquita, Grace, Renna and Othniel S2 – Matilde, Lilly, Sadie and Mikhail S3 – Kamirra, Siara, Lauren and Chadwick.
Will There Really Be a “Morning”? – Review solfege and rhythm for the entire piece. G-flat is ‘do’. Part division is: S1 – Molly, Matilde, Sadie, Grace, Marquita and Renna S2 – Kamirra, Siara, Chadwick, Mikhail, Othniel and Lilly. Chadwick and Mikhail sing one octave down.
Caritas Abundat – Work out solfege through p. 5. C is ‘do’. Part division on this piece is: 1 – Grace, Renna, Matilde and Sadie, 2 – Molly, Lillian, Marquita and Mikhael (8va down), 3 – Othniel, Lauren, Siara, Chadwick (8va down) and Kamirra
All Choirs
If you have GRCC music from last year, please bring it to your next rehearsal. Thanks!
Week of May 20, 2019
Each group should carefully practice each piece they are singing between now and Tuesday’s rehearsals. We will use our scores for the Folk Songs, except for Green Meadow .
GRCC Spring Concert
Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter
June 2, 2019
4:00 PM
O Music Lowell Mason
All Choirs
Jubilate! Michael Bedford
Hine Ma Tov Allen E. Naplan
Concert Choir
Two Singing Songs (from Singing by numbers) Bob Chilcott
1. Sing you now (from Two Singing Songs)
2. The singing of birds
Treble and Concert Choirs
Do-Re-Mi (From “The Sound of Music”) Arr. Mark A. Brymer
Good Night Dimitri Kabelevsky
Arr. Doreen Rao
Treble Choir
Simple Gifts Aaron Copland
(1900-1990)
Transcribed for Chorus by Irving Fine
Da Pacem Jeff Enns
Da pacem, Domine, in diebus nostris.
Grant peace, Lord, in our time.
I Believe in the Sun (Lauren Relaford, soloist) Thomas Juneau
Ich glaube an die Sonne auch wenn sie nicht scheint.
I believe in the sun even when it is not shining.
Ich glaube an die Liebe auch wenn ich sie nicht fühle.
I believe in love even when I cannot feel it
Ich glaube an Gott auch wenn er schweigt.
I believe in God even when he is silent.
At the River Aaron Copland
Choral arrangement by R. Wilding White
Concert Choir and Pro Arte
Shenandoah (Molly Gorman, soloist) Arranged by Mary Goetze
Wade in the Jordan River (Katherine Pierre-Louise) arr. Clifton J. Noble, Jr.
Pro Arte
Folk Songs of the Four Seasons (Excerpts) Ralph Vaughan Williams
Spring
The Lark in the Morning
May Song
Summer
The Sprig of Thyme
The Sheep Shearing (Sung by Pro Arte)
The Green Meadow
Pro Arte and Concert Choirs with Treble Choir joining in singing The Green Meadow
Carmen (Children’s Chorus excerpts) Georges Bizet
No. 3, Choeur Des Gamins
No. 26, Marche et Choeur
All Choirs
Practice notes for Friday night May 17th
Practice notes for Friday:
First of all, great job last night!
No. 3 went very well! Keep working on text memory. And, remember to practice clearly articulating your consonants. The “Ta ra ta ta” sections need the most energy. Be sure your faces are up and looking at the conductor at all times. Imagine you have a trumpet bell extending from your mouth and that your sound is being sent into every corner of the theater. You may want to practice marching in time to the introduction. There isn’t a huge hurry to get down the aisle.
No. 26 needs some practice in sections. You did a great job on the entry. As I have said over and over, you can’t count on Maestro Smith to cue your entries. You must count your rests. Practice doing this several times per day, beginning with the final “Les voici” on page 45 through the top of page 50. Know how long to hold each “mil” of the word “Escamillo.” The first one is 3 beats, the second four beats, the long one on page 52 is 5 beats. I thing you were fine with the bottom of page 52 to the end. However, please review that section as well. Work with the recording, in order to get used to everything going on around you. I know all of that sound was overwhelming last night. In this movement especially, you must keep your eyes on the conductor’s beat. The Symphony Chorus will sound behind the beat because of their location in the theater. Do not try to keep with what you hear coming from them. Again, your own confidence in counting your rhythm exactly right is what will make this movement successful!
Week of May 6, 2019
Please refer to prior weeks’ notes.
Carmen
A direct translation for singers by Lea Frey
A Square in Seville
STREET URCHINS (CHILDREN'S CHORUS)
Avec la garde montante, nous arrivons, nous voilà! With the mounting guard, we arrive; here we are!
Sonne trompette éclatante! Ta ra ta ta ta ra ta ta. Sound, dazzling trumpet! Ta ra ta ta ta ra ta ta.
Nous marchons la tête haute comme des petits soldats, We march, heads high, like little soldiers,
Marquant, sans faire de faute, Marking, without making a mistake,
une, deux, marquant le pas. One, two, marking the step.
Les épaules en arrière et la poitrine en dehors, The shoulders back and the chest out,
Les bras de cette manière The arms in this manner
Tombant tout le long du corps. Falling right along the body.
Avec la garde montante, etc. With the mounting guard, etc.
ACT IV
CHILDREN
Les voici! les voici! Here they are! Here they are!
Voici la quadrille! Here is the cuadrilla!
THE CROWD AND CHILDREN
Les voici! Oui, les voici! Here they are! Yes, here they are!
Voici la quadrille! Here is the cuadrilla!
La quadrille des Toréros! The cuadrilla of toreros!
Sur les lances le soleil brille! On the lances the sun gleams!
En l'air, en l'air, toques et sombreros! In the air, in the air, caps and sombreros!
Les voici, voici la quadrille, etc. Here they are, here is the cuadrilla, etc.
Une autre quadrille s'avance! Another cuadrilla advances!
Voyez les picadors! Look at the picadors!
Ah! comme ils sont beaux! Ah! How handsome they are!
Ah! voyez, comme ils sont beaux! Ah! Look, how handsome they are!
Escamillo, Escamillo!
(Escamillo enters with Carmen)
C'est L'Espada, la fine lame, It is L'Espada, the fine blade,
celui qui vient terminer tout, He who comes to end it all,
qui paraît a la fin du drame, who appears at the end of the drama,
et qui frappe le dernier coup! And who raps the last blow!
Vive Escamillo! Ah, bravo! Vive Escamillo! Ah, bravo!
Les voici! Voici la quadrille, etc. Here they are! Here is the cuadrilla, etc.
translation by
Lea Frey
Copyright 1999, Lea Frey