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Joie de Vive - Coming Up!!
We had a great rehearsal this week! Thank you for all your hard work and patience as we explore this repertoire! For the rehearsal this week we covered: The ending of The Dreamers of Dreams The 'Brown' section of An Anthem of Earth Sure on This Shining Night The ending of Mvt 5 of Nature Songs For this week's rehearsal, the rough plan is this: Finish working through The Dreamers of Dreams Sing through Sure on This Shining Night Review mvt. 1 and 3 of Nature Songs Continue work on mvt. 5 of Nature Songs And review the opening and the 'Blue ' section of An Anthem of Earth Again, this is an ambitions workload for the rehearsal, but I think we can get through most, if not all, of this. I am continuing to work on An Anthem of Earth tracks. Though, after this past week's rehearsal, I think I'm going to spend some time simplifying the score and see if that helps. Programatic music like this can be challenging, not only because it is new with little reference material available, but also because the composer is using more modern harmonies and more disjointed melodic elements. The idea is to create sound scapes more than anything, so changing our perception of the piece might help. Also, please be kind to yourself with this one. Know that it is challenging, know that it will take much work, and in the end you may still not like it, but be kind to yourself. It is about the journey, not the concert. I think that is all I have for you this week. I'm looking forward to seeing you all at the next rehearsal! Other News!
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Resources in the Choir Loft
Scores (available recordings are marked with a **): Concert 2 - May 5 at 7:00 p.m. The Dreamers of Dreams - Walker** Songs of Nature - Dvorak** Phoebus - Barnby The Road Not Taken - Thompson** Sure on this Shining Night - Lauridsen** Earth Song - Ticheli** Ballade to the Moon - Elder** An Anthem of Earth - Bird** Rehearsal Video: January 13 January 20 January 27 February 3 February 10 February 17 February 24 March 2 |