Dear All
Well done everyone for the rehearsal last week – felt like people had been looking at those practice tracks or something! It was lovely to welcome Becky to the altos as well.
Please see below for recap of sections covered last week and what we plan to look at this coming Tuesday 4/3. If anyone is struggling to follow all the detail do let me know.
Sections looked at so far (*denotes covered on 25/2):
Selig (I): p1-4, b15-45
Tranen (I): p4-9, b47-96
*Denn (II): p14-18, b22-73
*So Seid (II): p18-21, b74-123
Herr (III): p41-45, b17-93
*Toten (VII): p114-123 , b1-100
Be prepared to look at the following sections this week (**denotes new bits!):
Selig (I): p1-4, b15-45
Tranen (I): p4-9, b47-96
Denn (II): p14-18, b22-73
So Seid (II): p18-21, b74-123
Herr (III): p41-45, b17-93 (we looked a this one a couple of weeks ago – be prepared to run through!)
**Ach (III): p47-52, b129-173
**Lieblich (IV): p61-74, b4-173
**Haben (VI): p84-88, b3-77
**Du bist (VI): p98-104, b208-266
Toten (VII): p114-123 , b1-100
Point to note on p17 from b60: make the diminuendo (getting softer) gradual, measured and weighty. As Penny suggested, you might like to listen to Elgar’s ‘Like as the Damask Rose’ which has a similar feel to this part of the movement.
Here is link to practice track. There’s an alternative practice track on Chord Perfect website (thank you Jules!) which some may prefer; links for each part on repertoire page.
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Calendar:
Spring Term:
7Jan-1April (NO half term break), 13 weeks
Two week Easter break (not the usual 3 weeks) 8/4 & 15/4.
Summer Term:
22 Apr-10 Jun except 1 week half term 27 May, 7 weeks
- 7th Jun Summer Concert, Brahms Requiem & RB performance (Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue)