Evening all
We had a fantastic rehearsal on Tuesday! You sang superbly and are really starting to respond to what I am trying to achieve, which was really great for me. I came home buzzing!
We worked quite a lot on dynamics, which is something I feel we can get much better at. we certainly had flashes of what we could achieve in the rehearsal this week, but it took quite a lot of work on my part (my arms ached all day today) – I would love to get to a stage where we all respond to dynamic changes more quickly. But that will come.
We worked on Locus Iste and Cantiqur de Jean Racine, both of which are sounding excellent, but both of which require very secure quiet singing. Singing quietly takes far more effort than singing loudly – we need to remember that quieter does not mean less energy for these two!
We then looked at Zadok the Priest, which was sounding excellent in the homophonic passages but the third section need more work, familiarity and confidence, especially the fast runs – if you look at one thing before next week’s rehearsal, have a look at those semiquaver runs!
Finally, we worked very hard on the Antiphon, which is really starting to sound very good indeed! We need to be more familiar with it so you can watch me more than your copies, so I can help you come in at the right times.
Please be reminded that for next week, you will need to have printed movements 4 (sops and altos), 5 (tenors and basses) and 6 (all) of the Britten Choral Dances, as well as the Mozart Ave Verum. All are available in the music library on the website. Also for next week, slightly different timings:
7.45 – sops and altos
8.30 – tenors and basses join
9.00 – sops and altos finish
9.30 – tenors and basses finish
Please also be reminded that all Tuesdays from now until 30th November are rehearsal days (ie we are not taking a half term break)
Thanks all, see you next week!
Dave