Dear all
We had a split rehearsal on Tuesday this week, as we worked with sops/altos and tenors/basses separately on their movements in the Britten Choral Dances. Both groups managed to cover the whole of their movements and both are sounding fantastic! I can feel a sing-off coming on…
We also did some detailed work on the Rutter Birthday Madrigals, both separately with the split parts and together. These are starting to sound very good indeed, but definitely need everyone to have a look over in between rehearsals to ensure we don’t lose momentum. Each part has demonstrated that they can sing their line, but it is complicated to put together in some places so the more familiar and comfortable with what you are doing the better.
Finally, we also starter singing through the Mozart Ave Verum. This is excellent preparation for the Requiem next term, as they were written at around the same time and share the fact fact that the difficulty is not the notes but the performance. Remember NEVER to breathe after the second ‘ave’ at the start – breathe literally anywhere else!
A reminder that we are still rehearsing as normal next week, with everyone called from 7.45pm.
All best
Dave