No small groups met early. Sapphire and I recorded parts for a Bach piece that we're singing in the spring.
Kristen went through her piece. It was beautiful.
Huron Carol Group met after choir.
Warm-ups included a rhythm exercise/physical warm-up and we all sang the chorus of They All Call it Canada, from memory. We're all going to memorize that bit (pg 10-11).
1. The Hockey Song was great fun, as usual. We were perfect on Great! Wayne! Gretsky! Kevin was the announcer without a whistle...
2. Button Up Your Overcoat was excellent. Carol did the cutie bits. The tenors and basses were nice and strong on the beginning, once they realized it was a competition (they could sing louder than me, but barely).
3. On Eagle's Wings: we worked on the words "make you to shine like the sun". They come up 4 times, and each time they're different. Review your parts. Find them on pages 2, 4, 6, and 8.
4. O Holy Night is coming along beautifully. Our second-string soloists were up front and did a great job, especially Heather who didn't know she was Mary-Ellen's back-up :-)
5. We Rise Again. We love singing this one! I love hearing Kristen's solo. But, we did work on it first. We reviewed all parts at section C, on page 5, and all of the first soprano parts.
Next week: Sapphire and Heather are meeting at 7:00 to review Teija and Heather's piece.
Monday, November 10
- Blue Skies
- Bleak Midwinter
- O Holy Night
- On Eagle's Wings
- We Rise Again
- Wonderful World
Thanks so much Renate; so great that you take the time to do this for us! Will there be section recordings posted for Button Up, and Baby It's Cold? RT
ReplyDeleteRenate, any chance we can get a recording of the Bass parts for "Christmas in Our Hearts"? I'm not as adept as Kevin in sight reading bass clef, and tend to rely on my memorization skills to learn my parts. Especially when in such a small group, getting our notes correctly in this "discordant" piece will be important. - Gerry
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