This past rehearsal was unexpectedly upstairs in the sanctuary at Trinity Anglican in Aurora, where we have our concert! It was cool to be there and Donna got to play a nice real piano, but the pews are not the best place for a choir to sit. So, luckily, Melinda was there to help and together with the tenors and basses who were there early, we gathered the chairs that were here and there and set them up for rehearsing. We did have a chance to use the "stage" for a couple things, but we were still working on stuff quite a bit, so there weren't enough opportunities. Thank you to everyone who helped to move furniture and make the rehearsal work. We spent our time on cleaning things up and made excellent progress.
1. All That Holiday Stuff: Both soloists were excellent. Sopranos, make sure you're ready to come in on beat one of bar 54 at the page turn from 7 to 8. "All that stuff" is special there. Have fun with this song; it's meant to be light and a little wild.
2. Your Song: Be sure to read the notes you've made about the tricky spots. We've gone over them so many times. You got it on the second try, but at the concert, there's only one shot.
3. 12 Groovy Days: It's even more fun than All That Stuff, a little crazy and funny. The sign holders are: 8-track=Nadine, 2 shoes=Lynn, 3 headbands=Colby, 4 bugs=Robyn, 5 rings=Jane, , 6 suits=Blair, 7earrings=Peggy, 8 disco balls=Philip, 9 blankets=Kit, 10 doorbeads=Lauren, 11insence=Winston, 12 lamps=Kim. I thought that would be a big challenge, but they did great! It's going to be very effective. (wait 'till you see the actual signs Jane made, which I regrettably left at home). Watch me to stay in time at the Complete Disco section.
4. Song for a Winter's Night: The soloists are excellent, and we did pretty well on page 9 and 10, but I think we'll have Donna play our parts as we sing instead of singing a cappella.
5. Santa's Wish: This will be fine. It's a lovely story and it introduces our encore song, which is a huge theme in our concert. Our soloists will have the most work, but they're going to be great.
6. I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing: I confused the poor Tenors. They stay on Part l with the Sopranos throughout on this song. No moving. Alto and Bass on Part ll. Remember the "that echos on" part is the Tenors on the first echo and Altos and Basses on the second one. Everyone sings the first one.
Please keep checking the website and calendar for updates about where we're supposed to be and what time, and all that. We do announce things at rehearsals, but there's always a chance you'll miss that moment, busy talking or looking at your music.
The concert order was emailed to everyone. If you missed that email, let me know. But, you can also pick up the order from the website.
Next week, Tuesday, November 26 is our run-through rehearsal at Trinity Anglican in Aurora. We run through the whole concert to make sure the order works, to make sure we're standing, sitting, walking with ease and grace, and so that the sound guy, Doug, can figure out how to make us sound best. People who will be using microphones: soloists, small groups, duets, will be coming early-6:00 please. All others come at 7:00 and be prepared to stay late, as late as 10:00. This rehearsal prepares us for the show next Sunday, so we feel confident and look spiffy and polished.
Put your binder in concert order, so that when you arrive at 7:00, you can get on stage and be prepared to sing one song after the other without searching for the music. It's got to be handy. You might want to put a flag/sticky note on the songs that come after we sit and stand up again, and after intermission. Make sure the flags will not be visible to the audience.
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