YRCC 2025 Rehearsal Review April 15th

We're almost there! It was not perfect being in that space, but we did good work.

1. Canon of Joy: remember to bounce the long notes, especially the “joy” ones. Smile as you end the word, so your mouth makes the o, then smile as you end on the y, big mouth. 

2. Monday, Monday: if you’re still having difficulty with the “every other day” section, try speaking the words, then singing them. Same smile and bounce thing with the ba-das. 

3. Imagine: Observing rests: watch for cut-offs, especially words ending in s.

4. Wonderful World: big ending. We’ll sing this on May 4th as well. 

5. Thank You for the Musicals: big ending; adding soprano notes and the words “to me”.

6. We Rise Again: back-up Nadine did an excellent job. The timing in the second solo is hard, and I will do my best to help Melinda. The oohs are also challenging there. Just do your best, and remember that nobody in the audience has the sheet music and they’re listening to the words Melinda is singing.

7. All the Little Rivers of Canada: we determined that we need a little more time to get this one. It’s very common to get out of tune in an a cappella section. Often when the piano returns, the choir is shown to have gone off. This happened to us last night. We can add Donna in if necessary, but we’ll work on it next week. 

Continue to buy and sell tickets. Email friends and family. Send them our pretty poster. 

Next week, Tuesday, April 22nd:

6:30 Lean on Me Small group first, then For Good, then first sopranos. If there’s time, Nadine and Todd’s duet in the medley (if not, at break). 

• All the Little Rivers
• Blue Skies
• Hallelujah
• Song for the Mira
• Musical Medley

In two weeks: Tuesday, April 29th, Run-through rehearsal. 

We'll be at Trinity Anglican in Aurora, our concert venue. We will walk through the whole concert from start to finish (we don't have to sing every bit of every song), with a focus on where we're standing, sitting, and walking, and using microphones (solos and small groups). 

The concert order is on the website under Members\Concert Order. 

Have your binders in order. You might want to use flags or dividers with labels to help you find your place after the small group sections in the middle of each half, and at the second half after intermission.