I'm feeling very good after last night's rehearsal. Lots of gold stars would have been handed out.
The small groups, Anthem, and Together Wherever We Go, were both excellent. We heard Melinda and Lauren's duet and that was also fantastic.
1. Hallelujah: Soloists were Winston and Jane, back-ups will be Stanley and Melinds and Lauren. Such an excellent arrangement of a beloved song by a Canadian!
2. Blue Skies: Soloists will be Lauren and Debbie. Jane is a back-up. The snaps were super! Remember to snap across from beat one to beat two, then three to four. I will count first, then you snap, then Donna joins us. At the solos, turn page 5 first, then start snapping. You won't have to worry about how to get in at page 6 and you can enjoy the solos.
3. O Canada/Hockey Song: We sing O Canada and then go straight into Hockey Song. What a lovely surprise it will be for our audience! At the end of O Canada, Donna will play the fanfare from the beginning of Hockey Song, and then she'll give us the same chord we get before the chorus, so the sopranos and altos will have their starting note for "Hello". Don't worry about precision with notes on this song. The chorus will be big and fun. The audience might join in, and will probably clap. Fun chaos; no worries.
4. You Raise Me Up: Stanley will sing the first verse and chorus as a solo. We will join him on verse 2, holding back, and then letting loose at the key change. Remember to observe all rests on pages 4 & 5, but sing pages 6&7 loudly broadly, holding notes over the rests, especially on "mountains" and on up. In the middle of page 7, the word "up" is short, leading into the ending.
5. Musical Medley: Soloists will be Todd and Nadine on "There's Something Sweet". Stanely and Miral will be back-ups. Soloist on "I've been so lucky" will be Miral with Cathy as back-up. The star on this piece is Donna, who has created transitions between the songs that help us get to the next song.
6. On Eagle's Wings: Outstanding!
7. Shenandoah: Gorgeous!
Lauren had tickets for sale and the machine for tapping. Buy tickets for friends and family in advance to make concert day easier, smoother.
Next week, Tuesday, April 15th We all start at 7:30 (no small groups)
Our room in the Admin. Building is not available, and our usual back-up isn't avialable either. So, we are meeting at my church, Trinity United Church in Newmarket. We have the sanctuary, all the way upstairs. There are stairs, one flight up from the Main St. entrance that have a stairlift, and two sets of stairs up if you enter by Park Ave. There is a lift at the Park Ave. entrance that takes you all the way up to the sanctuary. Parking can be a challenge but there is a lot of parking downtown Newmarket, including street parking for up to 3 hours. Here's a link to a map of parking possibilites. The church is the big stone building across from the library and the new boutique hotel.
- Canon of Joy
- Imagine
- Monday, Monday
- Musical Medley
- We Rise Again
- Wonderful World
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| Tickets bough in advance would help :-) |
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