Dear Ensemble
and Vocalise Parents and Singers,
Exciting things
are happening in rehearsal as we get closer and closer to our performances!
In addition to
our big Holidays With Cantabile concert on December 7th, here is a
summary of our upcoming optional performing opportunities:
1. Montalvo
Arts
When:
Sat., Oct. 26th, 7:30pm
Where:
Montalvo Arts Center
What:
Premier of new choral work, Everything
That Happens, by NY composer Roberto C. Lange in collaboration with visual
artist Nene Humphrey.
Who:
Vocalise singers who have been previously assigned to this project
Rehearsals:
Oct. 21st, 6:30-8:15pm, regular location; Oct. 26th, 3-5pm,
Montalvao
2. Pier
39 Tree Lighting Concert
When:
Sun., Nov. 24th - call time 1pm, concert @ 2:15pm.
Where:
SF, Pier 39, open stage
What:
30-minute performance of holiday music
Who:
all available Vocalise/Ensemble singers
Attire:
“holiday-inspired”
Tickets:
free!
3. Holiday
Family Concert with Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra and Pacific Ballet Academy
When:
Sun., Dec. 15th, call time 12:30pm for run-through, concert @ 3:00pm. Rehearsal with orchestra Fri., Dec.
13th, evening (TBC)
Where:
Menlo-Atherton Auditorium
What:
20 minutes of Cantabile holiday favourites: When
Christmas Comes to Town, Seal Lullaby, How Many Christmases, Jingle Bells, etc.
Who:
all available Vocalise/Ensemble singers
Attire:
“holiday-inspired”
Tickets:
free!
Also, a friendly
reminder that the Fall Workshop and Family Potluck is coming up fast on Nov. 2nd!
Be sure to check the SCOOP for instructions on what to bring.
What to
Practice
ENSEMBLE
Ensemble A: This week’s homework is pages 1-3 in
your A Young Singer’s Journey
workbook. If you don’t have a CD player at home, please email cassie@cantabile.org right away. Also feel free to email questions about the work.
If you were
given a green Book IV, please email cassie@cantabile.org asap and let me know whether the
material is still too easy for you, and whether you can switch to the 7-7:30pm
musicianship time slot.
Ensemble B: As you may know, this
is the first year that Cantabile is beginning an Online Musicianship Program.
Sonicfit.com was developed by theory instructor and choral conductor Dr. Jeff
Morton, who teaches here in the Bay Area. On the website you can read/watch
theory lessons and complete related assignments and tests. Vocalise has already
begun with their first few assignments and now it's your turn! Each week there
will be a new, small assignment or test to complete.
By Monday, October 21st, all members of Ensemble B must register on sonicfit.com by
clicking on this link:
It will only take a minute. You will need a
"join code": ensembleb2013
Please be sure to register by the end of the
week. Your first assignment is due on Friday, October 25th. Instructions on how
to complete the assignment will be sent in a subsequent email.
What to Practice
VOCALISE
Mass: Listen to the recordings posted last week. Go over the
first three movements (leave the Agnus Dei alone for now – we may leave it
out). Focus specifically on pages 13-20 (in the Gloria). Page 16 is where we
stopped in rehearsal, in order to give you more time to go over the notes at home.
Speak the text a few times before you review the notes – you will want to
master the rhythm within all of those time signature changes (from 2/4 to 3/4 to
5/8 to 4/4!) before you secure the pitches.
Memorized for next week: The Angel and
Seal Lullaby
ENSEMBLE
Notes, and tone
colour are coming along beautifully for all repertoire. Your next project is
memorization. How much of your repertoire can you have memorized by next week?
Do your best with Jingle Bell Swing, The Angels Will Guide You Home, and Agnus
Dei. I bet you already remember more of it than you realize! :)
Happy
Practicing!
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