Rehearsal Blog Update 05/09/2014

Dear Ensemble and Vocalise Singers and Families,

We have a very busy two weeks coming up! Please review the schedule below:

Upcoming Schedule

DATE	DETAILS
Fri, May 9	Dress rehearsal for All Choirs Concert at First United Methodist Church Ensemble: drop-off 5:30pm, rehearsal: 5:45-7:45pm Vocalise: drop off 5:45pm, rehearsal 6:00-8:30pm Please wear your Cantabile t-shirt, jeans, and concert shoes
Sat, May 10	All Choirs Concert at First United Methodist Church.  Please arrive in your performance uniform. Call time: 2:30pm. Concert: 4:00pm.
Mon, May 12	Vocalise: NO REHEARSAL. Aria: 6:00-8:00pm at All Saints
Thurs, May 15	Vocalise dress rehearsal at All Saints Episcopal Church. 5:30-8:30pm.
Sat, May 17	Vocalise and Aria Concert at All Saints Episcopal Church. Please arrive in uniform. Call time 2:30pm. Concert 4:00pm.
Mon, May 19	Vocalise and Aria recording at All Saints Episcopal Church. Call time 5:30pm.
Fri, May 23	Aria performance (details coming through email/facebook)
May and June	Evaluations - please sign up via the links sent through email!
Thurs, June 19	Tour rehearsal 3:00-6:00pm and tour meeting for singers and families 6:00-7:30pm.
Fri, June 20	Tour rehearsal 9:30-12:00pm
Sat, June 21	Tour rehearsal 9:30-12:00pm
June 22-July 2	Passion of Italy Tour

May 10th Program

Ensemble and Vocalise

  Come and Sing

All Choirs

  Kaana Kameme

Preparatory 2, Preparatory 3, Intermediate, and Ensemble Choirs

  Nomali - Mambo Jesu

Preparatory 2 

  selection

Preparatory 3 

  selections

Intermediate 

  selections

Ensemble

  A Little Jazz Mass

Bravi
 She Is Evening
 Down in the Valley
 Joshua!

Aria
 Sing Me To Heaven
 Jaakobin Pojat

Vocalise
 Libertango
 El Vito
 Tshotsholoza

Ensemble and Vocalise
 Red Boots On
 Time To Say Goodbye
 Music Down In My Soul
 Zulu Mama

Preparatory 2, Preparatory 3, Vocalise
 The Garden Song

All Choirs
 Shumayela

May 17th Program

Vocalise
  Come and Sing
  El Vito
  Don't Go
  Tshotsholoza
  Libertango

Aria
  Aria
  Shed No Tear
  Nada Te Turbe
  Ave Maria
  O Saop
  Jaakobin
  Sing Me To Heaven
  The Parting Glass
  One Fine Day

Vocalise
  Music Down In My Soul
  For Good
  Imagine
  

Practice Videos

Click on the titles to watch videos of some of your repertoire. 

VOCALISE AND ENSEMBLE:

Music Down In My Soul
Please also listen to your part recordings (sent by email).

Red Boots On

Come and Sing

Zulu Mama

Shumayela 

Kaana Kameme version 1 and Kaana Kameme version 2

VOCALISE ONLY:

El Vito (for girls only) – check out Caitlin’s solo! :)

Go Where I Send Thee

For Good (original soundtrack version)

ENSEMBLE ONLY:

A Little Jazz Mass

Please also listen to your part recordings (sent by email).

Nomali, and Mambo Jesu (skip past Pembela in video) 

Musicianship

ENSEMBLE: minor scales (natural, harmonic, and melodic) WILL be on your evaluation! Please make sure you know how to sing them accurately by practicing them at home both with a piano (or guitar) and a cappella. Check out these short videos to help you:

How to play an A harmonic minor scale

How to play an A melodic minor scale

You can also check out the channel of “musictheoryguy” on youtube for lots of online theory lessons! Here are his lessons on minor scales:

Minor Scales – Part 1

Minor Scales – Part 2 (Harmonic)

Minor Scales – Part 3 (Melodic)

See you at the dress rehearsal!