February 5, 2015
Dear Ensemble singers and families,
I hope you are looking forward to SATURDAY and the Twentieth
Anniversary Gala Celebration in
honor of Signe Boyer, the founder of Cantabile! It will be an exciting evening in which you
will be able to join with the singers of Vocalise and Bravi, a professional
jazz trio, and Elena to create beautiful, celebratory, jazz music! Please see below for concert reminders and
practicing directions.
Saturday, February 7 Gala Celebration
Where: Stanford Faculty
Club, Palo Alto (439 Lagunita Drive, Stanford, CA
94305)
Ensemble Call Time: 5:30 pm
Uniform: arrive wearing Cantabile concert uniform, blue pin/blue tie from the holiday concert, make-up and hair done - there will not be time or space to change and there will not be shared make-up available.
Sign In: Inside Stanford Faculty Club, at the bottom of the stairs.
Sign Out: Tresidder Building, upstairs in Oak Room West.
Ensemble Call Time: 5:30 pm
Uniform: arrive wearing Cantabile concert uniform, blue pin/blue tie from the holiday concert, make-up and hair done - there will not be time or space to change and there will not be shared make-up available.
Sign In: Inside Stanford Faculty Club, at the bottom of the stairs.
Sign Out: Tresidder Building, upstairs in Oak Room West.
Sign Out Time: 9.30 pm – all singers.
Enjoy snacks, pizza and a movie after your performance at approx 7.45 pm. You can also bring a book or some homework to do while you're in your Green Room (Oak Room West).
Reminder: This is an exciting evening full of joy and celebration, but
the rehearsal will demand your complete focus as you will be putting the
pieces together with Vocalise, Bravi, and the jazz trio for the first
time. You will be hearing scat and
improvisation sections that you have not heard before. You must be prepared, attentive, quiet, and
on task during the rehearsal.
Concert Repertoire List/Order
In Approximate Order:
Blue Skies (Vocalise,
Bravi and Ensemble)
Sir Duke (Vocalise and
Ensemble)
Gershwin Medley (Vocalise)
There Has to be a Song
(Vocalise, Bravi and Ensemble)
Ensemble Rehearsal Notes
Blue Skies:
·
Remember one of the most important
rules of jazz articulation:
Syncopation
only works when preceded by silence! Make sure to “lift” right before
executing a syncopated note.
·
Please review notes for measures
53-66, particularly Soprano II’s.
·
Review the ending, measures 73 to
the end, particularly Soprano I’s. Be
prepared to go up to the C!
·
“Going so right” and “My how they
fly” are surprises….soft surprises!
Sir Duke:
·
Again Remember: Syncopation
only works when preceded by silence!
·
Remember the differences in the
lyrics: Verse 1 = “They can feel it…”, Verse 2 = “You can feel it…”
·
Review the ending chord on “Sir
Duke.” Get to “Sir” quickly and “Duke”
is short.
·
Small, fast mouth on the scat
section. Front of the lips. No wide mouths!
There Has to Be a Song:
·
This piece has a different
feel. It is Gospel rather than
Jazz.
·
Review your lyrics!!! Make sure you know them perfectly! Do not be the weak link!
·
Sopranos – Review “Somewhere”
section. Be ready to come in
strong! Also, check on the movement from
the note D to C-natural in measures 39-40.
Some of you are still singing a C-sharp in measure 40 on the word
“somewhere” rather than the c-natural indicated.
For
our next rehearsal on Wednesday, February 11th
Sing Legato book
·
Practice
Warm up #1 Sing Legato. You should be
able to sing this beautiful melody in all three given keys
(C maj, D major and E
major) on words, counts, solfege syllables and, most challenging of all, on
note names.
·
Work
on expanding your breath support by singing the entire song on two breaths (one
before the first note, second in the middle, on the rest.) To deepen the
challenge, take the tempo slower each time and note how slow you can go!
Continuing with our spring repertoire:
·
Please,
review the two songs we have started in January: Ol’ Time Religion and Day
Break.
You need to listen to recordings of both pieces (see links
below) and have a very strong idea of the each composition’s shape, mood, tempo
and message as well as understanding your vocal part.
Here is a link to
Cantabile performing Bedu Pako 3 years ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2015BMd2Do
Below is a link to a
great performance example of Day Break
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