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Sing for the Cure VOCAL SOLOS
I would like to conclude auditions for vocal solos by September 28. Here is a list of the solos (in bold type).
SING FOR THE CURE
Choral Voicing and Vocal Solos
1. Prelude for an Uncommon Woman (Instrumental) [4:13]
2. Who Will Speak? (SATB div.) [6:17]
3. Borrowed Time (SATB, some div.) [6:06] [[5]]
Sop. Solo mm. 4-8; mm. 21-24; mm. 95-99
4. The Promise Lives On (SATB some div.) [6:42]
5. Livin’ Out Loud Blues (TTTTBB) [3:40]
6. Come to Me, Mother (SSAA) [4:32]
7. Valse Caprice (SATB some div.) [3:56]
8. Girl in the Mirror (SATB) [5:09]
S/A duet mm. 11-32; solo mm. 118-124
9. Who Will Curl My Daughter’s Hair? (SATB div.) [5:08]
S/S/A solos and trio mm. 1-17
10. Groundless Ground (SSATBB) [5:31]
Female/male duet passim (gospel)
11. One Voice (SATB div.) [5:43]
Solo (male or female) mm. 14-46
SING FOR THE CURE
Choral Voicing and Vocal Solos
1. Prelude for an Uncommon Woman (Instrumental) [4:13]
2. Who Will Speak? (SATB div.) [6:17]
3. Borrowed Time (SATB, some div.) [6:06] [[5]]
Sop. Solo mm. 4-8; mm. 21-24; mm. 95-99
4. The Promise Lives On (SATB some div.) [6:42]
5. Livin’ Out Loud Blues (TTTTBB) [3:40]
6. Come to Me, Mother (SSAA) [4:32]
7. Valse Caprice (SATB some div.) [3:56]
8. Girl in the Mirror (SATB) [5:09]
S/A duet mm. 11-32; solo mm. 118-124
9. Who Will Curl My Daughter’s Hair? (SATB div.) [5:08]
S/S/A solos and trio mm. 1-17
10. Groundless Ground (SSATBB) [5:31]
Female/male duet passim (gospel)
11. One Voice (SATB div.) [5:43]
Solo (male or female) mm. 14-46
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
SCNO 30th Season underway!
Thanks to all who worked so hard to get everything ready for our first rehearsal last night. It's good to be back singing together! A special welcome to our wonderful group of new singers - we are looking forward to the talent, energy, and ideas you will bring us.
As announced last night, next week's Messiah "chorus-o-the-week" will be Hallelujah. Come prepared to get the markings into your Novello vocal score.
Please prepare the first and last choruses of Sing for the Cure. We need to get pitches and rhythms established and start to assign individual singers to the various divisi parts.
DID YOU KNOW??? With RSS you can subscribe to this blog and receive an email when something new is posted. That way you don't have to keep checking back... Note the USEFUL LINKS on the lower right and the CALENDAR, too. Reserve Saturday, October 2 for our workshop with guest clinician Alissa Rowe.
As we learn the new music in SFTC, let's see if we can add sensitivity to text and dynamics right from the start (most of you read well enough to figure out the pitches and rhythms on the first or second try, so let's set the bar a little higher for a more musical outcome earlier in the rehearsal process). If you listen attentively while other sections are rehearsing, you can make great progress in learning your own part, too!
Here are some Amazon links to commercial recordings of our repertoire. Please note that for some of these pieces you have the option of purchasing a physical CD or a much cheaper digital download.
Sing for the Cure: A Proclamation of Hope
Karl Jenkins The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace
Carol Barnett The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass
Messiah - Boston Baroque
Messiah - Gabrieli Consort (download)
H.M.S. Pinafore (lots of other choices here...)
As announced last night, next week's Messiah "chorus-o-the-week" will be Hallelujah. Come prepared to get the markings into your Novello vocal score.
Please prepare the first and last choruses of Sing for the Cure. We need to get pitches and rhythms established and start to assign individual singers to the various divisi parts.
DID YOU KNOW??? With RSS you can subscribe to this blog and receive an email when something new is posted. That way you don't have to keep checking back... Note the USEFUL LINKS on the lower right and the CALENDAR, too. Reserve Saturday, October 2 for our workshop with guest clinician Alissa Rowe.
As we learn the new music in SFTC, let's see if we can add sensitivity to text and dynamics right from the start (most of you read well enough to figure out the pitches and rhythms on the first or second try, so let's set the bar a little higher for a more musical outcome earlier in the rehearsal process). If you listen attentively while other sections are rehearsing, you can make great progress in learning your own part, too!
Here are some Amazon links to commercial recordings of our repertoire. Please note that for some of these pieces you have the option of purchasing a physical CD or a much cheaper digital download.
Sing for the Cure: A Proclamation of Hope
Karl Jenkins The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace
Carol Barnett The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass
Messiah - Boston Baroque
Messiah - Gabrieli Consort (download)
H.M.S. Pinafore (lots of other choices here...)
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