final week of rehearsal samford
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P R E PA R I N G F O R I N T E R N AT I O N A L C O M P E T I T I O N
FINAL WEEK OF REHEARSAL
KEEPING IT TOGETHERMAKING THE BEST CHOICES
CATEGORY 1: GRADING
• Clap your hands: B• Yver: C• Mille: B• Salve: A-
CATEGORY 1 TRIAGE
• Clap Your Hands • Fix beginning – first
entrance, dynamics• High points:• Triumph• Earth• King
• Word endings
• Yver• Confidence and
memory• Repetitions will fix
this• Quartet not right yet• Attention to detail in
dynamics
CATEGORY 1 TRIAGE
• Mille regrets• Diction questions
now answered:• EXACT PITCHES on
entrances: 7(b), 10(t), 12(b), 15(t)
• “k” n, 24-26 not heard in tenor
• m. 34 now a phrase through in tenor and alto
• Salve Regina• Ending chord of choir
1 at beginning: “na,” “ter,”
• Hear each choir arriving at m. 9, b.1
• Decresc. At m. 18 (women)
• Don’t let me be too loud at m. 37
• M. 44 game of numbers
CATEGORY II: GRADING
• Esti dal: B• Afraid: A• Homesick: A• Kyrie: A-• Alleluja: B
CATEGORY 2 TRIAGE
• Esti dal:• First notes still a
problem in each part• Memory fixes
everything
• Homesick blues:• Very good work
CATEGORY 2 TRIAGE
• Kyrie• Conductor memory
problem
• Alleluja• Lots of detail work
needed in this piece• Memory • Dynamics• Facial expression
GRAND PRIX GRADING
• Nunc: A• O Schöne: C• Reggel: B-• Mate Saule: B-• Nyon: B-
GRAND PRIX TRIAGE
• Nunc• This piece is in good
shape
• O Schöne• Biggest problem on
Thursday was that we haven’t rehearsed it lately.• Need a good
concept of volume and blend on the solo sections
• Reggel• Pretty good work for
a couple of rehearsals!
• Biggest weakness is memory
• Biggest issue is the fast word section. Find a way to approximate correct language and keep tempo
• Mate Saule• Memory and
repetition fix everything.
• Nyon• Needs better
memory work• Needs nuance from
conductor