| Dear Consort Singers, Brief reminder that rehearsals resume tonight at St. Stephen’s in Belvedere. I also have a note regarding our accompanist Brad’s availability with respect to the July 19 event: A highlight of the Consort Chorale’s annual gala is certainly the entertainment. If you have a piece you would like to perform that needs piano accompaniment, Brad will be there and happy to accompany. He is not accompanying the next two Monday night rehearsals that precede July 19, so please let him know via email if you would like his help. brad@ststephenschurch.org. That’s all for now. See you tonight! |
| Learning files and PDF for Goodnight Moon I accidentally bought a PDF version of Goodnight Moon, so in case anyone was interested in using it, I have added it to Norm’s Dropbox folder with PDFs of the various scores. More relevantly, I hope, I also have some learning files for that piece available. You will find a link to them on the website. |
| Solo opportunities There are a few different solo possibilities this summer. Unless we learn otherwise, solo auditions will be held before the July 19 rehearsal at 9 am. Please sign up to indicate your interest in auditioning via this form. It’s okay if you’re not absolutely sure yet—we ask folks to sign up to make sure our directors allocate enough time to hear everyone. Lo dello Soprano, ms 62-64 Alto, ms 63-64 Everywhere I Go Solo 1: Any voice, ms 17-22 and 33-39 Solo 2: Soprano or Tenor, ms 49-54 and 57-62 Solo 3: Soprano, ms 76-77 and ms 86 If the River Leaves Without Me Soprano, ms 2-6 and 39-46 Goodnight Moon Soprano, ms 42-47 and 57-61 Across the Universe Baritone, ms 34-42 Tenor or alto, ms 38-42 Small group high voices, ms 72-78 The Parting Glass Any voice, ms 4-25 |
| Pronunciation guide: Va, pensiero For those who want a more in-depth audio pronunciation guide for the Verdi piece, this is a fantastic video by a native Italian speaker made specifically for opera choruses. She goes into a little more depth than what we probably need—for example, I would say not to worry too much about closed vs open vowels—but otherwise I hope it will be helpful! |
| Upcoming Rehearsals All rehearsals, unless otherwise specified, are at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Belvedere (3 Bayview Avenue) Associate Rehearsal with Sanford Monday, June 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Repertoire: Zadok (Handel), Abendfeier (Schumann), Resounding Praise (Petker), Gloria (Haydn), Gabriel’s Oboe (Johnson), Parting Glass (Snyder) Associate Rehearsal with David Monday, June 30 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Repertoire: Kyrie & Hosanna (Quintana), Lo dello (Cohoon/Cook), If the River (Esmail), Goodnight (Whitacre), Everywhere (Coker), Bohemian, Across Associate Rehearsal with Sanford Monday, July 7 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Repertoire: Moonlight (Memley), O Magnum (Memley), Zadok (Handel), Abendfeier (Schumann) Gloria (Haydn), Hebrew (Verdi), Gabriel (Johnson) |