Part 1

Since Ash was still interviewing people for the summer concert, Sarah King (soprano) took over an early warmup session.  The recording starts in the middle of that.  

6:26     Ash became available and announced that everyone who auditioned for the Boccelli concert has been chosen to perform.

8:41    Ash began a warmup session, including how to form vowels and consonants.

13:35    Sang Somewhere Over the Rainbow on lyrics, then using solfege.  Sang more solfege, beginning with major scales in solfege, with hand gestures.  Also talks on choral techniques and intonation.

25:48    Ash sang a tune in solfege and asked us to follow him; he says we must memorize it by his birthday.

34:28    Here I Stand, movement 3. At the end of the session (1:09.43) we ran the whole movement.

1:16.22    Announcements and break

Filesize:  106MB

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Part 2

14.0    Ash called everyone together to hear a clip of the song we'll sing in this year's Break Bread, with hand movements and motions, originally sung by Nelson Mandela.

3:02.1    Why I Sing - Karl Malamud-Roam performed Stars from Les Miserables

7:45    Sight read parts of Beethoven 9, from measure 237 on "na"

12:24    Sometimes I Cry, on count singing

Filesize:  54.2 MB

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