Rehearsal Part One

 00:00  Ash reviews our Carmina Burana concert.

03:22  Ash and Sara discuss the upcoming Break Bread Concert

13:45  Vocal warm-ups

17:43  Handel's Hallelujah Chorus

34:19  Bonds, "They Brought Fine Gifts"

59:58 Barbara makes announcements.

File Size: 83.47 MB

First half

Rehearsal Part Two 

0:14 "African Noel"

File size: 23.46 MB

Second half

Listen to or download the file here - File Size is 203.05 MB

The podcast this week is a single recording, including Coro Piccolo sectionals, tutti warm up with Ash, and Maestro Armstrong rehearsing each movement. 

As Ash reminded us in rehearsal, any changes that Maestro Armstrong made overrule previous notes in our scores - so it is VERY worth listening through this and double-checking you’ve noted any changes in your part. For example, there are several places throughout where he explains how he will conduct passages in the music.

Here are the timestamps for this week's recording:

Beginning - Coro Piccolo Tenor/Bass Sectional

24:00 - Coro Piccolo Soprano/Alto Sectional

33:20 - Warm up & Ash rehearsing 1. O Fortuna

44:40 - transition to Maestro Armstrong rehearsal

48:00 - 1. O Fortuna

55:08 - 2.  Fortune Plango

1:00:45 - 3. Veris leta facies

1:10:10 - 5. Ecce Gratum

1:22:07 - 7. Floret silva

1:33:29 - 8. Chramer, gip die varwe mir

1:41:16 - 9. Swaz / Chum geselle min

1:49:38 - 10. Were diu welt alle min

1:51:56 - 12. Olim lacs couleram (“Miser!”) 

1:53:54 - 13. Ego sum abbas (“Wafna!”)

1:56:46 - 14. In taberna quando sumus…

2:07:25 - important reminder about pacing / energy management

2:08:39 - 18. Circa mea pectora

2:14:35 - 19. Si puer cum puellula

2:18:05 - 20. Veni, veni, venias

2:21:30 - 22. Tempus est iocundum

2:27:15 - 24. Ave formosissima

2:30:27 - Final words from Maestro & Ash - including announcements for the concert at the Paramount Theatre

 2:0     Ash opened the session and discussed some Break Bread issues (we'll have 4 rehearsals) and went over onstage rules for the performance, standing and sitting, when to open the music.  Then we ran Carmina Burana.

8:24    1 O, Fortuna 

13:08    2 Fortune plango vulnera 

16:00    3 Veris leta facies

19:02    5 Ecce gratum

22:57    7 Floret silva  (with piano intro from 6)

26:48    8 Cramer, gip die varwe mir

30:16    9 Swaz hie gat umbe

30:52        Chume, chum, geselle min

32:49        Swaz hie gat umbe

33:26   10 Were diu werelt alle min

34:24    12 Olim lacus coluerum

37:18    13 Ego sum abbas

39:22    14 In taberna cuando sumus

44:40    18 Circa mea pectora

48:41    19 Si puer cum puellula

50:11    20 Veni, veni, venias

51:17    22 Tempus est iocundum

53:36    24 Blanziflor et Helena (with the intro from 23 Dulcissime - we didn't finish this one)

Ash concluded the evening with some suggestions for next week, which I left in.

Filesize:  74.1 MB

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We did enough in this rehearsal that we'll have 2 posts here.  Rehearsal began with Ash rearranging the seating again.  The initial half hour was spent by sopranos and altos only, reviewing  movements 7 and 8.

6:00    Ash discussed seating a little more.  Women warmed up with Ash.

12:33   Movement 7, Floret Silva

30:47   Movement 8, Cramer gip die warwe mir

39:46   Tenors and basses come in, Ash does more seating changes

42:57   Warmups

47:51   Movement 10   Were diu werelt alle min

53:12    Movement 9   Swaz (all 3 sections)

1:04:27    Movement 7, Floret Silva

1:16:05    Movement 20, Veni, veni, venias

1:26:56    Movement 22, Tempus est iocundum

1:36:52    discussion of Dulcissime, leading to Movement 24, Blanziflor et Helena

1:41:55    Ash announced a break soon, then a full run of the piece.  

1:42:03    Brief review of Tenor/Bass parts in Movement 2, saying "separate" doesn't mean "staccato".  After that, announcements, including that NO COVID tests will be required!  Break announced.

Filesize:  133 MB

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  We have 2 recordings this week, which I put in one post.

Part 1

• Start -    Ash discussed new seating arrangements including for the coro piccolo singers.  He also went into what group would rehearse what pieces, and where.  At just under 4 minutes someone played the piano part for movement 19, Si Puer Cum Puellula, but it's not the rehearsal.
• 5:10    Ash began rehearsal for 19, Si Puer Cum Puellula, for the tenor and bass coro piccolo only
• 26:40    All tenors and basses rehearse In Taberna, beginning with movement 12, Olum Lacus Colueram, the choral part after a tenor solo.
• 33:45    Tenors and basses rehearse movement 14, In Taberna Quando Sumus, which Ash rehearsed backward.
• 54:12    Sopranos and altos came in, Ash arranged seating.  There were announcements, discussion of concert dress.  Full chorus did some warmups. 
• 1:04:23   Rehearsed movement 20, Veni Veni Venias
• 1:13:30   Rehearsed movement 22, Tempus Est Iocundum
• 1:28:40    Rehearsed movement 24, Blanziflor Et Helena

1:34:54   Announcements and break

Filesize:  127 MB

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Part 2

Before we did anything, Ash had us rearrange our seating for the full run.

3:37    Phil announced Jessica Furer, to do Why I Sing.  She explained that she would perform The Doll Song from Offenbach's Tales of Hoffman.

8:36   Ash announced the run of Carmina Burana with details on taking notes and issues of standing and tone and especially diction, and entry at the concert.

• 13;00    1  O, Fortuna 
• 16:43    2  Fortune Plango Vulnera 
• 20:30    3  Veris Leta Facies
• 25:25    5  Ecce Gratum
• 29:48    7  Floret Silva
• 34:16    8  Chramer, gip die varwe mir
• 36:53    9  Swaz hie gat umbe
• 37:45       Chume, Chum, Geselle Min
• 39:38    10  Were Diu Werelt Alle Min
• 40:30     Ash gave us an analysis of our performance this evening with instructions for next week; final discussion included some requests from Barbara Miller.

 The entire rehearsal was devoted to Carmina Burana and recorded in one file.

Click here to download the podcast file (File Size: 110.24 MB)

Timing and Details

Beginning - 07:00 : Warm up

07:00 - 10:19 : Overview of Fall Flyer that Ash sent digitally and was distributed in hard copy. 

NB: Each section below starts with a reminder from the flyer of what to work on in the section.

10:20 - 16:14 : 1. O Fortuna

16:15 - 22:36 : 2. Fortune plango vulnera

22:37 - 30:42 : 5. Ecce Gratum

30:43 - 41:42 : 18. Circa mea pectora

41:43 - 56:34 : 20. Veni veni venias

56:53 - 1:06:47 : 24. Ave formosissima

1:06:48 - 1:21:05 : Announcements, including a lengthy discussion of concert dress

1:21:06 -  end : Why I sing - Sheldon Greene, “September Song” from Knickerbocker Holiday

No post-break recording this week. Time after the break was spent in sectionals. Please review the flyer (on Chorus Connection) for practice areas specific to your section.

The entire rehearsal was devoted to Carmina Burana and was recorded in two parts: Part I before the break and Part II after the break. 

Click here to hear or download Part I (File Size: 47.42 MB)

Part I

(Due to an equipment issue, the recording begins "in medias res" with movement 18.)

start-7:00 - work on Movement 18 "Circa mea pectora"

7:01-27:00 - work on Movement 20 "Veni, veni, venias" - focus on "Pulchra tibi" section to end

27:01-31:57 - transition & announcements

Ash shares what is covered in Alto and Soprano sectionals in Part II + discusses what to prepare for next week's rehearsal and schedule of rehearsals moving forward

31:58-end - Why I Sing - Sarah King, "Rainbow Connection"

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Part II

start-1:42 - listening and singing along to recording of movement 22, with Ash commentary on what to prep for movement 22-24

1:43-4:14 - more work on Movement 20 "Veni, veni, venias" - "Pulchra tibi" section to end

4:15-22:01 - movement 20 "Veni, veni, venias" - focus on beginning to end

22:02-29:21 - sectionals / Tenor and Bass work on movement 13 "Wafna"

29:22-end - work on movement 14 "In Taberna Quando Sumus"