Rehearsal Blog Update 11/07/2014

Dear Intermediate Singers and Families,

TOMORROW is our Fall Workshop and Family Potluck, where Intermediate, Ensemble, Vocalise, and Bravi spend a morning rehearsing their holiday repertoire together and follow the rehearsal with a short concert and lunch for all. Check out the SCOOP for full details. A summary is below:

Fall Workshop

When: November 8^th

Where: First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto

Call time: 9:30am for both Ensemble and Vocalise

Attire: Cantabile red polo shirt and jeans. (No shorts or flip flops.)

Families arrive for concert: 12:00pm

Potluck lunch: 1:00pm

Families, please see the SCOOP for information on what to bring to the potluck and how to drop it off.

Memorization Schedule

ALL pieces MUST BE MEMORIZED for the concert! Please have the pieces listed below memorized by their deadlines:

Due Nov 13th: 

- Cool Yule

- Walking in the Air

- O Sifuni

- Sh'ma

Due Nov 20th: 

- Kalanta

- Star Carol

- Solstice

Due Dec 3rd (dress rehearsal): 

- Silent Night

Practice Videos

O Sifuni Mungu. O Sifuni Version 1, O Sifuni Version 2

Kalanta of the New Year: Click HERE to listen. 

Cool Yule: Click HERE to listen.

Star Carol: Click HERE to listen.

Sh’ma Yisrael: Click HERE to listen. The music starts at 0:26.

Walking in the Air: Click HERE to listen.

Solstice: Click HERE to listen.

  

Musicianship

Intermediate A: Please complete pages 31-33 in your “A Young Singer’s Journey” Book I or II. Parents/guardians, please sign on the marking pages at the front of the book to indicate that you have seen your child’s completed homework.

Intermediate Honor: Please complete pages 31-33 in your “A Young Singer’s Journey” Book II. Parents/guardians, please sign on the marking pages at the front of the book to indicate that you have seen your child’s completed homework.

Happy Practicing!