Alto Rehearsal Notes
September 16, 2025
2025-26 Fall Alto 1, Alto 2 Rehearsal Notes
If you missed a rehearsal, search for the date you missed to see which pieces were rehearsed. Questions or additional notes, please don’t hesitate to contact Liz Berk berkden@comcast.net or Cynthia Sorn cls208@comcast.net. Music below is in random order.
1. What Child
9/16
– Don’t staccato on the “bum” that has tenuto marks below them.
– M1 and throughout: Hold the quarter note “bum” to the next notes.
– M5: A1, smooth.
– M16: Clear break after “this.”
– M39, 40: A1, prep for jumping to the E unison with A2.
– M51: Prep for time change 6/8.
– M61: Note back to Tempo 1.
– M72: Note repeat back to M62. Second time through skip M69 and continue at 2. in M73.
2. O Come Emmanuel
9/16
– “Come” is always “cawm.”
– M4: Tutti.
– M8: Altos strong entrance.
– M20: Tutti.
– M40: Sop2 joins altos.
– M44: Breath.
– M96: Watch Jane for entrance after hold.
– M104: Breath before “oh.” Crescendo.
– M106 and M108: Breath on last 1/8 beat.
– M108: Don’t emphasize “MAH” at the cutoff.
– M112: A2, work on finding that low G.
3. Shalom
4. Siyahamba
9/16
– M3: All Altos.
– M47: Soft entrance. With Sop2.
– M22, M42, M72: No break between “khos” and “si-ya-,” do crescendo.
– M82: Short cutoff.
5. Stars I Shall Find
9/16
– Clarify and note the repeats. Sing through to page 10. Jump back to page 4, sing to M38, jump to Coda on page 11. Liz suggests you can make a copy of pages 4 – 7 if that helps.
– M64 and throughout. Flip the “r’s,” don’t roll them.
6. The Dawn from on High
I. Illuminare
9/16
No vibrato.
– All altos on bottom line.
– M331: Sing veni nos “vay-nee-nos” as noted.
– M34: Sing low A to C, move to E in M35, stay on E.
II. Lux in Tenebris
IV. Gloria in Excelsis
V. Creator of the Stars of Night
7. Grown Wild