November 20,2025 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…
11/21/2025Soprano 2 NotesGeneral comment: We must look up. If we don't then it's not musical.Creator of the StarsStart the first note of each phrase slightly under dynamic, then crescendo into the phrase. Especially with pickup notes. Shape each phrase with…
November 20 Rehearsal NotesPlease note for next rehearsal: first sopranos sit in back. Also, the next rehearsal starts at 9:15--at Trinity, as usual. Our orchestra rehearsal (December 4) will also start at 9:15--at Trinitarian Congregational Church. Bring patience and a…
11/18/2025Soprano 2 NotesGloriam. 20 B & C higher, no weight, "aw"m. 59-60 Crescendom. 60 Cut off accuratelym. 63 Blow the top off here - joyfulm. 64 Forte!m. 75 ITBm. 82 Sing with altos (they sing with us in m. 81)m…
November 18 Rehearsal NotesPlease note for next rehearsal: first sopranos sit in front. Also, the next rehearsal is this Thursday (November 20).Here are notes from today's rehearsal:Forrest IV: Gloria in Excelsis (whole piece)Universal: Get the "gl" of "gloria" out of the way so…
November 11, 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…
Good evening,Well, I think we learned it is going to be cold in the church from now on. Brrr.We started with soprano sectional, with warmups designed to find the headspace for the difficult C to F natural range. Here is…
November 11 Rehearsal NotesPlease note for next week: first sopranos sit in back. Also, call time next Tuesday (the 18th) is 10:15. Please arrive already warmed up. Rehearsal began with great counsel from Jane about avoiding/minimizing vocal fatigue. Here are my takeaways:The part…
November 4, 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…
Soprano 2 Notes11/4/2025Creator of the StarsGeneral comments:Careful of tuning with descending lines (keep notes high)For long, sustained notes (e.g. m. 23-24, 26-27) keep the support and tone up, lifted.We have got to count. If a measure is 3/2, subdivide to quarter…