Second Soprano Rehearsal Notes

m. 47  Watch Jane carefully so we sing “months, years” exactly together (each time) so the audience can understand the words.

Also, make the phrase “months, years, hear me” a dynamic arc

m. 52  Sing through to beat 3. Ignore Jane if she cuts off the first sopranos

m. 54  C needs to be high

m. 58, beat 4  “Go” here

m. 61 & 63  Lean on “will”

m. 65  A tempo

Through this section – know where the harmony is going

m. 89 – 95  Pop the “P”s, Breath after each one.

m. 96  Breath after “wild”

m. 10  Half note gets unit of measure

Note we are in 3, 2

m. 19  Be ready to sing

m. 23  “oo”

m. 46  This piece is another challenge in “what do I sing” – Here we are on the bottom line.

m. 58  Back up to the top line

m. 111  “haw”

Challenge of this piece is breath. 

m. 78  Keep this in the body, don't get tired

m. 87  Note we sing a B here, not our usual G

This is so beautiful and so darned hard!

Jane will conduct in 4 so we know where we are. But, she may slow down so still watch her.

Stagger breath: Consult with your neighbor so you don't breath together (probably wait til you know who your neighbor will be in performance). Decrescendo out and crescendo in (how to do that at ppp is the challenge). When you come back in, do not reiterate the “L” and don't slide.

m. 2  Do not pop the 'L” to the “oo”

m. 8-9  Crescendo to piano.

m. 9  Watch Jane for when to drop to the A, she will give it to us.

m. 10  Decrescendo. Cut off is the downbeat of m. 11

m. 16  “x” on beat 3 – don't forget on each “lux” to add the 'x'

m. 35  Make G sharp high

m. 67  'x” on beat 3

m. 77 etc. The g of “Magi” is soft (more like J)

m. 96  “x” on beat 3 (just us)

m. 3  Sing. Not loud, just a warm sound

m. 10 – 11  In the body

m. 11  Crescendo into “ba” – do this each time it occurs (e.g. m. 15)

m. 15 etc. Stay rhythmic and specific

m. 22  Crescendo on “khos” into “si”

m. 26  Look at this tricky rhythm