Second Soprano Rehearsal Notes

11/18/2025

Soprano 2 Notes

Gloria

m. 20 B & C higher, no weight, “aw”

m. 59-60 Crescendo

m. 60 Cut off accurately

m. 63 Blow the top off here – joyful

m. 64 Forte!

m. 75 ITB

m. 82 Sing with altos (they sing with us in m. 81)

m. 84-85 No breath

m. 97 glo-ri-“aw” – the A should be lighter

Illuminare

m. 2 PPP, A higher

Leave off the “L” – only Amanda and Cynthia are singing the “L” pretty much everywhere.

Make a clean entry – sing in the center of the pitch

Jane's first movement will be on the second fermatta of m. 3

m. 4 Mark that the C is sharped, higher

m. 8-9 Tiny crescendo

m. 30 We come out here. Also, it's 3/2 so Jane conducts subdivided beats

The whole piece hinges on when you are forward and when you are supporting the soloists. Note where we are soft and where we are not.

m. 61 Mezzo forte

m.70 In 4

m. 71 No “L”, ppp, “H” instead of the “L”

This section moves freely, so watch!

m. 81 Know the first note in 82 is a unison A

m. 82 mezzo piano, Put an “H” on it

m. 83 Breath after “lu-ia”

m. 86 No vibrato, observe the crescendo, decrescendo

Note: No line is static (shape them)

m. 89 “snap entrance” – come in right on time

m. 94 We may not get a cue; cut off and re-enter correctly

m. 123 A true fortissimo here, which continues through m. 131

m. 131 Starts to decrescendo

m. 160 Last time through Jane gave us a big cue for the move from the A to the E, don't rely on that, count

m. 161 “reh”