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January 28, 2025<\/div>\n
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2025 Spring Alto 1, Alto 2 Rehearsal Notes<\/div>\n
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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<\/a> or Cynthia Sorn cls208@comcast.net<\/a>. Music below not in concert order. <\/div>\n
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1. Concord Fragments<\/div>\n
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I. In Some Dry, Dry Earth<\/div>\n
1\/14, 1\/21<\/div>\n
– M4: \u201cDry\u201d is \u201cdrawh.\u201d<\/div>\n
– M5: \u201cEarth\u201d is \u201ceahth.\u201d No \u201cr.\u201d<\/div>\n
– M10: Forte.<\/div>\n
– M11: Change starting quarter note to eighth note, eighth rest.<\/div>\n
1\/28<\/div>\n
– M35, 36: Note altos, S2 unison.<\/div>\n
– M38: \u201cremembrance\u201d is \u201creh-mem-brawhns.\u201d Just slight R.<\/div>\n
– M38:  breath after \u201cdiscoverer\u201d<\/div>\n
– M48: Same C as in 47.<\/div>\n
– M50: \u201creappear\u201d is \u201creh-ah-pearh.\u201d<\/div>\n
– M53: \u201cAh\u201d is \u201caw.\u201d<\/div>\n
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II. This Day I Am Eighteen<\/div>\n
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III. Walden<\/div>\n
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2. The Moon Bridge<\/div>\n
1\/14<\/div>\n
– Mark \u201cend\u201d on bottom page 9 so you don\u2019t look for the \u201cnext\u201d page!<\/div>\n
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3. Night<\/div>\n
1\/14, 1\/21<\/div>\n
– M24: Note that the F is same note as page turn.<\/div>\n
– M31: Low G-natural.<\/div>\n
– M33: MF.<\/div>\n
– M34: Breath after \u201cshades.\u201d<\/div>\n
– M37-42: For now, stagger breathing.<\/div>\n
– M42: Breath after \u201ctrack.\u201d<\/div>\n
– M49: Breath after \u201cthemselves.\u201d<\/div>\n
1\/28<\/div>\n
– M23-25: \u201cWhite\u201d is \u201chawaht.\u201d No breath. Right in the F on the next page.<\/div>\n
– M26: Watch the cutoff.<\/div>\n
– M28: No breath.<\/div>\n
– M34: Breath after \u201cshades.\u201d<\/div>\n
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4. To Sit and Dream<\/div>\n
1\/14, 1\/21<\/div>\n
– Note first and second pages are unison.<\/div>\n
– \u201cAbout\u201d is \u201cah-bawt.\u201d<\/div>\n
– M13: Louder.<\/div>\n
– M15: Note A-flat.<\/div>\n
– Pages 6 and 7 – review. A2: Especially M23.<\/div>\n
1\/28<\/div>\n
– M31: Breath at end of measure.<\/div>\n
– M32: Higher on the A.<\/div>\n
– M38: \u201cFound\u201d is \u201cfawned.\u201d<\/div>\n
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5. Grown Wild<\/div>\n
1\/14, 1\/21<\/div>\n
– We read through it.<\/div>\n
1\/28<\/div>\n
– M73 – 76: Strong, in the body. Unison, not too loud. No breath.<\/div>\n
– M75: Watch A to F, don\u2019t flat. No R in \u201cgirl.\u201d<\/div>\n
– M77: Note unison D entrance with S2. No breath until 81.<\/div>\n
– M85 \u2013 88: No breath.<\/div>\n
– M88 \u2013 95: Breath after \u201cup\u201d only.<\/div>\n
– M96: Breath after \u201cwild.\u201d<\/div>\n
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6. Birds of Passage<\/div>\n
1\/21<\/div>\n
– Beware of diphthongs.<\/div>\n
– \u201cAw\u201d sounds: Fawl (fall), rawnd (round), flawt (flight), wahl (wall), etc.<\/div>\n
– M4, et al: \u201cFall\u201d – sing vowel until M5, then add \u201cL\u201d. Repeat in any place with ending \u201cL.\u201d<\/div>\n
– M7: Breath after \u201ctall.\u201d<\/div>\n
– M12: \u201cSky\u201d is \u201cskah.\u201d<\/div>\n
– M15: Quiet.<\/div>\n
– M24: \u201cLie\u201d is \u201claw.\u201d<\/div>\n
– M27: Note we all start on D#.<\/div>\n
– M31: Note unison.<\/div>\n
– Pick short phrase for pages 12-13.<\/div>\n
1\/28<\/div>\n
– M40:  Breath – change \u201cfleet\u201d to 1\/8 with 1\/8 rest.<\/div>\n
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7. Flight<\/div>\n
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I. Sky Song<\/div>\n
1\/21<\/div>\n
– It may be helpful to mark all unisons.<\/div>\n
– M43: \u201cTops\u201d is short.<\/div>\n
– M45: \u201cSoar\u201d is held to next measure.<\/div>\n
– M50: Note key change.<\/div>\n
– M52: No vibrato.<\/div>\n
– M60: \u201cWhat\u201d is \u201chwhat.\u201d<\/div>\n
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II. Come, Spring<\/div>\n
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III. This Sky Falls<\/div>\n
1\/14<\/div>\n
– We sang through it.<\/div>\n
1\/28<\/div>\n
– Don\u2019t accent \u201cthe.\u201d Accent \u201csky,\u201d \u201clake,\u201d \u201csil-.\u201d Etc. \u201csilver\u201d is \u201csil-vah.\u201d<\/div>\n
-M11, 12: Sing the \u201cK\u201d in \u201clike.\u201d<\/div>\n
– M19: Shhh.<\/div>\n
– M21: Louder.<\/div>\n
– M27: Higher on the \u201cD.\u201d<\/div>\n
– M36: Keep pitch up.<\/div>\n
– M66: Softer.<\/div>\n
– M68: Soft, note unison.<\/div>\n
– M73: \u201cFire\u201d is \u201cfah.\u201d<\/div>\n
– M95: Altos can let the sops have this high D.<\/div>\n
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