Rehearsal Notes - January 17th

Verita Criosa

·      Section 1 is always angry, use the consonants to achieve this feeling.

·      Take advantage of the voiced consonants in particular, voice them before the onset of the note itself.

·      Powerful, full sound.

·      Altos, anywhere you have a comma in the text, add a quarter rest

Las Amarillas

·      Second last measure of the piece, the text for everyone should be as written in the middle part

Miserere

·      Remember that this piece is to be memorized for next week (January 24)

·      End of mm 39, everyone takes a breath together

O Frondens Virga

·      Mm 1 – 5 Sopranos sing the Alto 1 line

·      Mm 5 – 12 Sopranos sing the Soprano line, Altos sing the Alto 2 line

·      Mm 13 – 16 Sopranos sing the Soprano line, Altos sing the Alto 1 line

·      Mm 16 – end Sopranos sing the Alto 1 line, Altos sing the Alto 2 line (starting with “in tu” of mm 17)