Prep for February 5 Rehearsal

Happy February everyone! Thanks for a great rehearsal on Sunday and for many top-notch auditions. Your talent makes our choices very difficult! We'll be announcing the results of the auditions in a separate blog post on Thursday but for now, here are some things to work on and plan for as February 5th approaches.

Homework
Memorize Psalm 69 and review/solidify the blocking for Winter Sky.

As a reminder, once we have taught the blocking/choreo for a piece, it is up to you to ensure that you know it as well as you know the music. Don't forget that you have Erin's amazing notes to help!

Character Development
When we announce the results of the auditions, we will also assign all the lines in the script so everyone knows what text they need to learn. This will give you a start at building your character's identity for our show. Offering an honest and believable performance to an audience requires that you really know who "you" are and we want to support you in developing a rich sense of your character's back-story. To do this, I've put together a fairly comprehensive list of resources that can help you get a better feel for what it would have meant to live in 1917.

Feb 5 Rehearsal Plan
Sop 1s on SNACK duty!

1:15	Alto sectional (in 3 AND 4 part split)
2:00	Full Ensemble physical and vocal warm up
2:20	Regular rehearsal with a focus on: Block "Stage 1" up to Soundscape 1 V’la l’bon vent for memorization Pacem Cronan Ps 69 memory check Block Ps 69
5:30	Home

Upcoming Special Dates

Just a reminder that the weekend after this one (Feb 11-12) is our "Power Weekend" (so called because we "power" through a ton of material!!).  On Saturday, Feb 11 we are rehearsing from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Dalhousie University (Rm 121 in the basement) and on Sunday we'll have our regular rehearsal at St. Matt's.