Starborn - Music notes
Sing each
fragment as many times as you went, progressing through them in order, until
the choreographed movement comes to an end. Dynamics build as you progress
through the sections. It is not necessary to make it to number 7– progress at a
speed that has you singing in your range throughout the piece. At the end,
Christina will cue the chord (in a six part split – Jordyn will sing the G with
Sara & Devon) Remove the slide to the D at the end. Just a clean jump on
Christina’s cue.
Starborn - Blocking
Drift to aisle positions while singing.
All together, Leah, Jenny, Brianna, Hayley, Zoe & Joanna process forward to form the constellation.
Others, create a very loose line behind your Muse. The person at the back of the line will have the light, and it will pass forward to the six Muses who are forming the constellation.
After passing the light, drift backwards to leave the Muses in the centre.
Lights will be turned on at the cue for the big chord at the end of the piece. After the note dies away, the lights go off.
Revontulet
This piece
will not involve choreography at all – reserve all your brain power for the
singing! :-)
There is a
note error in the Alto 2 line – bottom of page 7, last beat of the first measure should be two C-sharps.
Lux Aeterna
Measures
33-36 are in perfect time. Watch Christina for the cut-off at the end of 36.
I himmelen
New English
text! Woo! This should be memorized by next week.
Gemini (Castor and Pollux)
The basic story
is :
Pakkanen : Dawn is breaking, getting the boats ready to sail
Revontulet : One ship gets lost, sees bursts of St Elmo’s
Fire, Castor and Pollux come and save the sailors.
Pakkanen
Beginning
in the aisles, soloists at the front.
A – S1, S2
& A2 remain in the aisles, everyone else moves toward the centre
A1 – Mezzo
parts move to two lines in the centre. A1 move to the edges
A2 – Mezzos
pulling on a rope, in time with their HaHas
B1 – Mezzos
stand, mingle with A1, end up on the South of the stage, facing centre. S1
& 2, A2 move to a new aisle, remaining together.
A3 –
Lifting the mast, tying down the ropes, raising the sail
B2 – Mill
about, everybody ends up in a clump on the South facing centre. In place by C1.
Be near your part in a 4-part split, Alto 2 furthest East, Soprano 1 furthest
West.
C1 – first
4 bars, remain still, anticipating boarding the boats. Next 4 bars, move to
boat shapes in 4-part split
C2 – lean to
the right for 4 bars, lean to the left for 4 bars
D1 –
walking forward (heading out to sea)
D2 – turn over
left shoulder and wave to the shore, turn back at measure 93. Continue sailing
out to sea until the end of the piece.
Earth - anything in RED is new or changed from last time
Enter on Joanna’s line : Let’s stay together
this time, ok?
Letter A
Altos in a
clump in the middle of the stage, Sopranos walking around them in a clockwise
circle. Sing to each other.
Measure 14
– Sops go to the North and sit down (Sop 3s nearest the centre of the space),
Altos 1 & 2 go to the South and stay standing. Alto 3s go to the South and
sit down.
Letter B
South group
sing to North group and moves
toward the centre
Measure 32
– 34 – Sop 3s stand and confront South group
Measure 45
– 47 – Sop 1 & 2 stand and join the Sop 3s as the North group
Letter C
Step on the
downbeat of 50, 51 & 52 (North group advances)
Step on the
downbeat of 54, 55 & 56 (North group backs up)
“End of
conversation” – North group turns 90˚ over left shoulder and looks back at
South group
“Put your
back in it” – North group continues turning left and starts walking away from
South group
“Make it
up” – North group turns back over right shoulder and gestures to South group
“Make it
work” - Sops sit down.
Letter D
Sops sit in the East. Alto 1 & 2
rotate around to face East.
Sop 3s
stand up on Measures 78 – 80.
Sop 1 &
2 and Alto 3 stand on Measures 94 – 96
Letter E
Sop 1 &
2, Alto 3 Step forward on the downbeat of 98, 99 & 100 and again on 106,
107, 108
“End of
conversation” – North group turns 90˚ over left shoulder and looks back at
South group. South group turns 90˚ over right shoulder and looks back at North
group.
“Put your
back in it” – North group continues turning left and starts walking away from
South group. South group continues turning right and starts walking away from
North group.
“Make it
up” – North group turns back over right shoulder and gestures to South group.
South group turns back over left shoulder and gestures to North group.
Letter F
Same as
Letter A, Sopranos create a circle from both sides (when the ends meet, start
walking clockwise in a circle)
Letter G
Sop 1, Alto
2 & 3 split and go North and South. Other remain in the centre and make the
magical moving rectangle.
Letter H & I
Diagonal line down the centre of the
space, in normal U formation.
Sarah Sampson is the pivot at the
centre of the line.
Letter J
Rotating around the pivot point. One
step per bar.
