Home practice preparation for Oct. 17 Performance and Oct. 19-20 Rehearsals
Please learn YOUR assigned part BEFORE you arrive at rehearsal.
Rehearsal time should be used to put the music together.
Concert Choir
Know from memory: Me Nyame Ye - Soprano & Alto, We Love Music - Children part
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands - All sing melody all verses
Evening Prayer - Humperdinck- Use good breath support and open throat.
Learn from Home Alone - Somewhere in My Memory - all learn melody.
Learn from Home Alone - Merry Christmas - sopranos part 1, altos part 2.
Learn the first four pages of "Hallelujah Chorus" with solfege & words - SA
Congratulations Colin Barras on being our new head chorister, Austyn Walker and Xander Martin section leaders, and Brock Henderson librarian!
Cavalieri Choir
Lord Don't Move the Mountain - sing from memory
Where'er You Walk - know notes and words
Pro Arte Choir - Note calendar below for this week: Oct. 17, 19 AND 20!
Song of the Stars - Make knowing your part for this top priority this week!
We will rehearse this between 2:15 and 3:15 at First African Baptist on Saturday so be sure you also have this music with you.
Evening Prayer - Humperdinck - Be prepared to sing one on a part from memory.
Our only rehearsal with the RSO conductor before we get with the orchestra has now been set for Tuesday, October 20, 6:15-7:45 p.m. at Grace & Holy Trinity. We will audition soloists and rehearse together Evening Prayer and Song of the Stars.
Wade in the Water - Altos practice clapping. Mezzos secure intonation on oohs. We will sing this a little slower than we did at camp, but it still needs lots of energy!
Cantare Choir
Prayer of Desmond Tutu - PA -SA; Cav-TB - TOP PRIORITY! Know parts & memorize. Please put extra work into learning your part solidly at the end on the text: "Through Him who loved us." Thank you to Nyla Harris for being our soprano soloist!
Me Nyame Ye - Ghanaian praise song - from memory - SATB as written
We Love Music - Paul Kwami - from memory PA-Soprano/Mezzo/Alto; Cav-Baritone
Living in a Holy City - Hatfield - from memory - PA-SMA; Cav-TB
Bach Cantata #111 - Be able to sing 1st Coro in solfege and in German. Learn your part in solfege for 6. Choral on pages 38-39. No. 4 Duet part allocation change! All Pro Arte sing alto part, all Cavalieri sing tenor part.
Hallelujah Chorus - PA-SA; Cav-TB - D is "Do" Learn in solfege first 4 pages to Letter D
Learn from Home Alone - Somewhere in My Memory - all learn melody.
Learn Home Alone - Merry Christmas - sopranos & tenors part 1, altos & basses part 2.
Cantata #111 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_bFGwBKnOE
Soprano and alto soloists contact Ms. Hope to set up a session to study Recitatives.
Congratulations to Josh Hyde Cavalieri Head Chorister and Dorcas Afolayan Pro Arte Head Chorister!
Treble Choir
Me Nyame Ye - Ghanaian praise song - Soprano and Alto - Memorize your part.
We Love Music - Paul Kwami - Memorize part marked "Children"
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands - Melody all verses - Memorize words. Breathe only after the word "hand". Secure pitches - 2nd line "He's" is sung on "mi" NOT "sol".
Practice your part on "Spoken Fugue - Parade".
Learn words and notes to "Let Us All Sing!"
Handout given this week regarding Saturday, Oct. 17, and rehearsals 10/19-20
Oct. 12/13 GRCC Handout
Saturday October 17, 2015 - All GRCC Choirs
8:30-8:55 a.m. Meet and Greet at First African Baptist (coffee and juice)
9:00 a.m. First African Baptist Church, 2700 Hanes Ave. RVA 23222
Enter the back door from the parking lot behind the church off of W. Norwood Avenue between Hanes and Fendall Avenues.
GRCC parent contact and 1st African member Rita Johnson - 804-398-2003
All day workshop with Fisk University’s Dr. Paul Kwami, First African Baptist children and adult choirs, and Ebenezer Baptist adult choir.
-Bring a lunch, snack, and water bottle.
-Bring your music and two pencils.
-Repertoire: All Choirs: Me Nyame Ye & We Love Music
Cavalieri: Lord Don't Move the Mountain
Pro Arte: Wade in the Water
Cantare: Living in a Holy City & Prayer of Desmond Tutu
Concert & Treble with First African Baptist Children's Choir: He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
Hymns: Every Time I Feel the Spirit, Standin' in the Need of Prayer, This Little Light of Mine, We Shall Overcome
-Arrive wearing GRCC t-shirt and tan khaki pants. (This is a change from the formal wear that some of you had been instructed you would be wearing. The formal wear will NOT be needed for this event.)
-4:00 pm “Singing in the Spirit” Celebration of Music featuring the GRCC choirs and the First African Baptist and Ebenezer Baptist choirs. Invite your friends and family to this free event! (A free-will offering to support the program will be collected and much appreciated.)
Monday October 19th
Concert Choir – rehearse as usual, 4:30-6:15 pm.
Cavalieri – rehearsal time is 5:15-8:00 pm. Arrive wearing formal concert attire for formal photo to be taken beginning at 6:30.
Pro Arte – rehearsal time is 6:30-9:00 pm. Arrive wearing formal concert attire for formal photo to be taken beginning at 6:30.
Tuesday October 20th
Treble Choir - rehearse as usual, 4:30-6:00 pm
Concert Choir – 6:15-7:15 pm rehearse Evening Prayer with Keitaro Harada from Richmond Symphony at Grace & Holy Trinity
Pro Arte - 6:15-7:45 pm rehearse Evening Prayer and Song of the Stars with Keitaro Harada from Richmond Symphony at Grace & Holy Trinity
