GRCC HOME PRACTICE INSTRUCTIONS - 2016-2017 SEASON

Home practice for Dec. 5-6 Mandatory rehearsals and Dec. 9-10-11 performances

Thank you to everyone for your good home practice in preparation for Cantare Choir's concerts on Dec. 9 and 10 and Concert & Treble Choirs' concert on Dec. 11. Keep it up!

Repertoire for Concertand Treble Choirs for Festival of Holidays

Sun. Dec. 11, 4:00 p.m., Festival of Holidays Concert, First African Baptist Church, 2700 Hanes Ave. RVA 23222 -

Treble & Concert Choirs: Hello Songs, I Hear America Singing, Peta Kupa, No Laugh Race, Kekeli, Joyful Holiday

Treble Choir alone: The Anteater, Travellers' Tales

Concert Choir alone: All Praise to God, Gavotte, Hashivenu

Sing-alongs: Winter Wonderland, America the Beautiful, Jingle Bells, Deck the Hall, My Dreydl, S'Vivon, Joy to the World, Silent Night

Concert Choir - Mandatory Rehearsal Monday Dec. 5

Have all notes, rhythms and words completely memorized in these songs:

"Gavotte", "Hello Songs", "Peta kupa", “I Hear America Singing”, "Kekeli," "All Praise to God" and "Hashivenu.", "No Laugh Race", "We Wish You a Joyful Holiday"

GAVOTTE ESPECIALLY NEEDS LOTS OF WORK!

The following choristers who have been chosen to read for the Festival of Holidays should practice their readings in front of their parents in preparation for the concert. Thank you Courtney, Sophie, Laila, Matilde, Siara, Kamirra, and Matthew!

Repertoire for Cantare Choir for December performances with James River Singers:

Fri. Dec. 9, 7:00 p.m., Church of the Holy Comforter, 4819 Monument Ave. RVA 23230

Sat. Dec. 10, 7:00 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church, 2315 N. Parham Rd. Henrico, VA 23229

To be sung from memory: Magnificat 1st mvt., Personent Hodie, , We Wish You a Joyful Holiday, Kekeli, Pro Arte - Adam Lay Ybounden, Cavalieri - Lína Avatárá

To be sung with scores: A Winter's Night, Gabrieli "Hodie Christus natus est" and "O Magnum Mysterium"

Sing-along Christmas carols - Note changes as of Nov. 15: Once in Royal David's City, Meaghan solo 1, 2, 4, 5 & 6 w/ descant, Deck the Hall, Hark the Herald Angels Sing All 3 verses & last w/ descant

Cantare Choir. you have TWO Mandatory rehearsals this week! -

Monday, Dec. 5, GHTC Mandatory rehearsal at the regular time, - 6:20-8:35

Tuesday, Dec. 6, 6:45-9:00 Mandatory Rehearsal at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2315 N. Parham Rd., Henrico 23229 with the James River Singers.

"A Winter's Night": Practice ALL, and give special attention to p. 6 SA, p. 8-10 SATB, p. 12-14 SA sing soprano part words, ALL OF #3 NOEL NOUVELET, p. 16-22 and #4 STILL, STILL, STILL p.23-28

Know your part in Hodie Christus natus est, and O Magnum Mysterium. Secure tricky rhythms and notes.

Secure memory for Personent Hodie, Magnificat I, Kekeli, and We Wish You a Joyful Holiday.

Learn Sing-Along hymns and descants - see added verses above.

Try to memorize everything so you can be fluent in all languages and keep your heads out of the scores.

Auditions for solo parts in Pergolesi Magnificat will be at the Dec. 12 rehearsal. Learn the parts now.

Cavalieri Choir - Keep in your memory Lina Avatara and listen carefully for intonation.

Pro Arte Choir - Keep in your memory Adam Lay Ybounden and listen carefully for intonation.

Treble Choir - Mandatory Rehearsal Tuesday Dec. 6

Have all notes, rhythms and words completely memorized in these songs:

"Anteater", "Hello Songs", "Peta kupa", “I Hear America Singing”, "Kekeli," "Travellers' Tales", "No Laugh Race", "We Wish You a Joyful Holiday".