Cantare Practice Notes for
Concert at Bon Air Presbyterian Church
February 12
The following is a list of music we aim to sing for our next concert. The asterisked pieces are those that need the most work – especially Ibo Landing. Please make a point on working on them every day. For the other pieces, please review them once or twice per week. Please work to be familiar enough with all this music that you do not need to rely heavily on your score.
Circle Chant – keep securing memory work – First sopranos need to be more secure on part I. This will be sung from memory.
O Lord, Most Merciful – Pro Arte should work to have this *memorized
Be Still – Continue to practice note accuracy on individual parts and continue to secure memory work.
*Caritas et Amor – Work hard to accurately learn your individual part on pp. 6-end
*Dona nobis pacem – continue learning your individual part on solfege (Ab is ‘Do’) then text. Also, practice with this recording (different that the recommended recording because it more accurately matches the score we are using)
*Ukraine Anthem – Continue to learn melody (top line) only on solfege. Practice pronunciation with this video as a guide:
O Beautiful for Spacious Skies – work on/review singing your own part.
*Elijah Rock – Pro Arte should work most on pp. 4 (bottom) – 8. Altos should especially remember how the part is different at the bottom of page 4. Practice with this recording.
Joshua – Cavalieri – Practice with this recording.
**Ibo Landing – Practice especially pp. 9-end. Work the hardest on mm. 121-135 for rhythmic accuracy. Use the markings that were sent via email on February 1. Be sure to transfer those markings to your own score. They indicate exactly where the beats fall in relation to the rhythm. Please refer to these marked rhythms as you practice Ibo Landing
More Love – Memorize. Tenors need to learn their part more accurately. Everyone should review the “road map” and dynamics.
Siyahamba – Review/Learn your part. Memorize in all languages.
