Kiwanis Festival Notes
Hello wonderful choristers, A separate email for our Kiwanis music preparation, since there are so many musical details to figure out! Thank you to Mary Lou who has volunteered to introduce our 2 songs at the beginning of our class. Cantique de Jean Racine General goals… (we wrote these in the score at. m.13!) 1. […]
Rehearsal files – Danny Boy, I’d Like to Teach, Hymn of Acxiom
Hi Everyone, I hope you are enjoying this sunny day. Even if it’s chilly, it really looks like spring out there! Thank you for your patience as I’ve been figuring out how we will approach Danny Boy and I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing. I think we’re ready! I’ve attached a pdf with the revoicing […]
Rehearsal Notes March 26
Hello singers! Thank you for such focused work on our festival pieces on Tuesday evening. I’m not sure if the benefits of the “polishing” are evident to you yet, but I promise it is worth the effort. Any choir can learn notes and words. It takes a whole lot more brains and heart to dig in […]
Kiwanis Information
Hi everyone. Here is the info for Kiwanis: Date: Monday, April 27th Class times: EnChor East 8:00 pm; Seton 7:40 pm Arrival time: 7:10 pm Location: Life Branch Church, 10 Lancaster Drive in Dartmouth (near Micmac Mall) A few other details: 1. Plan to carpool if possible. Parking was a challenge last year. Give yourself lots of […]
Rehearsal Notes March 3
Hello singers, Happy Friday! It’s absolutely gorgeous out there! Sending a good luck to our EnChor Easters who are singing in the Choral Conducting Workshop this weekend! And a big congratulations to our very own Jane for her part in the Brahms’ Requiem with Collegium Cantorum and Nova Sinfonia last weekend. Yay for taking part […]
Rehearsal notes February 24
Hello singers, Just a few notes today. I’ve been busy sending emails to MLAs about the importance of Arts funding. PLEASE help. If you have lots of time, send them to all of the HRM MLAs. Even all of the province. We are in crisis mode. Some big thank yous that I missed last evening, […]
Rehearsal notes February 17
Hello wonderful singers, We did some solid work in rehearsal last evening. I notice a big difference in our progress when we tackle small sections and take the time to really pick apart the musical details. We are continuing to build skills in literacy, listening, inner hearing, vowels, beat/rhythm, and of course, overall musicality. I […]
Rehearsal notes February 10
Hello wonderful choristers, Good work yesterday. I definitely noticed a difference in the amount of chatting happening in between singing – thank you! It really helps with rehearsal and improvement when we can hear instructions and musical support clearly. Let’s keep that up! Dean and I have chatted about Kiwanis selections. We will sing “Cantique” and “Skye […]
Rehearsal notes February 4
Hello lovely choir! I was so glad to dig into those new pieces yesterday. I know some people felt panicked with all of those chromatic lines and crunchy harmonies. Don’t stress. It’s nothing that some solid practice can’t solve! And we will become stronger musicians because we are challenging ourselves. YES! For your at-home practice this week […]
Seating update
Hi everyone, As we discussed last evening, here is the updated seating plan. I think the changes mostly affect sopranos. Hopefully it works! Krista