P R E PA R I N G F O R I N T E R N AT I O N A L C O M P E T I T I O N

FINAL WEEK OF REHEARSAL

KEEPING IT TOGETHERMAKING THE BEST CHOICES

CATEGORY 1: GRADING

• Clap your hands: B• Yver: C• Mille: B• Salve: A-

CATEGORY 1 TRIAGE

• Clap Your Hands • Fix beginning – first

entrance, dynamics• High points:• Triumph• Earth• King

• Word endings

• Yver• Confidence and

memory• Repetitions will fix

this• Quartet not right yet• Attention to detail in

dynamics

CATEGORY 1 TRIAGE

• Mille regrets• Diction questions

now answered:• EXACT PITCHES on

entrances: 7(b), 10(t), 12(b), 15(t)

• “k” n, 24-26 not heard in tenor

• m. 34 now a phrase through in tenor and alto

• Salve Regina• Ending chord of choir

1 at beginning: “na,” “ter,”

• Hear each choir arriving at m. 9, b.1

• Decresc. At m. 18 (women)

• Don’t let me be too loud at m. 37

• M. 44 game of numbers

CATEGORY II: GRADING

• Esti dal: B• Afraid: A• Homesick: A• Kyrie: A-• Alleluja: B

CATEGORY 2 TRIAGE

• Esti dal:• First notes still a

problem in each part• Memory fixes

everything

• Homesick blues:• Very good work

CATEGORY 2 TRIAGE

• Kyrie• Conductor memory

problem

• Alleluja• Lots of detail work

needed in this piece• Memory • Dynamics• Facial expression

GRAND PRIX GRADING

• Nunc: A• O Schöne: C• Reggel: B-• Mate Saule: B-• Nyon: B-

GRAND PRIX TRIAGE

• Nunc• This piece is in good

shape

• O Schöne• Biggest problem on

Thursday was that we haven’t rehearsed it lately.• Need a good

concept of volume and blend on the solo sections

• Reggel• Pretty good work for

a couple of rehearsals!

• Biggest weakness is memory

• Biggest issue is the fast word section. Find a way to approximate correct language and keep tempo

• Mate Saule• Memory and

repetition fix everything.

• Nyon• Needs better

memory work• Needs nuance from

conductor