11/17/14 Rehearsal
Elaine, Sherri, Susan Clay, Susan Chandler, and Scott
We made a note to use the pitch matching exercise during our warm ups each time.
We worked out the following schedule: 11/30 Benedictus, 12/7 Lo How a Rose, 12/14 Hosanna (Moravian Fanfare) and possibly Give Light as the congregational hymn, 12/21 Pachebel|First Noel.
We agreed not to plan anything for 12/24 or 12/25.
We then rehearsed the November/December songs. For the Pachebel, which we all agree is an odd arrangement, the voicing we landed on was Susan Clay on coloratura-soprano, Susan Chandler on mezzo-soprano, Sherri on contralto when there's a contralto line and countertenor when there's not, and Scott on dramatic tenor. Elaine, if she sings it, is welcome to sing countertenor. Regarding the contralto line, the clearest explanation seemed to be that it gets its own staff but has the lead in notes from the mezzo-soprano part.
We closed with Heart of the Mother, which we agreed makes a good warm up song.
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