rehearsal notes 4/17/17

Present:
Elaine
Sherri
Sara S.
Sarah M.
Jay
Susan

For Riley's memorial (May 7, 2pm, at UUFC):

• Choir:
• Why Walk When You Can Fly - Sherri solo, Susan and Sara S. backup, Cory piano
• I Know This Rose Will Open - (grey hymnal 396) - Susan, Sherri, Sara, Jay - once unison, 3x round - sing in order of names for the round - SOFT! we might play with some dynamics and get stronger in the middle round part, we'll see next week
• Woyaya (we didn't rehearse this but I'm guessing we'll plan to do it same as we did it recently for service?)
• Hymns will be How can I keep from singing and Rising Green, maybe a third? I feel like I missed writing one down...

For this coming Sunday 4/23:

• Keep on the Sunny Side 
• Solos for verses: 
• Sara S. verse 1
• Sarah M. 2
• Susan 3
• Elaine and Scott join everyone for chorus - harmonizing OK!
• Chorus 2x at end - some talk of repeating the final line again slowly for effect, Grand Ol' Opry style... 
• Paula on piano
• Please meet at UUFC at 10am for rehearsal/warmup

We are not singing Sunday 4/30

Scott T. has let Elaine know he will have time to sing over the summer (Yay)! There is the possibility at least of some duos, etc. as the summer evolves... Please try to think of your summer plans and have any pertinent absence dates handy next week at rehearsal.

Just a thought: tho the Gcal is public, not that many people access it - Elaine do you want to have people's summer dates on there? Then if anyone has changes they can either just edit their own dates or let me or Sherri know and we can do it for them, but you'd always have the most accurate dates to reference... juste une idée... If so I can input everyone at or after rehearsal next week... 

rehearsal notes 4/10/17

Rehearsed:

• Breaths (for this coming Sunday 4/16 - EASTER) - 
• altos be alert to tendency to go flat
• everyone watch Elaine for final za-ah
• Elaine will give notes, then boys have 4 measures of bum-bums before the rest start in
• we will be sans Sara S. :(
• please meet in sanctuary at 10h for pre-service rehearsal
• Keep on the Sunny Side (for Sunday 4/23)
• latest idea: verses will be in solos, chorus all together
• I think we decided to do the last chorus twice
• for now solos are: verse 1 Sara S., verse 2 Sarah M. (I might have those two switched in my head?), verse 3 Susan
• harmonize on chorus as/if you like
• we will be sans Murphy-Jacobses :(

We are not singing 4/30

Please note that Easter breakfast is at 9:30 Sunday.

rehearsal notes 4/3/17--FEEL BETTER SHERRI!!!!!

Singing this next Sunday. I'm actually up to date on the gcal currently. Crazy!

Please come at 9h45 with your voices already warmed up in the car so we can try to polish "All Will Be Well" which is still slightly rough, and so we can pick up on "Woyaya" which is in pretty good shape.

Some tidbits you may or may not already have:

• "Woyaya" (blue hymnal #1020)
• we're doing just two times each on the two repeated sections
• no ritard at the end
• Renée and Jorge are joining us on this (drum and guitar, respectively) 
• beginning will be slightly different:
• boys will start their bom-bom's as normal - two bars
• then instruments join in - two more bars (well really 1.5)
• then rest of the voices
• Sara Summers will be on S2 if no Sherri and will do harmony where poss.
• "All Will Be Well"
• Jorge is doing guitar on this now so that Sara S. can sing S2
• try to aim for feeling now: prayerful, pleading etc
• on the "and so"'s for the final chorus, let S2 do them alone

Please chime in on the group email if you think of anything I've forgotten - or feel free to add them in the blog comments - they will still get emailed to everyone either way.

Revised schedule as of 3/27 per Elaine

One of these days I'll be back on track putting actual rehearsal notes on here in a timely manner - meanwhile it's good Elaine provides easily copy-able info so I can make it _look_ like I'm not totally dropping the ball... ahem... even tho my actual rehearsal notes are at home and I have every intention of posting them... ahem again. Probably need to start bringing my computer to rehearsal again - that's when I seem to do best blog and gcal-wise... 

ANYWAY here's us for the foreseeable future:

April 2    ( J  away) Ed Garbe is doing service.
 There’s a New World Somewhere- Sara and Paula
 Hymns 1021  Lean on Me   and  1015 I know I can
 *We are not doing Open the Window Let the Dove Fly in
  April 9   Dilman Sorrells All Will Be Well   Sarah on Guitar
1020  Wo Ya Ya   Choir—music for meditation
 Hymns:  1068  Rising Green  Choir Lead verse 1  Congregation join  next 3 verses
                   My Life Flows On in Endless Song  ( How Can I Keep from Singing)
  April 16  Easter   Holly   Sara S  might be away Breaths
   April 23  Riley, Larry, TomTom has requested  Keep on the Sunny Side
  I am away  Sunday May 7 and Monday May 8

rehearsal notes 3/20

Personally I am flabbergasted that it is already March 20. That is completely beside the point but I had to just say it.

Here are updates/reminders. Everything else that was on the prior schedule is still in play.

Sunday March 26
COME AT 9H45 PLEASE - Scott T is joining us for the "Put a little love" mashup!!

• "Put a Little Love"
• blue hymnal #1051 "We Are..."

Sunday April 2

• blue hymnal 1022 (I can't remem title now!) - we're doing as the choir piece
• be ready too please to help congregation with blue hymnal 1021 (OK now I'm blanking on that too)

Sunday April 16

• maybe still doing "Alleluia"
• definitely doing "Breaths" (blue hymnal 1001

Happy Tuesday!

update/s....

From Elaine - I think certain things are new so I'm posting the whole thing again.
Please let Elaine know re your availability on these dates ASAP.

I do know from subsequent emails, etc., that we are doing "All Will Be Well" for Dillman's service on 4/9.

Here's a link to the Meg Barnhouse version - lyrics are slightly different than in our sheet music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Kadbd3tCqc

We're hoping Scott Templeton can join us for "Put a little love/Love Train" on 3/26.

I'm adding any rehearsal notes I can think of at the bottom; I've been a bad girl about those lately - sorry! If I miss anything please don't hesitate to write the group or write me and I can edit this blogpost if that's better...

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1.We have been asked to sing the following dates. Please let me know if you are NOT available. 

 

 

March 19  Ed Proux   I told Ed I'm not sure we have time  for this 

Topic: How we Talk to People

Ed is asking for Keb ‘Mo  What’s so Funny About Peace Love and Understanding  

Maybe Us ---Maybe Steve Afrogola- sent  email to him March 6   Did  I  talk with Sara S about this too?

 

March  26— Ginny is doing the service 

 

Put  A Little Love in Your Heart / Love Train

 

#1051  We are….   ( we did this several years ago— not hard)

 

The hymns that day are #1031  May I Be Filled with Loving Kindness

 

April 2  Ed  Garbe is doing the service  

 

There's A New World Somewhere  ( they call the promised land)

 

the hymns are   # 1021  Lean on Me  and #1022  Open the Window  (Let the Dove Fly In) 

 

I'm thinking that Open the Window is a bit confusing for the Congregation to follow and maybe we need to do this as a performance piece—  and they can join in as comfortable on the chorus.  

 

April 9   Dillman Sorrells

Transformation   no further information yet

 

April 16  Easter  

 Alleluia    or?  

 

2.  I am away  May  8   

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for #1051 "We Are..." we divided somewhat into parts, with Jay and Sarah M. joining in on soprano part one octave lower. Scott J wasn't there yet at that point - I imagine Scott you can decided what part to mirror as you like. We are singing it as is altho with a toned-down piano part or possibly acapella. Also we have decided not to do the gigantic repeat in the middle section of the piece, just the little ones at the beginning and end.

upcoming singing dates from Elaine

Please let Elaine know ASAP if you are not available on these dates.

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We have been asked to sing the following dates. Please let me know if you are NOT available. 

March  26— Ginny is doing the service

Put  A Little Love in Your Heart / Love Train

#1051  We are….   ( we did this several years ago— not hard)

The hymns that day are #1031  May I Be Filled with Loving Kindness

April 2  Ed  Garbe is doing the service

There's  A New World Somewhere  ( they call the promised land)

the hymns that day are   # 1021  Lean on Me  and #1022  Open the Window  (Let the Dove Fly In) 

  I'm thinking that Open the Window is a bit confusing for the Congregation to follow and maybe we need to do this as a performance piece—  and they can join in as comfortable on the chorus.  

April 16  Easter  

 Alleluia

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