Next Rehearsal

Here the music to be rehearsed at the next rehearsal is announced each week, to enable members to focus their practice. For this the John Fletcher site is very helpful. (Note that the speed can be varied if you click on the gear (settings) icon.)

Bach
- Fecit Potentiam semi quavers;
  - altos bar 7
  - sopranos bars 19/20
  - tenors bar 3
  - basses bar 15
  - all voices p.43
  - bars 30 and 33, the “s” goes into the following bar.
- Opening Magnificat,
  - 1st 4 choral bars from memory.
- Sicut Locutus Est – opening bass lead from memory.
- Gloria – as much from memory as possible. (The vocal writing is not doubled by instruments so timing needs to be perfect!).
Haydn
- 1st 5 bars from memory.
- Gloria
  - 1st 4 bars and bass lead,
  - bar 49 from memory.
  - bars 245 – 260 need preparation.
- Credo
  - opening leads from memory.
  - bars 93/94 from memory.
  - bar 185 to the end of Credo need preparation so we can get up to speed.
- Sanctus
  - bass leads at bars 14 and 17 from memory.
- Benedictus
  - only 7 bars at the end to shine!

One of our members has advised us that the ChordPerfect rehearsal aid site is particularly useful for the Bach. Click here to go there.