Week of NOV 24

In Heritage Hall and Great Hall of Shallowford today.
Fast warm-up
Work Sleep-- 15 min
Work Mi Zeh Y'maleil with text -- 15 min
Run--Noel Alsacien, Hallelujah Amen, Biebl Ave Maria (5 min each)

8:35-9:10
SSA: Girls to Great Hall to run 2 from Ceremony, run Nativity, memory on Oy Es Dia
TTBB: Boar's Head, Tollite, Psallite

Housekeeping: Possible change in location DEC 1 because of gig. Postcards and tickets for concert. Solo auditions DEC 1 (Hebrew, Biebl); Reminders about the space--absolutely no one is to be in the building without an AYS staff member in attendance. No elevator. period.

Week of NOV 17

Warm-up
Noel Alsacien--words
Hallelujah, Amen--run through
Ave Maria (Romero)-- run

8:15 Secionals
SSA -- Mi Zeh Y'Maleil, Nativity memorized, There is No Rose, Sleep memory on pp.8-10
TBB -- Tollite, Psallite, Boar's Head

Week of NOV 10

7:30 Warm-up and folder check out
7:45
Assign trio Biebl Ave Maria 5 min
Mi Ze Y'maleil
Sleep-run
Run language chant Alsacien 5 min

8:30-9:10
Sectional rehearsals:SSA -- Nativity Carol
Separate into S1, S2 and Alto to run There is No Rose (Jessie S1; Madison S2; Billy with Alto)
TBB
Tollite Hostias; Psallite
Housekeeping: Sing-a-thon acts to line-up. Set up ensembles like we do for YC Recital. Fill 1.5 hours. Start singing @ 9:30 call 9:00 pm Brazil team set? Individuals...

Week of NOV 2

7:30 Warm-up and folder check out
7:45
Assign trio Biebl Ave Maria 5 min
Sleep-work through, concentrate on pp. 7-9 20 min
Run Oy es Dia 10 min
Run Alsacien 5 min

8:30-9:10
Sectional rehearsals:
SSA Mi Ze Y'maleil -- read through on parts; Nativity Carol -- run parts; Separate into S1, S2 and Alto to run Wolcum Yole (Jessie S1; Madison S2; Billy with Alto)
TBB Mi Ze Y'maleil; Tollite Hostias; Psallite

Housekeeping: pants to Hiskey, folio to Head; Sing-a-thon reminders

Week of OCT 27

7:30-7:45 Warm-up
7:45-8:15 Halleluya Amen, Biebl Ave
Sectionals Mi zeh Y’maleil, Sleep (pick 2 pp. to work for each song)
SSA—Nativity Carol, This Little Babe, Wolcum Yole
TBB—Tollite Hostias, Psallite, ?

Housekeeping: Sing-a-thon forms and announcements; Florida tour

Week of OCT 20

7:15 audition
7:30 Warm-up
7:45 Distribute Holiday music
Alsacian Noel
Oy es Dia de Placer
Sleep
8:35 SSA--Nativity Carol; TBB Psallite, A La Nanita ?

Housekeeping: Uniforms, materials for new students, Int'l Dinner re-cap

Week of OCT 6

SATB
Ave Maria- work rhythm and dynamics
Halleluya Amen

TBB
A La Nanita
SSB

SSA
Young Galileo--count throughout
Ya Faraoule-p. 13-end

Week of SEPT 29

Auditions--7:15 Brendan Hickey, Luke Browning, Lauren Henderson, and William Hutchens; possibly Amala Malladi
7:30
SATB Warm-up -- Improvisation
Distribute music to those not at Retreat
7:45
Star Spangled Banner--work memory
Noel Alsacien
Halleluya Amen

8:25-9:10
Equal voice rehearsals
Girls--Young Galileo; Ya Faraoule

Housekeeping: Announcements; take up Schedule Sheets; Practice Agendas; Uniform; Braves Game time moved to 4:10!!!

Week of SEPT 22

REHEARSAL CANCELLED due to residual road problems and traffic associated with Flood.

Week of SEPT 15

Warm-ups

Introduction of guests to rehearsal

Star Spangled Banner--work diction, style, phrasing

Unknown Woman--1st 3 sections, troubleshoot pitch, balance, articulation. Count-sing mostly; some text

SAA--

Ya Faraoule--work pp.3-14. Shed pitches, set balance. Try to program this piece for OCT 23 run-out

TTB--

Worksheet on repertoire selection and leadership tasks

Follow-up on music form Retreat

Housekeeping: Uniform order forms distributed. Schedule forms explained and collected. Lost and found from Retreat. Roll taken.

Week of SEPT 8, 2009

SATB:
Unknown Woman
Mir Lachelt Kein Fruhling

TBB:
Star-Spangled Banner
sectional Ave Maria -- Romero
Abiyoyo

SSA:
Libertango
Ave Maria -- Romero

Housekeeping: reminder notices for All-family meeting SEPT 10, collect Retreat paperwork

Tuesday, AUG 25

6:45-7:15 Set up in choir room and reception area. Music on chairs.
7:15 9th/10th-graders from 08-09 TCC complete audition in choir room

check-in book

Singers pick up packets containing retreat info, pizza party info, uniform order

7:30 gathering with Circlesongs

7:40 Welcome and announcements--Ginny and Carrie--retreat info, uniform

7:50 Announcement about Open House--Myles, Connie, Laura, et. al Decide which songs we want to sing with guests

8:00
PM and GH introduce new and returning singers
Read Through packet: solfege and count-singing
Hanacpachap, Romero Ave Maria, Jesu Joy
Dictation exercise--City Called Heaven
Learn by ear--Silvy
Close--Singabahambayo; kids help teach

Performance and rehearsal announcements: Paige and Greg
Section Leaders--Musical SL appointed by PM and GH
Other Leaders for group will be voted on by YC at Chorale Retreat

Week of APR 21

7:30
Million Clouds Away--2nd verse to the end
Rainbow--get 50% of language memorized
Maehama School Song--sing through
Come Sunday--try memorized with piano

8:20
TBB--Tanko: notes, rhythm, structure Memorize as piece is learned
SSA--put parts together from last week's sectionals. Memorize each component; put components together

Housekeeping:
Training Choir Tour counselors (sorry, no freshmen); APR 28 9:00 am DeKalb County gig -- find out who CAN'T go so we can get the Perf Team notice published.
Concert/Residency Schedule:
APR 28 with Takana
May 5 at Shallowford with Takana and Kano
May 8 Dress Rehearsal
May 9 Concert day 3 and 8 pm performances Sanford Perf Arts Center on Rainbow Dr.

Week of April 14

SATB
Jesu Joy
Come to Me O My Love
Million Clouds Away
Read through Rainbow--share copies
Review Come Sunday

TBB with Paige
Joban Tanko Bushi--woodshed parts. Get workman's attitude going
SSA with Billy
Soran Bushi--divide into sections

Housekeeping: audition flyer, give uniforms, Visa information for Tour participants; reminder about tour workshop; Wedding info

Week of March 28

SATB: Million Clouds Away--figured out bass and tenor parts; read the School Song; Come Sunday--worked last page from memory, woodshed pp. 1-3

SSA: Lift Thine Eyes
TTB: Come Sunday sectional work

Week of March 21

SATB -- Music for Rees wedding distributed: Come to Me O My Love, Jesu Joy. Reviewed Hebrew Love Songs and Lift Thine Eyes

Concert Evaluation

Week of MAR 17

7:00
Hide and Seek

7:30
SSA/TBB split
Rig Veda, Homeland/Spamalot and Bond

8:15-9:00
All SATB repertoire

9:00-9:10
Housekeeping: postcards, details for Friday rehearsal; next Tour rehearsal April 18; Wedding team April 18

Week of MAR 3

7:00
Hide and Seek auditions for girls

7:30-8:15
Review Bicycle (10 min)
Sing a Song of Six Pence (15 min)
Blackbird (10 min) -- choose whistler

8:20-9:10
SSA Rig Veda
TTB Bond, Spamalot, Hide and Seek

Housekeeping: Brazil/Argentina Tour meeting next week 3/10 @ 7:00 pm.

Week of FEB 24

7:30
SSA
Chili con Carne
Steal Away
Homeland
Battle Hymn

8:10-8:45
SATB rehearsal
Bicycle Race m.16-28; m.59-69
Blackbird

Housekeeping:
FEB 28 Team; Hide and Seek try-outs for girls NEXT WEEK 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm--sign up and learn your part from CD; TOUR announcement--Tour meeting 7:15 pm MAR 10, GT will be in contact with families, look for info via email

News-Duke of Cornwall Choir from South Africa will be at the Festival this summer! All young men ages 16-18.

Week of FEB 24

7:30-8:15
SSA: Steal Away, Chili, Homeland with Noelle; Rig Veda #3 with Paige
TBB: Bond Theme, I'm not Dead yet

8:15-9:00
SATB
Sing a Song of Six Pence, Blackbird

Week of FEB 17

7:30-8:15
SATB rehearsal: Six Pence, Blue Bird, Blackbird (the bird trilogy) 10-15 minutes each piece What's with the British and birds?

8:20-9:10
SSA: Rig Veda #3--work parts
run for FEB 28 gig: Homeland, Chili, Steal Away
TBB: Bond, I'm not dead yet

Housekeeping: reminders for FEB 28 gig, give Amelia Fazackerly music for her dad

Week of FEB 10

7:30-8:20
warm-up
Six Pence, Time, Bicycle

8:25-9:10
SSA -- Rig Veda #1, #3; 8:55-9:10 Break out on Hide and Seek, Bicycle
TTB -- Bond; Hide and Seek

Housekeeping: Performance Team FEB 28; Heads up for team on April 18

Week of FEB 3

6-7
10 YC members at dojo for observation.

7:30-8:10
Cue-to-Cue Madrigal: Greetings Friends and Neighbors, set up processional "gauntlet"--singers stay with ensembles, men break off for Gloria, Boar's Head, Ground Round
8:10
Innsbruck and Month of Maying ensembles with dance instructor from DSA Dean Williams
Il Est Bel and Can't Buy at pianos
8:35
2 other ensembles with dance instructor
9:00
Go over logisitcal details for Saturday

Housekeeping:
Collect Madrigal donations, RSVPs, distribute tech sheet with ensemble detail, costume 911

Week of JAN 27

7:30-8:15
Takana Miyamoto in rehearsal for first part (waited for her, but she didn't come :-(
Run The Bluebird
Run 1st 8 bars of Come Sunday
Pass out announcement about Kyudo

8:15-8:40
Ensembles

8:40-9:10
SSA Homeland, Chili, Steal Away review
TTB Madrigal, etc.

Housekeeping: Evan Tyor measure again, Holiday music stragglers, Madrigal costume nagging (Chandonia)

Week of JAN 20

7:30-8:00
Madrigal ensembles. Il est bel and Month of Maying get piano tonight

8:05-8:25
Read Bicycle, review Time

8:30-9:10
SSA Rig Veda #2, Homeland
TTB

Week of JAN 13

7:30-8:10
Madrigal groups -- 4 groups total: Now is the Month of Maying, Il est bel est bon, Can't Buy Me Love, Innsbruck. 1st 2 rehearsed a cappella this week and will get the piano next week.

8:10-8:35
Last section of Sing a Song of Sixpence, 4/4 section of Time and intro to 3/4 section.

8:35-9:05
SSA--1st movement of Rig Veda, countsing and text with piano. TTBB--men's music for Madrigal and British

Housekeeping: Turn in Holiday music, collect tour payments, singathon packets.

Week of Jan 6

7:30
Meet everyone together 1st. Review SATB lit for March--Sixpence, Blackbird, Bluebird, Time. Review Madrigal assignments.

Split into TTBB and SSA for sectionals