OSC Rehearsal - Wednesday, May 6, 2026

 OSC May 6, 2026 Rehearsal 

Rehearsal 1 (click here)

0:00:00 Zach greeting and warmups

0:10:30 page 66 with Zach

0:13:10 Kedrick Introduction and Sit/Stand Cues

0:16:23 measure 41, page 6 

0:38:50 measure 192, page 20

0:47:28 measure 236, page 31

1:00:45 measure 335, page43

01:08:54 Phil Announcement

Rehearsal 2 (click here) 

0:00:00 Seth announcement  

0:01:32 Kedrick introduction  

0:03:25 measure 526, page 57

0:09:00 measure 590, page 66

0:22:45 measure 749, page 82

0:27:45 measure 800, page 88

0:36:26 measure 878, page 95

0:38:45 measure 899, page 98

OSC Rehearsal - Wednesday, April 29, 2026

 PART 1

Start - Zach announcements and warmups

8:33 - page 27-39 ("Mercy, Lord" and "burning bush")

26:36 - page 69-79 (Israelites through the Red Sea)

35:05 - page 88-109 ("hallelujahs" followed by "King of Kings")

45:10 - Break announced; Phil Bowling-Dyer thanked groups for volunteer work, announced that the Chorus Committee meeting has moved to May 11 instead of May 4 and discussed the potluck on May 20.

Filesize:  63.8 MB 

Click here to listen or download

PART 2

Start - Announcements about the Gala and Gala singers, and some detail about when and where we'll sing during Concert Week.  Someone asked if we could be in the audience for the Eroica performance during the concert.  I think the answer was no but it was hard for me to hear in the recording.

2:39 - We run through the Dett.  Full run-through ends at 33:52.

33:53 - Zach spends a "few minutes" running through a few spots.

42:13 - No music, set up chairs for Gala rehearsal

47:31 - Gala rehearsal begins with Maestro Armstrong

Filesize:  86.4 MB

Click here to listen or download

OSC Rehearsal - Wednesday, April 15, 2026

 Rehearsal I Dett, The Ordering of Moses

00:00 Zach's announcements and warmups.

07:43 p.20 S and A

13:28 p. 22 All

27:23 p. 43

33:36 p. 72

46:08 p. 112

58:55 Phil's announcements

File size: 48.07 MB

Listen to first half

Rehearsal 2

00:00 Seth's announcements

01:12 Full run-through of Dett.

38:31 Zach's commentary and review of trouble spots

File size: 38:48

Listen to second half

Gala rehearsal of Duo des Sauvages by Rameau

00:00 p. 2 

File size: 13 MB

Listen to gala rehearsal

OSC Rehearsal - Wednesday, April 8, 2026

 Rehearsal 1

00:00 Zach's announcements and warmups

 Dett's The Ordering of Moses

08:08 p.13

18:57 p. 43

24:51 p. 45

32:52 p. 72

47:45 p.93

52:49 Phil speaks

File size: 43.69 MB

Listen to first half

Rehearsal 2

00:00 Seth's announcements

01:09 The Ordering of Moses full run-through starting on p.7

File size: 40.57 MB

Listen to second half

Gala rehearsal Rameau Duo des Sauvages en rondeau

00:00 Various sections

19:22 Run through from p.1

File size:20.43 MB

Listen to Gala rehearsal

OSC Rehearsal - Wednesday, April 1, 2026

 Rehearsal 1 (click here)

0:00:00 Zach greeting and warmups

R. Nathaniel Dett “The Ordering of Moses” Sing through

0:08:40 introduction

0:09:38 page 7

0:22:40 page 20

0:28:42 page 31

0:30:00 page 34

0:32:10 page 45

0:39:45 page 66

0:50:25 page 82

0:58:15 page 95

01:11:00 Phil announcement 

Rehearsal 2 (click here)

0:00:00 Seth announcement  

R. Nathaniel Dett “The Ordering of Moses” 

0:02:15 page 112

0:05:05 page 98

0:08:38 page 95

0:10:41 page 94

0:12:40 page 72

0:18:40 page 43

0:24:35 page 17

For Gala

0:33:15

OSC Rehearsal - Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Rehearsal 1 (click here)

0:00:00 Zach greeting and warmups

R. Nathaniel Dett “The Ordering of Moses” 

0:10:21 page 82

0:23:25 page 88

0:30:30 page 112

Rehearsal 2 (click here)

R. Nathaniel Dett “The Ordering of Moses” 

0:00:00 page 58

0:11:05 page 66

for Gala

0:30:03

OSC Rehearsal - Wednesday, March 18, 2026

 Part 1 - Men's sectional

Start - Seth Ducey made some basic announcements, about the Gala and the Oakland Youth Orchestra.

1:46 - Warmups 

10:49 - Measure 603 on p. 67 ("March of the Israelites"), pages 67-68; I think he just moved forward into pages 69-72.

27:33 - P. 72 (still in the "March of the Israelites")

51:06 - P. 85 ("Hallelujah, let us praise Jehovah")

1:02:10 - Page 122 (part of "He is King of Kings")

Filesize:  83.0 MB

Click here to listen or download

Part 2 - Women's sectional

Start - Seth Ducey made some basic announcements, about the Gala and the Oakland Youth Orchestra.

1:42 - Warmups

8:54 - Page 66 ("March of the Israelites")

25:23 - Page 75 (section still all "ah")

46:38 - Page 88 ("hallelujahs" accompanying Miriam solo)

Filesize:  89.3 MB

Click here to listen or download