OSC Rehearsal Recording, November 29, 2023

We only have one recording this week.  It starts with Proud Mary starts playing in the background - Ash tells everyone to take out Proud Mary and turn to p. 4 - he explains where we stand up and what parts we'll sing.

3:36     Ash explains the new pieces of Tina Turner music and what pieces we'll sing.  We sing along with parts of "We Don't Need Another Hero" and "What's Love Got to Do With It."

8:37     Announcements:  reminder about the required COVID test w/in 6 hours - we WILL POST PHOTOS TO Google Doc (write name/date/time), not show at the door.

10:27 Warmups

14:12 Hallelujah Chorus

21:28 Stars

30:08 Sectionals on Stars - tenor/bass stay in main hall and are recorded; sop/alto work in small side room

52:18 Break Bread

1:00:25 African Noel

1:16:30 Proud Mary

1:31:11 Announcements

1:36:54 We Don't Need Another Hero

Filesize:  134 MB

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OSC Rehearsal Recording - November 15, 2023

0:00 Greetings and discussion of "Symphony of Psalms" concert.

16:03 Warmups led by Sara

19: 55 Ash warmups

23:14 Hallelujah Chorus

35:00 Stars by Eriks Esenvalds

1:07:11 African Noel by Todd Smith

File size: 119.4

recording

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OSC Rehearsal Recordings - November 1, 2023

 Last local rehearsal before the concert - next week is all at the Paramount.

0:00     discussion of production week requirements and timing 

9:05     warmup

19:30 start working on last part of Stravinsky mvt 3

41:53 work on page 21 rehearsal 6

49:27 work on movement 2, rehearsal 5 (p. 11)

57:20 announcements

Filesize:  81.6 MB

            Part 1

0:00     sectionals (tenor/bass recorded)

14:40 announcements

21:48       run Stravinsky

Filesize:  61.3 MB

            Part 2

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OSC Rehearsal Recording - Wednesday October 25, 2023

This rehearsal was recorded in 4 parts. 

Part 1 is SATB warmups, and announcements.

Part 2 is the Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms rehearsal, movements I, II, and III in stage formation.

Part 3 is the Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms Tenor - Bass sectional rehearsal.

Part 4 is the Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms Alto - Soprano sectional rehearsal.

 

Part 1 is recorded in 4 channel dual formats. MS mic configuration for the conductor + SA section, YZ mic configuration for the TB sections.

Part 2, 3, and 4 is recorded in MS format for full SATB + Conductor coverage.

Recorded by Jeff Stange.

 

 

PART 1

SATB warmups                                                             1:17

File size:  24.68 MB

PART 1

 

PART 2 

Stravinsky Movement III, Page 31, Rehearsal 20         5:10

Stravinsky Movement I,   Page, 1                                  27:11

Stravinsky Movement II,  Page, 10                                16:34

Stravinsky Movement III, Page, 18                                38:50

Announcements                                                            56:55

File size:  75.27 MB

PART 2

 

PART 3 

Symphony of Psalms Tenor - Bass sectional                0:00       

File size:  38.67 MB              

PART 3

 

 

PART 4 

Symphony of Psalms Alto - Soprano sectional.            0:40       

File size:  17.48 MB              

PART 4

 

 

 

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OSC Rehearsal - Wednesday October 18, 2023

This rehearsal was recorded in 3 parts. 

Part 1 is announcements, SATB warmups, and  the Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms rehearsal.

Part 2 is the recording review and the Ballad for Americans rehearsal.

Part 3 is the Beethoven's Symphony #9 rehearsal.

The recordings are in 4 channel dual formats. MS mic configuration for the conductor + SA section, YZ mic configuration for the TB sections. Recorded by Jeff Stange.

PART 1

Announcements                                                        0:00

SATB warmups                                                         7:15

Stravinsky Movement III, Page, 21, Rehearsal 6     16:34

File size:  90.7 MB

PART 1

PART 2 

Recording Review                                                    0:00

Ballad Of Americans Rehearsal                               3:30

File size:  35.7 MB

PART 2

PART 3 

Beethoven's Symphony #9 Rehearsal                    0:00       

File size:  19.2 MB              

PART 3

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OSC Rehearsals I and II. October 11, 2023

Rehearsal I is of the Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms, Rehearsal II is of the Beethoven for the Angela Davis Playlist concert.

Rehearsal I

0:00 Announcements

9:10 Solo "I Am Changing" from Dream Girls

14:58 Warmups

20:00 Stravinsky Movement I

29:32 Stravinsky Movement II

44:54 Stravinsky Movement III

File size: 95.25 MB

First half

Rehearsal II

1:30 Beethoven's 9th chorus selections

File size: 39.44

Second half

October 4, 2023 OSC Rehearsals 1 and 2

 Rehearsal 1 is for the Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms, Rehearsal 2 is for the Beethoven digest of the 9th

Rehearsal 1

0:00 Warmups and announcements

18:45 Stravinsky Movement II

35:35 Movement III

File Size:  94.5 MB

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First half

Rehearsal II

Beethoven's 9th for the Angela Davis playlist concert

File size: 49.5 MB

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Second half

OSC Rehearsal - Wednesday September 27, 2023

Recorded all as one Section, with the break and general announcements redacted.

The focus was Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms

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OSC Sept 27, 2023

00:00 - 07:30 African Music

 07:30 - 08:40 Stravinsky notes

08:40 – 19:00 Stravinsky Part I

19:00 - 53:00 Stravinsky Part II

53:00 - 54:45 Stravinsky Notes

54:45 – 73:00 Stravinsky Part III

OSC Rehearsal - Wednesday September 20, 2023

  Part 1 - We started with some announcements by Ash.

• 5:52      Warmup including working on Tukumbeh Ka, one of the African folk songs.
• 19:08    Ash discussed some music we'll be singing this fall
• 25:10    Worked on Stravinsky movement 1
• 53:10    Ran entire Stravinsky first movement
• 57:52    Announcements by Simon
• 1:06:50    Solo by Chris Poston

Filesize:  92.1 MB

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Part 1

Part 2 - Ash started by playing a recording of Stars, by E. Esenvalds, which we'll sing at Break Bread.

• 7:52     Worked on Stravinsky movement 2
• 23:06    Sectionals:  Tenor/bass in auditorium
• 33:38    Sectionals:  Soprano/alto in auditorium
• 43:12    Chorus released, people interested in singing Beethoven 9th on October 21 stayed to discuss with Ash

Filesize:  66.8 MB 

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Part 2

OSC Rehearsals September 6, 2023

 This rehearsal was on the Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms.  

0:00    Welcome and some announcements about the scores

4:24    Some discussion of the unusual scales Stravinsky used in the piece - octatonic, Phrygian, Dorian, and a warmup which included singing some of those scales.

16:07    Rehearse Symphony of Psalms, movement 1

51:55    More announcements, including about dues

Filesize:  78.9 MB

Part 1

0:00    Charlie Crane's solo

2:49    Rehearse Symphony of Psalms, movement 2

38:20    Ash discussed the performance with the Lake Merritt drum circle on the Saturday before Labor Day, asked for reactions from people who went, and also asked people to think about why they sing.

Filesize:    54.0 MB

Part 2

OSC Rehearsals I and II August 30, 2023

 Rehearsal I

0:00 African songs

18:30 Vocal skills and announcements

30:00  Hallelujah Chorus

45:03 Karen's solo

File Size: 63.34 MB

First half

Rehearsal II

0:00 Announcements

7:43 Hallelujah Chorus

22:00 Let Us Break Bread Together

41:20. African Song

File size: 55.26 MB

Second half

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OSC Rehearsal August 23, 2023

 

  0:00  African Songs

28:47  Ash introduces Miako, Sara and Simon

35:50  Pianist John Williams plays Petrushka by Stravinsky

39:34  Ash talks about Lake Merritt singing, introduces Chorus Committee and the podium story is told.

File size: 67.72 MB

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First half 

01:44 Phil's solo

05:05 Ash explains Chorus dues

10:15 Let Us Break Bread Together

38:40 Hallelujah Chorus

46:33 Announcements

Second half