Oakland Symphony Chorus

Oakland Symphony Chorus

Thursday, August 22, 2024

OSC Rehearsal, Wednesday, August 21, 2024

 PART 1;

1:52    Piano starts to play Can't Help Falling in Love, and after a few bars Ash asks us to sing along.

3:10    Ash thanks us and welcomes everyone to the first rehearsal of the year.  He announced auditions for the end of the rehearsal and other announcements and warmups.

20:29   Introduced the Chorus Committee and Sara Vreeland, who explained about chorus management

23:28    Discussed Carmina Burana, scores, text pronunciation and translation

27:05    Work on Carmina Burana movement 1, including discussion of pronunciation

54:58    Work on Carmina Burana movement 10

1:02:31    Announcements, source material on web site, Carmina Burana is an acceptable audition piece.  More details on chorus management.  Break.

Filesize:  94.72 MB    

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PART 2:

0:33    Call to come in and be seated; announcements about scores

1:33    Carol Hudson performs "Why I Sing."

7:35    Hallelujah Chorus (memorize for Break Bread!)

25:11    Work on Carmina Burana Movement 3

36:48    Sometimes I Cry - Ash discussed the piece and we listened to a recording.  Maestro Armstrong wants us to perform this.

 47:20    Ash discussed some of Maestro Armstrong's plans for the coming season and the choir, including restarting the concert choir, and a disco-based Break Bread.  Ash also laid out his plans for rehearsing the pieces.  Sara Vreeland laid out changes in concert rehearsal schedules.

Filesize:  69.84 MB

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