OSC Rehearsal - Wednesday, March 11, 2026

 Part 1

Start - Seth Ducey reminds everyone of the email asking people if they could participate in the upcoming Gala in April.

Start   - Warmups

9:05    - p. 98-end, "He is King of Kings, He is Lord of Lords"

38:02    - p. 95-96, "Sing Ye to Jehovah"

47:21    - p. 69-71, part of "March of the Israelites"

54:12    - p.58-65, "And When Moses Smote the Water"

Filesize:  95.6 MB

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Part 2

Start - Announcements, partly about Gala

2:00    - Discuss concert debrief, part 2

8:06    - p. 20-40, "God Looked on Israel" and "Go Down, Moses"

30:55    - p. 45-52, "Is it not I, Jehovah!"

39:40    - p.7-12, bass solo "All Israel's children sorely sighed"

Filesize:  64.9 MB

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OSC Rehearsal - Wednesday, March 04, 2026

 Rehearsal 1

Soprano and Alto sectional

00:00:00 Introduction of new singers

00:02:26 Warm-ups

00:08:20 Dett p. 20

00:33:55 p.45

00:46:48 p.66

01:08:31 Seth announces the Symphony Gala to be held April 30. Details will follow.

File size: 55.63 MB

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Rehearsal 2

Tenor and Bass sectional

00:00:00 Introduction of new singers

00:00:58 Warm-ups

00:07:34 Dett p. 20

00:33:50 p.45

00:47:16 p. 66

01:37:48 p. 69

File size: 55.51 MB

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OSC Rehearsal - Wednesday, February 25, 2026

 Rehearsal 1

During the first 20 minutes, Phil conducted a a written and oral review of the Esmail concert on February 20. He will compile the results and publish them for the OSC.

00:00 Phil had some comments

01:17 Zach introduced new chorus members and congratulated regular members on our performance of Esmail.  He mentioned that we will be asked to sing a piece at the Gala in April.

03:25 Warmups

11:06 Dett "The Ordering of Moses" p.7 instructions to tenors.

13:15 Last measure of p.7

27:29 p.95

49:20 Phil speaks

File size: 40.25 MB

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Rehearsal 2

00:00 Sectionals will be held next week, March 4.  Look for schedules in Administrative notes.

01:20 p. 45

29:30 p.34

46:10 p. 98

52:06 Change text on p. 103

File size 50.06

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OSC 021126 Rehearsal

Rehearsal 1 (click here)

0:00:00 Zach greeting and warmups

Reena Esmail “She Will Transform You”  with Kedrick 

0:08:57 Kedrick greeting and introduction

0:10:38 Sing through and general feedback

0:23:47 rehearsal D E and F

0:38:25 rehearsal G H I and J

0:56:00 measure 163, rehearsal K and L

0:58:45 Kedrick feedback comments and about next season

Rehearsal 2 (click here)

0:00:00 Announcements by Seth 

0:03:34 Concert Attire by Monique

R. Nathaniel Dett “The ordering of Moses” with Zach 

0:06:51 Zach Introduction 

0:08:01 page 58 And when Moses smote the water

0:25:34 page 98 He is King of Kings

 OSC 020626 Podcast Index

Rehearsal 1 (click here)

0:00:00 Zach greeting and warmups

Reena Esmail “She Will Transform You” 

0:08:45 measure 185, rehearsal L

0:20:40 measure 146, rehearsal J

0:31:17 measure 137

0:38:30 measure 110

0:48:45 measure 98, rehearsal G

0:55:05 measure 76

Rehearsal 2 (click here)

0:00:00 Seth Announcements

Reena Esmail “She Will Transform You” 

0:02:40 Zach’s prep talk 

0:03:52 measure 49, Sing through and Zach’s feedbacks

R. Nathaniel Dett “The ordering of Moses” 

0:29:07 page 31And from a burning bush

0:35:00 page 58 And when Moses smote the water

0:41:32 page 98 He is King of Kings

OSC Rehearsal - Wednesday, January 28, 2026

 Part 1

Start - Introduction and warmups

7:15 - Rehearse Dett, p. 98 - 109, Sing Ye to Jehovah

58:04 - Review Dett, p. 58 - 62, And When Moses Smote the Water

Filesize:  87.5 MB

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Part 2

Start - Announcements.  In this part of the rehearsal we are sitting mixed, for both the Dett and the Esmail.

1:19 - Review Dett on p. 103

3:38 - Review Dett, page 58 - 60

8:44 - Review  Dett, pages 31-40

14:48 - Sing the Esmail, all the way through

Filesize:  86.6 MB

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OSC Rehearsal, Wednesday, January 21, 2026

 Rehearsal 1

0:00:00 Zach welcoms the chorus

0:01:53 Warm-ups

0:06:46 Dett "The Ordering of Moses"  p. 58

0:32:41 p.31

1:08:02 Phil's remarks

File size: 55:65

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Rehearsal 2

00:00 Seth's announcements

04:20 Esmail "She Will Transform You"  m 115 Letter H

37:01 Letter E

48:42 From the beginning Letter D

File size: 49:53

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