Hi everyone. HUGE CONGRATS on a very successful concert on Sunday!!! I look forward to debriefing in person this Sunday (11/20).
RECAP (November 10, 11, 12, 13)
- We had a busy week with our weeknight/Saturday additional rehearsals and our Sunday sound-check and concert. Despite some attendance challenges, we managed to have efficient and productive rehearsals that were conducive to a fun, dynamic, passionate and engaging concert.
- REMINDER: don’t forget to practice what we did in the last rehearsal during the first half of your week. Then, after Tuesday, you can focus on what we’re doing at the next rehearsal.
NOTES ABOUT PART ASSIGNMENTS / SEATING AUDITIONS
There will be no seating auditions to define part assignments for our January 8 concert.
Winds/brass: There are 5 short films in this concert, so we will have a rotation similar to the YCP pieces from our fall term, where everybody gets to play different roles (1st, 2nd, or tacet). I will be creating part assignments in the coming days.
Tutti: please keep an eye out for an e-mail tomorrow or Friday with a seating chart for our January concert.
There *will be* seating auditions to define part assignments for our March concert. The due date for these short video auditions will be Wednesday, January 11. The audition excerpts will be announced in the coming weeks.
REHEARSAL PLAN FOR 11/20
(see below in red for percussion)*
- Debrief on 11/13 concert
- Watch Eric Carle short films (January 8 concert)
- Listen to Jennifer Higdon “Cold Mountain Suite” (March 2023 concert)
— break —
- Project Back Pocket!! (2 volunteers)
- Read through Pirates of the Caribbean
- Read through 2 of the Eric Carle pieces
* PERCUSSION ON 11/20
Percussionists:
– You will be with the full orchestra the whole time this week.
Thank you, and happy practicing!
Dr. G.
