Brahms Requiem promo

Thursday, April 24 at 7:30 pm, First Baptist Church in Richmond:

First Baptist map

Tuesday night's dress rehearsal and Thursday night's performance are at First Baptist Church, Richmond, on Eastern Bypass behind Wendy's and Qdoba (click here for map)

Reminders, schedule for April 21-25

Choirs,

I hope you are excited about this week. I was very pleased with the progress we made last week, especially on Thursday and Friday. I hope you will commit to finding some time to continue to review your part between now and Monday afternoon.

Reminder that ALL CHOIRS will rehearse together on Monday at 2:30 in Foster 100. We will be joined by Dr. Crosby and Dr. Scarambone on the piano. (Concert Choir will still meet at 12:20 as well.)

Below is the entire schedule for this week. Please read through it very carefully.

DATE	TIME	LOCATION	CHOIR	EVENT
Mon, 4/21	12:20-1:10 pm	Foster 100	Concert Choir	CC rehearsal
	2:30-4:30 pm	Foster 100	ALL CHOIRS	Combined choirs rehearsal
Tue, 4/22	2:00-3:15 pm	Foster 100	University Singers	US Rehearsal
	6:00-9:00 pm	First Baptist Church	ALL CHOIRS	Dress rehearsal
Wed, 4/23	12:20-1:10 pm	Foster 100	Concert Choir	CC rehearsal
	2:30-3:20 pm	Foster 100	University Singers	US rehearsal
	4:00-5:00 pm	Meditation Chapel	Chamber Singers	University Memorial Service
Thu, 4/24	2:00-3:15 pm	Foster 100	University Singers	US rehearsal
	6:00 pm	First Baptist Church	ALL CHOIRS	Warm-up
	7:30 pm	First Baptist Church	ALL CHOIRS	BRAHMS REQUIEM
Fri, 4/25	12:20-1:10 pm	---	Concert Choir	No rehearsal

Brahms re-tweet

Are you on Twitter? Help us spread the word about our upcoming performance of the Brahms Requiem by re-tweeting below:

Brahms Requiem, Apr 24, 7:30 pm - London version (piano duet accomp, sung in English). We hope to see you there! pic.twitter.com/ZCvVZHcj3L
— EKU Choirs (@EKUchoirs) April 3, 2014

Rehearsal plan: April 14-18

We made good progress this week. For those that have committed to practicing outside of rehearsal, or have attended extra rehearsals, THANK YOU. Your efforts are making a difference, are noticed, and are greatly appreciated.

We will see every movement next week:

CONCERT CHOIR:

-          MON: 1, 2

-          WED: 3, 4, 5

-          FRI: 6, 7

UNIVERSITY SINGERS:

-          MON: 1, 2

-          TUE: 3, 4, 5 (plus Ijames recital music)

-          WED: 6, 7

-          THU: TBD

Below are some of the passages that need extra loving care and attention to detail:

-          Mvt. 1: m. 55-60, 87-91, 139-153

-          Mvt. 2: m. 91-103 (US only), 238-268, 284-290

-          Mvt. 3: m. 144-173, 188-208

-          Mvt. 4: almost ready for an audience, but keep reviewing it

-          Mvt. 5: m. 34-37, 44-49, 72-79

-          Mvt. 6: m. 168-188, 206-348 (not a typo)

-          Mvt. 7: m. 18-34, 49-53, 111-127, 130-132, 137-141

Brahms semi-chorus passages

I have decided to have certain passages sung by University Singers only. This is partially a musical decision, when the music calls for a lighter, more delicate touch, and partially a time consideration (University Singers has 250 minutes of rehearsal time per week, compared with 150 for Concert Choir).

The passages listed below will be performed by University Singers ONLY. Please mark your scores accordingly:

mvt. 2: m. 74-123

mvt. 3: m. 17-138

mvt. 6: m. 1-62

Rehearsal plan: April 7-11

Mon, April 7
CC	Sectional: 7 Tutti: 7
US	Tutti: 1, 5
CS	Haydn, Parry
Tue, April 8
US	Sectional: 3 (p. 30-40) Tutti: 3 (all), 2 (p. 15-17), Parry
Wed, April 9
CC	Sectional: 2 (p. 21-29), 4 (p. 53-55) Tutti: 2 (p. 21-29), 4 (p. 53-55)
US	7, 4 (p. 53-55), Forrest
CS	Haydn, Parry
Thu, April 10
US	Sectional: 2 (p. 21-29), 6 (p. 63-74) Tutti: 2 (p. 21-29), 6 (p. 63-74), Parry
Fri, April 11
CC	Sectional: 6 (p. 67-74) Tutt: 6 (p. 67-74)