Rehearsals are going well.
The longer we are into this piece the more I am learning to love it. Floret Silva, Swaz Hie Gat Umbe, and others are gorgeous. The soprano /alto parts just soar so gently away. Then the bass/ tenors come in and provide a beautiful lower sound. Musically they are fairly easy.
Then there is In Taberna Quando Sumus. Man it goes fast. Spitting out those unfamiliar words in staccato and super fast is a challenge. Our director told us that we have got to work on it on our own apart from rehearsals. We are to learn little phrases at a time slower than performance speed. Then we are to gradually take it faster and faster until the words and rhythms just spew forth from our mouths.
This is exactly what he told us during rehearsals for The Music Man. I didn't think I was ever going to get my lines that had to be delivered very quickly. I practiced like he suggested and they did come. You get to the point where you are saying the lines without really knowing what you are saying. They are simply sounds that go together.
Our performance is going to be here before we know it. We were informed again how musicians from all over the state are joining us for the performance. It should be great fun.
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