Voices Newsletter
Thursday, May 1, 2025 |
It's For The Birds...... Two More Mondays! |
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Rehearsal and Performance Schedule... |
Rehearsals begin at 7:00 PM sharp. Please be in your seat and ready to sing!
May 5, 12
Special performances:
Unitarian Church – Sunday, May 4, 2025: ~9:30 am call
End of the Season!
Dress Rehearsal
First Baptist Church, Friday, May 16, 7:00 PM
*Concert*
First Baptist Church, Saturday, May 17, 1:00 PM call for 3:00 PM concert |
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Two Mondays left!
I hope to see you all at our "Church gig" this Sunday, 5/4. Here are the details:
When: Sunday, 5/4, arrive at 9:30am, service done ~11:30
Where: First Unitarian Church in Ithaca
Songs: Sesere Eeye, Dona, Dona and Boker Shel Zahav
Attire: All black (get a scarf upon arrival)
Be sure to have your music in a black folder.
I shared the meaning of the lyrics for "Boker" at our last rehearsal; here they are again for those who'd like to make notes in music:
Chorus:
What a golden morning
bursting through my window!
And a little sparrow, a naughty sparrow,
is pecking at my window.
Verse 1:
If I could only spread my wings
and fly with the doves
to the church towers
to ring the bells!
Verse2:
If I could only gather here
all the birds in the gardens
and burst into song with them,
a song of a thousand melodies!
See you all soon!"
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Practice tracks (https://acithaca.org/groups/voices/music-files-for-practice/) by
vocal part are available at the Voices website for all but one of our songs
for the semester. Mistakes do creep in during the creation of these
files, so please note any you find and communicate which song, track, and
measure(s) need correction. If you can specify the correction (e.g.,
missing note tie, wrong note, etc.), even better. Send corrections to voicesmusic@acithaca.org
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We are Learning! There will be notes and corrections by the Director during rehearsal and perhaps new insights as you practice. You may lightly mark your scores with a pencil - not a pen, marker or highlighter. Keep the pencil in the pocket of your music folder so it does not get misplaced. |
Vocal Exercises and WarmUps... |
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Looking for a way to exercise your voice between rehearsals? Cyberbass is free website that has sizeable list of vocal warmups that play on your computer, smartphone or tablet. You can also purchase CD's with various exercises and warmups if you choose. Go to
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Nonconsensual Olfactory Overload... |
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Some members are allergic to
perfumes, colognes, essential oils and other scents and they experience respiratory discomfort if exposed to them. And they will be! We sit close close together and breathe deeply at rehearsal and concerts. Please refrain from wearing them.
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The Voices Newsletter is sent out every Thursday during the semester. Sometimes, it may be a day late depending on glitches and brain cramps. In normal times, it will appear in your email in-basket sometime during the day on Thursday. It will also be posted on the website - click HERE to go to that page.
If you have a question about Voices, a comment or suggestion about the newsletter, or if you have an item for the newsletter (items should be related to the chorus or the local musical community), send it to voicesnews@acithaca.org. PLEASE - if you have an item that you want to appear in the newsletter, send in in plain text completed form so we can copy and paste - we do not write material for you.
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