Voices Newsletter
Thursday, April 10, 2025 |
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Rehearsal and Performance Schedule... |
Rehearsals begin at 7:00 PM sharp. Please be in your seat and ready to sing!
April 21, 28
May May 5, 12
Special performances:
Unitarian Church – Sunday, May 4, 2025: ~9:00 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 |
Here is the run-down of how we are performing Tarakihi, as described at last rehearsal:
m.5-32: ALL on melody.
m.32-55: all on parts (m.48-end Alto 1 takes top tenor line)
(m.52+53: no high note yet. SOP double ALTO)
REPEAT to m. 5(or m.1...TBD)
m.5-10: ALL on melody
m.11-17: S+T on top, A+B on bottom
m.19-end: all on parts as written.
Another note: give some special attention to Boker Shel Zahav as it will likely be the 3rd piece we sing at our First Unitarian Society of Ithaca Church gig on 5/4. We won't have rehearsal this Monday, 4/14, so I'll see you all on the 21st.
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I hope you all enjoy your break this coming week. It's a great time for us to do some homework on our most challenging pieces.
Thanks to all who have donated to the Gibbons Scholarship Fund. We will have the donation jar available for one more rehearsal for anyone who still wishes to contribute.
In the near future we will have posters and cards available for distribution to promote our upcoming concert. Please spend a few moments identifying public places that might allow you to post our concert promotion. If necessary please do get the managements permission to do so.
See you all again on Monday the 21st.
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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.
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