Choir Newsletter 12 February 2019

The Spring Concert

Next rehearsal 28 February 2019

Arvo Part: Which was the Son of.    p 87-127 and then 1-127

Schuts: Die Himmel erzahlen die Ehre Gottes    Page 50 to the end

Tavener: What God is, we do not know     Page 16 on

Schutz:  Die mit Tranen werden

Replacement Rehearsal: Tuesday 12 March replaces the lost rehearsal due to forecast heavy snow in January.

Sight reading sessions

Sessions:  6.30pm to 7pm. Bring any issues you have with the music we are doing.

Music

     The following recordings might help:

Gabrieli: Jubilate Deo p1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF9MiGJSqd4&list=PLMHrRHg6k5j4mzM0oIja_8Sb_AQUmqMKE

Gabrieli: Jubilate Deo p1 http://www.learnchoralmusic.co.uk/Gabrieli/Jubilate%20Deo/jubilate-deo.htmlv=aDgpiHUyoes  (midi) 

Gabrieli: Cantate Domino p13 https://www.youtube.com/watch? (organ introduction)

Monteverdi: Credidi p29 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8CTHV1RRyA&t=0s&index=6&list=PLMHrRHg6k5j4mzM0oIja_8Sb_AQUmqMKE

Monteverdi: Dixit Dominus p49 ??

Monteverdi: Cantate Domino p23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJtDcu90Asg 

Schutz: Die Himmel...Gottes p61 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pljHSnNzygg    or:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzM3oOVnZTc&index=16&list=PLMHrRHg6k5j4mzM0oIja_8Sb_AQUmqMKE

Schutz: Die mit Tranen p75 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W318-vpOus8

Schutz: Herr, auf dich p81 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWJACqu82I4 

MacMillan: I am your Mother: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaUGnA7ibkE

Arvo Part: Which was the son of...    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ffvrspYg48

Tavener: Mother of God p12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqsMBX9Kxm4

Tavener: You mantle yourself p1  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXARpFeq8o4

Tavener: What God is ... p16  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5zU_rylqRc (skip intro)

Tavener: Awed by the beauty p20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko_81YrZ3xI

Tavener: O Mary Theotokos p24 ??

Marianne found a good bunch of different performances of the music we are singing: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMHrRHg6k5j4mzM0oIja_8Sb_AQUmqMKE

Midis

Ros has located a number of midis on the John Fletcher web site.  A subscription (£6 for 6 months or £10 for a year) must be paid to access the midis. https://johnfletchermusic.org/ 

Dates for 2019.

2 March, and 30 March: Saturday morning rehearsals in St Michael's Centre.

12 March Tuesday: Extra rehearsal replacing the one lost in January - snow!

6 April: at Our Lady and St Michael: Spring Concert: from Gabrieli to Tavener. 

11 April: Rehearsal, then break until 25 April, when rehearsals start again.

23 May: AGM at 7pm before rehearsal.

29 June: Summer Concert at lunch time in the Angel Hotel, Abergavenny

9 November:  Bach's Christmas Oratorio at St Mary's Priory Church.  Get the flavour!

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Messiah

On Saturday 16 March 10am to 1.30pm at St Martin's Church Hall, Hereford, Roger's workshop on the Messiah.  For details click:

Handel's Dixit Dominus

Monmouth Choral Society is holding a workshop on Saturday 2 March.  See details and booking form.

Mozart's Requiem

Concert held on 10 November 2018

At the end of the Mozart Requiem:

A Final Rehearsal   Slowing down the music on midis Valerie has prepared clear instructions for changing the speed of music when using Windows Media Player. Converting a video to MP3.  Barrie has produced a video explaining how to do it:   http://www.screencast.com/t/HznNgii1iKV   Society's choir used surtitles Surtitles were thrown onto the wall above the pulpit for the audience, unfolding the story of Bach's St John Passion.    Audio clip from a November concert Recordings were taken of the November concert from the side of the church.  Mendelssohn's Verleih uns Frieden. A recording from a Summer Concert: I Know My Soul - Parry   Immortal Bach Sung by the Gwent Bach Choir in St Mary's Priory Church on 4 July 2014.  Immortal Bach by Knut Nystedt. Vocal Issues David Baggs, A long standing bass in the Choir and a physicist by training has kindly produced some interesting articles and scientific note. Choir's archive. The Choir's archive is at www.gwentarchives.gov.uk .   Other local choirs. Kington Choral Society - www.kingtonchoral.org.uk/ The Crickhowell Choral Society - www.crickhowellchoralsociety.org/ The Monmouth Choral Society - www.monmouthchoralsociety.co.uk/ The Unicorn Singers - www.unicornsingers.co.uk/ The Brecon Singers - www.breconsingers.com The Hereford Choral Society -  http://www.herefordchoralsociety.org/   Instrumental The Abergavenny Symphony Orchestra www.abergavennysymph.org.uk The Brecon Baroque Festival http://www.breconbaroquefestival.com