Tools for Singers to rehearse- not for public – December 2015

Two great concerts of holiday music

Dress rehearsal Friday Dec 18, 7:00 – 9:00 pm Waitsfield Church

Concert Saturday Dec 19 at Waitsfield Church 7:30 pm and
Concert Sunday Dec 20 the at Waterbury Church at 3:00 pm
recorded on my iphone at my feet in bass section Sunday.
First section”

Second section

Rehearsal Notes (below)- click to download zipped Word files- these are usually emailed to everyone.

Sample Recordings by other groups (below) READY
The music we are singing recorded by others, mp3 files
click and play bar
or left click title to download.
Also available on CD at rehearsal

Rehearsal Recordings (below)– click to download mp files,usually in 30-40 min segments

Midi and Midi-to-CD
All our concert songs as midis in this folder.
I can burn audio CD for your part on request. S A T or B. No charge.
This set of MIDI files was emailed to all MRC singers. But here they are again.
Fall 2015 MIDIs

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Rehearsal Notes:
Hello singers first email about program and rehearsals from MB
Magníficat translated Word doc from MJ
About the Magnificat Word doc from MJ
Sept 14 First rehearsal; Register, pick up music: Vivaldi started, Paulus:Bring the Torch
Sept 21:
Sept 28: Rehearsal Notes 9-28-15

SAMPLE RECORDINGS by Other Groups
The music we are singing recorded by others, mp3 files
click and play bar
or left click title to download.
Also available on CD at rehearsal
Our tempos, dynamics etc will vary. but these help.

Twas the Night Before Christmas

Poulenc- O Magnum Mysterium

Vivaldi Magnificat
1 Magnificat

2 Et Exultavit

3 Et Misercordia Eius

4 & 5 Fecit Potentiam & Deposuit Potentes

Three Carols Arranged by Stephen Paulus
Bring a Torch Jeannette Isabella

O Little Town of Bethlehem

Wassail Song

Four Snow Carols
Berlin- Snow

Elgar- The Snow (solo version. our goal to sound like this. Recording of less desriable SATB is below)

Luboff- Still, Still, Still

Thompson – Velvet Shoes- solo version- soft sweet lacy like fresh snow

Thompson- Velvet Shoes in full SATB

Sing Along with Audience here*************** * * * * * * *
Holst- Christmas Day

Encore- later maybe.

Less desirable but SSAATTBB of Elgar- The Snow

Some of these recordings may be copyrighted. Pulled off the web. So please treat them as temporary files for educational purposes. Just to be fair and safe, please use the temporarily and these delete them. Thanks.