Chorus: Rehearsal night 1

[billeyler]

I was amazed to find 32 men singing tonight for our first rehearsal.  We didn't really work on much of the music, but it had already been all put together in the order we're going to sing it in December.  It's HAPPILY a more balanced program for this term.   It all feels organized.

I'm a bit more jazzed about this term than I thought I'd be.   There are a lot of YOUNG men in the chorus, but they seem to be committed to singing.  There are a few around my age, too.  We actually had SEVEN singing bass tonight; considering we had a hard time getting 3 of us together, that's significant.   We were all spread out in a big horseshoe, and me being at one end of it, I couldn't really hear many of the other voices.

We'll see what the rest of the term brings!  It's sure a convenient location, just 1.5 miles from the house, in Nob Hill!

Comments

[jimwnyc.livejournal.com]

Just got back from our first rehearsal too. Our director (new last year) made all the new members revoice...seeing their actual range and timber of voice. No one was kicked out, but 40 members were moved to new sections. My friend Mike who has been B1 for over 20 years was moved to T2!

We are singing about 180 members, I think, and our director is adamant of us having a statistical balance in group (20% T1, 25% T2, 30% B1, and 25% B2). I wondered what is going to happen if a couple of people drop out (as always happens).

We actually sang through 5 songs and sound pretty good. Always strange to sing Christmas songs in September, knowing we are stuck with them for the next 3 months, but at least they are good.

[billeyler.livejournal.com]

I wonder if he's going to revoice any of us, too. The sections are pretty balanced, although there are only 4 T1.

[starzinked.livejournal.com]

sounds pretty groovy