Oratorio Rehearsals - Final Four!

Final two weeks of Oratorio orchestra rehearsals (Tuesday/Thursday outline. This does NOT include the FRIDAY & SATURDAY dress rehearsal outline which will be forthcoming).

Kelce Auditorium for all of these:

Tuesday, 4/21
5:00 Tutti, except for euphonium
5:25 Horn 3-4 done
Movements w/Soloists, remainder of rehearsal


Thursday, 4/23
5:00 Tutti movements (Carly, please note: we need to have the piano included in the set-up)
5:25 Euphonium done
Movements w/Soloists, remainder of rehearsal


Tuesday, 4/28
5:00 Strings only
Review of a few tricky movements for strings
All the rest of the time: recits and arias w/soloists



Thursday, 4/30
5:00 Truly Tutti!! (necessary to have piano included in the set-up)
May or may not be a few soloists in the mix...primarily an instrumental focus

Rehearsal schedule - April 7 & 9, 2009

Tuesday – enrolled string students please meet in McCray 211 for course evaluations (begin at 5, end within 20 minutes)

April 7

TUESDAY: WW/Brass/Timp only

14
21 (m. 93 on)
22 (D to end)
Ov (opening, C, G to end)
Euphonium done

13
Horns 3-4 done

32
1 (opening, to A, C to end)

20 (m. 12 on)
35 (at F)
Trps/Timp done

25
Trbs done

37 (mm 7-24)
Trombones done

28 (Adagio)
Flute 1 done

If/as time remains:

42
6
24



April 9 –

Enrolled Wind & Percussion students - please meet in McCray 211 for course evaluations (begin at 5, end within 20 minutes)

THURSDAY: Strings only

We will begin with some aria/recit contexts (with singers).

Later part of rehearsal, I’d like to touch the following passages:

30 (tuning issues)
14 (Letter E through m.161, tuning issues)
1 (at A)
11 (at Allegro)
20 (at Allegro)

1st chair players: if you have other passages that you would prefer to see on the Agenda, please let me know by Wednesday. Thanks! SH

4-2-09 Oratorio Rehearsal

5:00-6:15pm

Larger Movements

14 (Euphonium optional, can catch this on the next round)

15

7

Horn 3-4 done; Trombones done

Smaller Movements

1

20

11

Trumpet & Timpani done

41

Flute 2 done

24

Flute 1 done

19

39

Horn 1 done

30

Clarinets done

26

Bassoon, if there, done

12

27

11 strings only

Overture strings only

If time remains: begin Recits

Tuesday Rehearsal (3-31-09)

Kelce Auditorium ~ 5:00-6:15pm


Tutti movements

Overture
21
22
43/44
Euphonium done
Hn 3-4 done


Smaller movements

35
37/8
Trps done
Timp done

39
Horn 1 done

41
Flute 2 done

24
Flute 1 done



If time remains:

19
30
Clarinets done

26
27
string passages in 11 and/or 1 (Letter A)

March 26 Oratorio Rehearsal

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: (there are two separate listings for this sectional rehearsal)

5:00-6:15
McCray 105 (With Mrs. Hastings)

Personnel:
Hn 3 & 4
Trumpets
Trombones

Material to be worked:
#13
#14, from H on
#15
#21, from C on
#22, from D on
#17 (no horns in this)


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5:00-6:15
Kelce Auditorium (with Dr. Marchant)

Personnel:
Strings
Flutes
Clarinets
Bassoon (optional, per Rusty’s availability)
Horn 1

Material to be worked (in order):
#18
#28
#37/8
#32
#34
#41
#25
#2
Flute 2 done
#6
#42
#24
Flute 1 done
#19
#39
Horn done
#30
Clarinets & Bassoon done
#11 Strings alone
#1 Strings alone, at A