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

SEKSO Rehearsal for 3-30-09

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Kelce Auditorium

5:00 Everyone (distribute Part II parts, read with all members present*)

6:15 END

* Dr. Marchant will release players as she moves on to movements that utilize fewer & fewer instruments. Strings, plan on staying. Everyone else will be excused as the rehearsal continues.

Questions? Let me know!

Thanks,

Rehearsal schedule (2-24-09)

Quick reminder: No rehearsals this week (24th, and 26th). We begin on the Oratorio rehearsals on March 3rd.

Concert Week Rehearsal Schedule

Hello, all....

Thank you once again for your fine work on this concert. Please note the following schedule as we head into Concert Week:

Tuesday, April 24
Kelce
5:00-5:20 Beethoven, tutti
5:20-6:15 Berlioz , tutti

Thursday, April 26
Kelce
5:00-5:20 Beethoven, tutti
5:20-6:15 Berlioz, tutti

Friday, April 27
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 5th & Pine, Pittsburg
7:00 p.m. Berlioz first, then Beethoven

Saturday, April 28
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 5th & Pine, Pittsburg
7:00 p.m. Beethoven first, then Berlioz (concert order)

Sunday, April 29
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 5th & Pine, Pittsburg
Call time t.b.a. at dress rehearsal
Concert time is 3:00 pm.

Thanks very much!
sm

Rehearsal Schedule - Ap 17th & 19th

Tuesday, April 17
Kelce
5:00-5:15 Beethoven
5:15-6:15 Berlioz (no percussion needed for this rehearsal)

Thursday, April 19
Kelce
5:00-5:15 Beethoven WINDS ONLY
5:15-6:15 Berlioz (percussion optional; I'm comfortable waiting until next week)

Berlioz wind & brass players: I would appreciate your giving a little extra prep time to movement #2, if you can, given the unusual

-- Marchant

Rehearsal schedule for Apr 5th - Apr 12th

Below is the rehearsal info for tomorrow (Thursday) and next week:

Thursday, April 5
Kelce
STRINGS ONLY
5-6:15 Berlioz

Tuesday, April 10
Kelce
WINDS & PERCUSSION ONLY
5:00-6:15 Berlioz (mvts to be announced)

Thursday, April 12
Kelce
TUTTI
5:00 Berlioz, followed by Beethoven (exact time to be announced)