Recital Semester

Last night we recorded "I Hate and I Love" by Argento.  We sang it over tour and my teacher thought it would be a good idea to record it.  I agree- I think we sing it well and I am glad we recorded it.

I also had my first Women's Chorus rehearsal.  It's going to be the best group yet.  I need to spend a lot of time preparing this weekend.  This is the largest discrepancy of skill I have ever had in Women's Chorus (some AMAZING readers and singers and some with lots of talent but little skill).  It requires a lot of planning.  Today I will do a little conducting of my lesson stuff (both King David and doing some preparing Mozart's Requiem and Beethoven's Mass in C).  Then I will be spending a lot of time on my recital repertoire.

I was asked to present at a Medieval/Renaissance conference on campus.  I learned how to pronounce a piece in Middle English that my women are singing.  To do this, I spoke to an English professor who helps coordinate the Medieval/Renaissance conference.  He asked if my girls might be interested in singing and if I might be interested in giving a presentation.  Exciting!

Also, one of the women on my thesis committee asked me to come in and talk to her class about Brahms and his women's choirs.  Since this is what my thesis is on, I am very happy to prepare something!  I will put together a powerpoint presentation and go in to talk about Brahm's Frauenchore.

I would like to write a post on each of my recital pieces.  They are octavos so it may not be dissertation length (exaggeration in that sentence, by the way).  But I think some of you might find it interesting and it would be good for me.  So be ready.