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It was cold, .. no really, it was!
This is us rehearsing on Saturday afternoon. During a patch where the orchestra are practicing their bit. Note scarves, hats, overcoats... ... and mittens!The only person wearing just a shirt was David; clearly waving your arms around in a meaningf...
Hillarious moments in rehearsal
During the final rehearsals for this weekend's Anniversary Accolades performances there were these two hillarious moments. For those who missed the joke, I'll try to tell it here, but you really had to be there!David Burchell, our esteemed conductor,...
Snow Day!
We're snowed in, and if you haven't heard, City Choir is cancelled tonight. Whatever shall I do with all my spare time?Well, I could build another snowperson. The first one didn't look too good:But then, I am an Aussie, so concessions must be made. I...
Final rehearsals
Tonight is the big night of the Southern Stars concert!Last night and this afternoon we had the final rehearsals for this concert and it went really well. Just hear what conductor Marc Taddei had to say last night at the end of the rehearsal:"City of...
Bach bites! And the perils of musicality
It's the final week of rehearsals before we perform the Bach Christmas Oratorio with City Choir.This is a challenging work. I find the German language tough. My German is normally restricted to following what's going on in German movies without havin...
Note bashing for Christmas Oratorio
Calling all choristers! Want to do some note bashing at home in preparation for the 22 November performance of Bach's Christmas Oratorio?Here's just a wee reminder of this wonderful resource that Leslie Leong (bass) pointed out to us some time ago:ht...
Exhortations, Admonitions and Rebukes!
Well the extra rehearsal this morning was fun wasn't it? But then I always enjoy myself at rehearsals. I love pulling faces at the tenors during the warm-up, particularly the ha ha ha bits. I love the gentle rebukes, admonitions, exhortations and ...
Its bite is worse than its Bach!
Am I the only soprano who is thinking AUGGGGGHHHH! after our first rehearsal on the Bach?There were a few places where I thought I had things nailed, then we'd go over them, and everything fell apart again. Well - not everything, but certainly some p...
Singing is an art form...
well that much we knew already. After last night's practice it occurs to me that this particular piece, Caramel Banana (as we've been told this is a useful guide to correct pronounciation) throws up a particular set of challenges. Firstly for me, it...
