Concerts – 12/16 and 12/17,  4 pm – call time 2:15pm, Downbeat warm-up, 2:30pm
Dress rehearsal 12/15, ready by 6:30pm –

Rehearsals at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Barnstable 3055 Main St.

Most of this rehearsal plan will stay as it is; Danica makes shifts each week as necessary. Please bring all scores to each rehearsal. Please practice at home with practice files, 30 minutes minimum outside rehearsal each week is a good practice ethic. Also, practice speaking the words, preferably in rhythm.

We rehearse from 7:00-9:00 pm. The downbeat is 7 pm, which means you are ready to rehearse by 6:55 pm, please. We use our rehearsal time efficiently. Break is usually announcements, chatting, and occasionally, cookies and a slightly longer social time.

Each rehearsal we will warm-up, work on the texts, and the notes and rhythms, especially in phrases.

We sometimes breakout into sectionals, as well.

Repertoire in concert order: For rehearsal convenience, please put pieces in your folder in order, as seen below. I rehearse the program in “chunks”, and it is easier to find the next piece we are singing if your music is in order. A little over an hour of music. First half longer than second.

Concert Repertoire in order: (revised 10/9)

  • A Star in the East
  • Gloria, John Rutter
  • Season of Light
  • Eight Days of Lights
  • Nu’oli
  • Night of Silence/Silent Night

Intermission

  • Gloria Haydn
  • Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
  • O Jul med din glede
  • Sleigh Ride – piano duet
  • Tis the Season
  • Christmas Time is Here
  • December in My Hometown
  • The Christmas Waltz
  • We Wish You a Merry Christmas                                                                                                     

Rehearsal Schedule (revised October 9)

Monday – September 11

  • Start-up/meet and greet
  • Cookies at break

Introducing the repertoire:

  • A Star in the East
  • Gloria, John Rutter
  • Season of Light
  • Eight Days of Lights
  • Nu’oli
  • Night of Silence/Silent Night

Monday – September 18

  • Start-up/meet and greet
  • Cookies at break

Introducing the repertoire:

  • Gloria Haydn
  • Jesu Meine Freude
  • O Jul med din glede
  • Tis the Season
  • December in My Hometown
  • The Christmas Waltz
  • We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Monday – September 25

  • A Star in the East
  • Gloria, John Rutter
  • Season of Light
  • Eight Days of Lights
  • Nu’oli

Monday – October 2

  • Rutter Gloria
  • Gloria Haydn
  • Jesu Meine Freude
  • O Jul med din glede; December in my…

Monday – October 9

  • Night of Silence/Silent Night
  • December in My Hometown
  • Christmas Time is Here
  • O Jul med din glede
  • Gloria, John Rutter 2,3
  • Gloria, Haydn

Monday – October 16 

  • Gloria, John Rutter Review 1, focus on 3
  • Season of Light
  • Eight Days of Lights
  • Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
  • O Jul med din glede
  • The Christmas Waltz

Auditions for soprano and altos soli Rutter #2, at 8:45 pm.
Email Danica if interested. Need 2 soprano 1; 2 soprano 2; and 2 altos

Sectionals: 260 Nottingham Dr, Centerville (Danica’s house) or at St. Mary’s, TBD
Focusing on Rutter

  • Friday, October 20, 6:30-7:45pm – Soprano sectional
  • Saturday, October 21, 9:30-10:45am – Alto sectional
  • Saturday, October 21, 11:00-12:15pm – Tenor and Bass sectional

Monday – October 23

  • Gloria, John Rutter
  • A Star in the East
  • The Christmas Waltz
  • We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Monday – October 30

  • Gloria Haydn
  • Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
  • O Jul med din glede
  • Tis the Season
  • Christmas Time is Here
  • December in My Hometown
  • The Christmas Waltz
  • We Wish You . . .

Monday – November 6

  • A Star in the East
  • Gloria, John Rutter
  • Season of Light
  • Eight Days of Lights
  • Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
  • O Jul med din Glede

Monday – November 13

  • Gloria – Haydn
  • A Star in the East
  • Gloria, John Rutter 1,2
  • Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
  • Nu’oli
  • O Jul med din glede
  • December in My Hometown
  • The Christmas Waltz
  • We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Monday – November 20

  • Let’s see where we are and attempt to run program in order.

Monday – November 27

  • Rutter Gloria and whatever needs the most work

Monday, December 4

  • Run program from end to beginning.

Monday, December 11

  • Run program from beginning to end.

Friday, December 15 – First Church Sandwich
“Dress” rehearsal – but not concert outfits – 6:30pm to warm up and find our places on the risers and steps – start with instruments at 7pm – Run with brass, timpani, piano

Saturday, December 16– First Church Sandwich
Concert – 4pm
call time 2:15pm, Downbeat warm-up, 2:30pm

Sunday, December 17– First Church Sandwich
Concert – 4pm
call time 2:15pm, Downbeat warm-up, 2:30pm