March 25 Update
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
You did an excellent job at the JHC+EC concert at the Pullo on March 24! People commented to me about how focused you were on stage and how well you sang. And, they mentioned how expressive some of you were and how that made the performance especially enjoyable. Kudos!!!
April 7 Rehearsal
Our next rehearsal is on Sunday, April 7. We’ll refine some things in our songs, rehearse with the drummer (different person from first concert), and focus on preparing the combined SHC+JHC music that will be performed at our upcoming concert. The rehearsal time is from 1:00-4:00pm like usual, but if you are NOT part of the song “And I Can Sing,” you may leave rehearsal early at 3:20pm.
What to practice:
Completely MEMORIZE “And I Can Sing” (treble group) or “Sing Out My Soul” (lower voices group).
Solidify memory of “Inveniam Viam.”
Review ALL of your music a few times to keep it fresh in your mind and to continue to refine your expressive delivery of the text.
Full Recordings
If the divisi in the recordings below is not the same as our version, be sure to sing your exact part from OUR VERSION of the song, not what you might hear here.
“All the Pretty Little Horses” (with drum kit) - this is an SATB recording; we are doing SAB
“Defying Gravity” (with drum kit) - this is an SATB recording; we are doing SAB
“Dreams of the Dreamer” - this is an SSATB recording; we are doing SSAB
“Hine Ma Tov” (with flute) - this is our exact version
“Hold Fast to Dreams” - this is our exact version
“Inveniam” - this is our exact version (except they don’t use any dynamics, smh)
“Together” (with drum kit) - this is our exact version
“Why We Sing” (with drum kit) - this is our exact version (except we don’t do the descant); fast-forward to timestamp 2:17
SOPRANOS/ALTOS ONLY: “And I Can Sing” - this is our exact version
LOWER VOICES ONLY: “Sing Out My Soul” - this is our exact version
Upcoming Dates
April 7 — Rehearsal
April 28 — Rehearsal and CLINICIAN
May 4 (Saturday) — evening CONCERT at York College with Senior Honors Choir
May 19 — Rehearsal
June 2 — afternoon CONCERT at the Appell Center with all YCHC ensembles
Rachel Morgan Im
Junior Honors Choir Conductor
York County Honors Choirs
The only thing better than singing is MORE singing. (Ella Fitzgerald)
