Our concert is less than 2 rehearsals away! Wednesday, June 9th -- the Dessert Concert @ FMS!
For this concert, we will play: O Mio Babbino Caro, Be Boppin' Bourree, and Dance of Iscariot.
Today, we played all three pieces in their entirety and rehearsed sections from O Mio Babbino Caro and Be Boppin' Bourree. I was happy to hear that our dynamics discussions from last week's O Mio rehearsal stuck and made this week's music more beautiful! Also, kudos to the cello section who restrained themselves from pushing the tempo forward (as is so easy when playing staccato or pizzicato) in Be Boppin'. I am hardly concerned with the fact that it is not perfect yet, but rather, am happy that you have realized -- and begun to address -- that weaker area.
Next week I WILL start with Dance of Iscariot. So many good things are happening with this piece! Among them:
- dynamics (especially impressive in 1st violins)
- bow location (thanks for staying in the lower half with those dotted/accented 8th notes violas)
- accents (yay 2nds!)
- tempo considerations (both maintaining and changing when indicated -- great, cellos!)
In attendance today were:
Alicia Chen
Gretchen Long
William Wang
Bill Dong
Marko Crnkovic
Karthik Ramesh
Catherine Rafferty
Andrea Long
Naila Brown
Katie Yang
Excused because of Earth Science field trip:
Joe Sipzner
Emma Pearson
Absent:
Katie Gonick
Erin Templeton
Arianna Barnum
Gianluca Russo
Rachel Swyer
Cody Ingraham
Students who have missed 2 or more rehearsals should come see me to arrange a time to play excerpts. Because our concert is coming up so quickly and we have had so few rehearsals, it is important that you be keeping up with your share of practicing even when you are absent. A satisfactory performance of the following excerpts is necessary to participate in our concert:
Violin 1:
Be Boppin' Bourree - m5 (take 2nd ending) - 11; m 21-1st ending
O Mio Babbino Caro - m5-9; m57-end
Dance of Iscariot - m29-38; m44-52; m59-67
Violin 2:
Be Boppin' Bourree - m5-12; m16-19
Be Boppin' Bourree - m5-12; m16-19
O Mio Babbino Caro - m45-53 (counting rests!); m59-end
Dance of Iscariot - beginning; m38-49; m67-76
Viola:
Be Boppin' Bourree - m11-15; m 23-end
O Mio Babbino Caro - m21-25; m59-end
Dance of Iscariot - m29-38; m42-49; m59-76
Cello:
O Mio Babbino Caro - m17-25; m35-49
Be Boppin' Bourree - m5-13; m23-end
Dance of Iscariot - m29-35; m44-50; m86-end
