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NEWS FROM THE ITHACA COMMUNITY CHORUS
Week of September 17, 2007
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MESSAGE FROM GERALD WOLFE

[Note from Mary, Newsletter Editor: I see that some of the formatting of Gerald's assignment has gotten garbled in cyberspace. I will see if we can get a Microsoft word document that I can send as an attachment.]

HOMEWORK FOR 9/26:

1. Handel - Anthem #4, Haydn - Gloria (all)

2. Please insert measure numbers at the beginning of each system of
the G. Schirmer edition:

p. 14: 1, 4, 8 p. 15: 12, 16, 20 p. 16: 24, 29, 34 p. 17: 38, 43,
46 p. 18: 51, 55, 60, 65 p. 19: 70, 73, 77

p. 20: 81, 85, 90 p. 21: 94, 98, 101 p. 22: 106, 111, 116, 120 p.
23: 124, 128, 133 p. 24: 137, 141, 145

p. 25: 149, 153, 156 p. 26: 159, 163, 166 p. 27: 171, 174, 176 p.
28: 179, 182, 186 p. 29: 191, 195

p. 30: 199, 203 p. 31: 207, 211 p. 32: 216, 220 p. 33: 225, 230 p. 34: 235, 239 p. 35: 243, 248

3. General rules for Haydn Latin:

a. If time allows, there is always a glottal strike before a word
beginning with a vowel.

b. Consonants: c = ts before e, ae, i (pacem = pa-tsem)
g = hard g always (vir-gi(-ne()
gn = ng/n (mang-nam)
h is aspirated as in English (ho-mi--ni(-bu(s)
qu = qu (kw) as in English (qui)
r is rolled (except at the end of a word)
s = s (sanc-tu(s)

c. Vowels: a is always short (ah as in father)
ae is short (eh as in bed)
e is normally short (bed), but sometimes long (ay as in day)
i is long (ee as in feed) in accented open* syllables, otherwise short (ih as in sit) e.g. (Chri(s-te, ho--mi--ni(-bu(s, vo--lu(n-ta-ti(s)
o is long (go) (bo--nae) in open syllables, short in closed syllables, e.g. pro(p-ter)
u is long (oo as in rude) ) in open syllables (tu--am), short (book) in closed syllables (vo--lu(n-ta-ti(s)

* not followed by two consonants
4. Markings:

A. Kyrie

1. "Kee-ree-eh eh-lay-so(n," "Crih-steh"
2. Circle the "r" in each "Kyrie" to indicate flip. Circle "K" in "Kyrie" m. 16, 18, 33, 54-101, 116-119
3. Lift on the dot m. 16, 18, 33, 99, 101
4. Shorten last note m. 16, 50, 99
5. Always hum the "n" of "eleison" on the following rest
6. Always lift between "Kyrie" and "eleison"
7. Ritard m. 26-27, 109-110
8. m. 79 dim., m. 83 f, m. 105 mp, m. 107 mf, m. 109 f
9. Tenors: m. 80 E natural, m. 151 cresc.
10. Tenors and Sopranos: m. 93-94 lift before 16th notes

B. Gloria

1. Always lift between "Gloria" and "in," and between "in" and "excelsis"
2. Taper (dim.) "Deo" m. 4, 10, 14, and "Christe" m. 76 and 184
3. m. 33 mf, m. 39 cresc.,
4. m. 99 connect at comma
5. m. 123 "mee-seh-ray-reh no--bihss"
6. m. 136 "day-preh-ca-tsee-o--nehm no(-stram"
7. Stress 1st note m. 137, 139, 142, 166
8. m. 169 "bis," tied to m. 170
9. Lift on dot m. 174, 176, 181, 182, 188
10. Lift after "solus" m. 176, 182
11. Connect m. 183-184, m. 190 "Patris. Amen"
12. m. 192-226 "Ihn glo--ree-ah Day-ee Pah-trihss." Circle "r" in each "gloria" for flip
13. Accent "in": Sopranos m. 210 and 217. Tenors m. 216 and 218
14. Cresc: Sopranos 1st 3 notes of "A" m. 219-220. Sopranos and Altos first 5 notes of "A" m. 227-229. Altos m. 230 beat 2
15. m. 238-241 soloists only
16. Tenors: m. 46 lift on dot
17. Sopranos: m. 72 lift on dot
18. Sopranos: Lift before 16th notes m. 201

C. Anthem I: Zadok the Priest

1. p. 3: Circle "Z," "k," "st," "d," "t," "d," "ng." Lift on the dot.
2. Circle "d" m. 31, 39, 53, 61, 62. Circle and trill "r" and circle "d" in each "rejoiced"
3. Take dotted rhythms above the staff and lift on the dots
4. Lift on the dots m. 63-65, 79-80, and 103-105. Put the "v" of "save" and "live" with "the"
5. Circle the "ng" of "King" m. 63-65, 79-80, 103-105
6. Cross out the "r" in "for" and "ever" m. 66-67, 81-82, 88-90
7. Separate each "alleluia" and "amen"
8. Circle "n" m. 74
9. Circle "v" m. 87-88, 106-107
10. Stress: Sopranos 3rd note m. 74, 111, and 118, 2nd last note m. 96. Altos I /II 2nd last note m. 91
Alto I: 1st note m. 108, 3rd note m. 113

D. Anthem II: My Heart Is Inditing

1. Chorus begins m. 73
2. Cross out "r" in "heart"
3. Circle "k" of "speak," "gs" of "things," and "ng" of "King"
4. Lift on dot m. 95
5 Tenors and Basses: lift before 16th notes m. 76 and 78. In m.
87 put "ngs" of "things" on the "and" of beat 2
6. Sopranos: taper "things" m. 85, 87, and 89

1. Cross out "r" in "daughters" and "were." Circle "r" for flip
in "honourable"
2. Cresc. on tied "ho": Sopranos m. 112, 136, 138, and 140.
Altos m. 115. Bass m. 124
3. Taper "women": Sopranos m. 113 and 120. Altos m. 116 and
120. Tutti m. 128 and 132.
4. Cresc: Sopranos m. 119 & 126 beat 2, m. 124 & 125 beat 4.
Alto I m. 118 & 126 beat 2, m. 119, 124, & 125 beat 4. Basses m. 125 beat 2. Alto II and Tenor m. 126 beat 4.
5. Taper "daughters" when "Kings' daughters" is three 8th notes
6. Articulate repeated 16th notes: Alto II m. 126 and 140. Tenors m. 126 and 140. Basses m. 127. Sopranos m. 128
Alto I m. 128
7. Sopranos lift before 16th notes m. 125.
8. Lift on first dot: Sopranos m. 131 beat 1. Altos m. 131 beat 3
9. Stress: Sopranos m. 132 and 140 beat 2, m. 139 beat 4. Tenors m. 139 "and" of beat 3. Altos m. 141 beat 3

1. Circle "r" in each "right," "vesture," and "pleasure." Circle "d" in each "hand," "stand," and "and"
2. Staccato 16th note couplets in "right" and "pleasure"
3. "Pleasure": Lift on dots, taper before rests, and shorten (except m. 200, 202, 233, 235) before rests
4. Taper "beauty" m. 206 and 230
5. m. 231 beat 3 p, m. 236 f

1. Circle "K' in "Kings" m. 260 and "d" in each "and"
2. Sing accented notes half value m. 261-262, 279, 300-302
3. Cross out "r" in each "nursing," "fathers," and "mothers"
4. Hairpins on tied or half notes (cresc/dim): Sopranos m. 266 and 302. Alto I m. 266, 270-271, 277, 289-290. Alto II m. 266
5. Circle "s" and taper "queens" and "mothers" when followed by a rest
6. Staccato 16th notes
7. Articulate repeated notes: Sopranos m. 273-274. Alto I m. 276, 283, 292, and 314. Tenors m. 276 and 285.
Alto II m. 283, 311, and 314.
8. Cresc: Basses m. 280 beat 4, m. 307 beat 2. Alto I beat 2 m. 291-292. Alto II beat 2 m. 292. Sopranos beat 4 m. 294.
9. m. 295 last note p, m. 298 f
10. m. 308 and 316 shorten "thers" to an 8th note
11. Alto I: Lift on dot m. 271
12. Tenors: stress m. 307 beat 1

FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT

Hello everyone! It looks like we are off to a strong start to the season! We sound great, our numbers are strong, and the music itself is very exciting (I think we will all have stronger diaphragms by the end of the season!). We have a lot of important information to share this week:

Our New Member Reception is this coming Wednesday at 6pm. The whole board (or most of it) will be present, and it will be a great opportunity for all of us to mingle and get to know each other and our new members a bit better. A small reminder that the event is a dish to pass, and finger foods are encouraged.

We need help! We have many members who take on small parts of chorus management, and not only does being active in such a way reduce the overall workload for some, but it also gives one a deeper sense of belonging, involvement, and ownership in the overall organization. Most of the jobs that we need help with are very easy, and require very little, if any, time commitment outside of rehearsal. Please don?t assume that someone else will volunteer for these jobs, especially if you have even the slightest interest. We could really use the help.

We are in need of a snack person or team- could that be you, or you and your spouse or friend? It?s very easy! All you have to do is plug in (and turn on, as we learned the other night!) the tea water at the beginning of rehearsal, bring out the bucket of snacks and cups (in the beginning of rehearsal or right before break), and put it all back afterwards. Overall, it takes very little effort if just one or two people deal with it, and the pay-off is big. We all love our tea and snacks, and are very grateful when they are ready at break. If you?d like, you can handle the money for purchasing snacks, etc, but you don?t have to. I have no problem stopping at the store during the week and holding the money.
Would you like to do this, or do you have questions? Email me or call me- bellamayophoto@hotmail.com or 533-0075

Connie needs help manning the table for ad sales- Again; a few extra hands will make for much lighter work. Connie did this by herself last year, and would really like a hand or two to help this year. Ad sales are one of our biggest sources of revenue to keep us going from year to year. Orchestras and soloists get pretty pricy. All this would require is helping her to stand at a table during break, and perhaps right after rehearsal for a few moments to hand out ad packages and help coordinate where people should go to get ads. It?s really quite easy, especially if two people are at the table together (one can even go grab a cup or two of tea while the other person is at the table!).
Would you like to do this, or do you have questions? Email Connie Thomas- thomasc@ithaca.edu

It?s Ad Sales Time! Start your list of businesses and Individuals that you?d like to approach. Like last year, we have decided to collaborate with VOICES for program ad sales. In doing so, we broke records in revenue collected through ad sales, and the shared program saved us on paper and production costs. Connie will have the table ready on Wednesday with materials, location lists, and former programs for you to look at. This year, we have also decided to allow personalized ads, like one might find in a year book. Do you have an embarrassing baby photo of a fellow member? Has someone gotten or is someone getting married this year? Does someone deserve a congratulations, or remembrance due to passing? Keep these thoughts in mind?

Rehearsal Schedules should be available on the website for downloading and printing before next rehearsal. I?ll have some at rehearsal for those who are internet/ printer impaired, but would greatly appreciate if people could print them from the website.

Well, that was a lot of information to get out, and I hope I covered all of the bases. Looking forward to the coming week (and party!),

Steph Meyer
Chorus VP

NEW MEMBER RECEPTION:
The Board and Committee members will host a New Member Reception on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 at 6:00 PM. All new and old members are warmly invited for light refreshments and conversation to get to know one another and answer any questions about the Chorus. Watch future issues of the Newsletter for more information about the reception.

ELIZABETHAN MUSIC CONCERT
Mignarda, the Lutesong Duo Ron Andrico and Donna Stewart, will be performing Elizabethan music (works by Dowland, Purcell, Scots tunes, etc) with guests Jaime Gould Kibelsbeck, Adam Perl, and Geoffrey Royall on Sunday 9/23 at 4:00PM at the Unitarian Church on the corner of Buffalo and Aurora streets. Admission is $12 ($10 students and seniors)

DATES TO REMEMBER
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 6:00 PM ? New Member Reception
Saturday, 12 January 2006, 8:00 PM ? ICC concert

NEWSLETTER ITEMS?
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