As we approach our adventure with Mozart's REQUIEM, I would draw your attention to a few opportunities that may offer you assistance in mastering this piece.
1. We will have Latin diction class this Wednesday and next Wednesday from 6:40-7:05 p.m. before rehearsal. Please note the slight time change to allow us to begin rehearsal promptly.
2. A stream-able recording is available on our choir blog: http://firstplymouthchoir.
3. Performance markings to be copied into your personal scores are available on the choir blog: http://firstplymouthchoir.
4. The www.cyberbass.com website offers note-by-note, part-by-part practice recordings that are stream-able online for free. Here is a direct link to the page you will need. You can then click on which movement you wish and which of the vocal parts you wish to hear singled out. This is not a musical rendition, but it does clearly share notes and rhythms. http://www.cyberbass.com/
5. A class on the compositional construction and on the historical background of Mozart's REQUIEM will be offered here on Tuesday, March 29 from 7-8:30 p.m. Please note the date change.
6. For those who wish to come for additional practice, I will be available in the choir room every Tuesday in March from 3:15-4:30 p.m. to work on any sections of Mozart or Ruth Watson-Henderson's piece that would be helpful to anyone that might come. Attendance is not mandatory, by any means, but it is an open invitation for those who would benefit from and enjoy singing together more frequently in preparation.
7. A translation of the Requiem text can be found here: http://mama.indstate.edu/
I look so forward to sharing in this exciting project with each of you, and I hope it is a meaningful and memorable experience with one of the truly great artistic creations of all time. See you Wednesday!
Grace and peace,
TT
