Singing in a chorus! :-{

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I’m doing something COMPLETELY different… Charlene and I are going to sing in a choral presentation of Carl Orff’s magnificent Carmina Burana!

Charlene is a very experienced choral singer, but I haven’t sung a note of that type of music since high school so I’m feeling a bit like a fish out of water. Plus, the text is in old German and Latin. Oy vais!

I LOVE this piece, and I’m pretty familiar with most of the music, so I’m hoping to be able to get through it OK. We have weekly rehearsals until the 4/24 performance. It will be held in the acoustically perfect Troy Savings Bank Music Hall: https://www.troymusichall.org/home.asp

Ya think I can convince them to add a whistle part? :wink:

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You will have even more fun, Paul, if you read the text in English - before you sing it in its ‘native’ tongue. Very cool…

Cheers.
Byll

PS. My blue-blooded dragon bone high C is such a winner… I applaud your knowledge and craftsmanship.

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NO. But get there early for practice to enjoy the acoutics with your whistles. Who would stop you from playing one song. Or two.

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OH! OH! OH!


you luckey dogges…


I am like, SO jealous…


O Fortuna! :puppyeyes:

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Carmina Burana, eh? T’was the marching band song/choreographed show for my daughter’s senior year of H.S. and swan song as a clarinet-playing band wally.

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You’ll have a wonderful time! There’s nothing like choral singing…it’s fantastic!

It doesn’t matter if it’s been a while since you’ve done it…it will come back to you faster than you can imagine.

Redwolf

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Just remember the old maxim which warns that listening is the most important skill of the choral singer.

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That is so true. Listening to others and being able to blend is absolutely vital. I’ve known more than a few wonderful singers who were terrible choristers because they weren’t able (or willing, in some cases) to learn that skill.

Redwolf

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Enjoy!

I am jealous!

Lesley