Last Piece Finalized and Performance Ready Schedule
I'm delighted to announce that we will be singing J.S. Bach's Cantata #198 (Trauerode) with orchestra for our Hill concert. This beautiful cantata was written for the funeral of Queen Christiane Eberhardine of Poland/Saxony in 1727, and features baroque instruments such as the viola da gamba, oboe d'amore and harpsichord. The concertmistress of our baroque orchestra will be Paula Muldoon. To read more on the history of the cantata you can go to http://www.baroqumusic.org/198trauerode.html and I've also placed a few movements on my youtube page to listen to: www.youtube.com/mvmarotto. (Don't bother listening to the excerpts on the baroquemusic website, they're very outdated).
Also, the performance ready schedule for this semester has been emailed . Some resources to help you prepare for octets beyond our regular Tu/Th rehearsals include upcoming recordings on the youtube site, and working with section leaders. Sopranos may contact Sarah Craig (), Altos: Carrie Schalm (
), Tenors/Basses: Dan Cox (
) about arranging times to work outside of rehearsal. Also, if you have keyboard skills and you're willing to help out, please let me know - I'd love to have a few people per section be available.
And finally, I want to offer you another opportunity to sing Bach (you can never have enough Bach in your life!). I'm conducting Cantata #4, the Easter Cantata, with the Huron Hills Choir on Saturday April 3rd at 7pm with baroque chamber orchestra, and I would be happy for you to join. We rehearse Thursday nights from 7:15 to 8:45pm, so if you're interested you can join me Thursdays for a quick dinner after our AC rehearsal and I could drive you to and from rehearsal afterwards. Please let me know if this of interest to you. We will rehearse all Thursdays between now and the 3rd of April (minus Winter break).
Looking forward to seeing you Tuesday,
Best,
Mark