Messiah 2006 Information and Rehearsal Schedule

Orchestra of Southern Utah /Festival City Community Chorale

Present the 66^h Annual Handel’s= Messiah

December 10 & 11, 2006 at the Heritage Center Auditorium

Cedar City Utah 7:30 PM Admission is Free=

Grace St. Pierre, chorale d= irector, stpierre@suu.edu= 435-586-7893

Dear Musician,

Welcome to Orchestra of Southern Utah’s 66^th Annual Messiah rehearsals. Below is informat= ion regarding rehearsals, soloist auditions, performances and repertoire. Give this info to a friend. Please feel free to call or e mail me if you have questions. Looking forwar= d to another spectacular Messiah. See you at rehearsal!

Weekly Rehearsals are on Thursd= ay

Ø From 7:00-9:00 PM except those s= pecially noted

Ø At LDS 2nd & 8^th Ward Bldg.

Ø 212 West 200 South-Just East of SUU

Scores: Scores are available for purchase = from Cedar City Music. I would like everyone to have the Novello Score (Orange) this year for the sake of unity. The cost is about $8.50. It gets complicated wh= en everyone is reading off of different scores and this will save us time.

All Soloist Auditions = Wednesday October 18 &n= bsp; = ; 7:00-9 PM SUU-Thorley Hall

Ø Please call Grace St. Pierre @ (435) 586-7893 to schedule an audition appointment.

Ø Anyone is i= nvited to audition.

Ø Please sele= ct and prepare a Messiah solo from tho= se listed below or sing one that you feel very confident with. We would like to keep the program = given below but will consider making adjustments.

Ø Accompanist= will be provided.

Regular Rehearsals <= /span>

Thurs. October 5 (First rehearsal)

Thurs. &nbs= p; October 12

Thurs. &nbs= p; October 19 Sectionals &= nbsp; Sop/Alto 7-8 Tenor= s/Basses-8-9

&nb= sp; = Thurs &nbs= p; October 26

Thurs = ; November 2

Thurs. November 9

Ø Shortened Rehearsal-6-7:15=

Ø OSU Concert @7:30

Thurs. &= nbsp; November 16

Thurs. November 23 = ; NO REHEARSAL &nb= sp; Thanksgiving Holiday

Thurs. November 30

Ø = Solo= ists rehearse with orchestra

Ø = Chor= us has regular rehearsal at the church=

F= irst Choir rehearsal with OSU.

Thurs. December 7 &= nbsp; 6:40 for warm-up and seati= ng.&nbs= p; Rehearsal-7:00- 9:30= PM

Ø The Heritage Center

Ø With Orches= tra

Ø = Mandatory-6:40 for warm-up and seating.

**DRESS REHEARSAL &= nbsp; Heritage Center &= nbsp; Saturday -Decem= ber 9 9:45-12 am<= /span>

Ø Please be in your seat and ready to warm up at <= st1:time Minute=3D"45" Hour=3D"9" w:st=3D"on">9:45.

Ø Only water bottles with lids are permitted on stage.

**TWO PERFORMANCES:

Sunday December 10

Monday December 11 =

Call Times are 6:45 PM for both co= ncerts 7:30 Performance<= o:p>

Tentative Messiah Program

The OSU = Messiah presentation this year will be chosen from the following selections. If you are interested in singing a= solo, please try to select from the ones listed = below first. If you wish to auditio= n on another solo not listed below, you may do so, ho= wever, the solos listed below are the ones we wish to place in this years program. Depending on what so= loists we have, the program may vary slightly from below.

Please note that there are two new choruses with an * placed by them.

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1.&n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; Overture

2. = &nb= sp; Comfort Ye-= Tenor Solo

3. = &nb= sp; Every Valley-Tenor Solo

4.&n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; And the Glory-CHORUS

5. = &nb= sp; Thus Saith The Lord-Bass Recit=

6. = &nb= sp; But Who May Abide-Bass Solo

7. = &nb= sp; Behold, A V= irgin- Alto Solo

8. = &nb= sp; O Thou That Tellest-= Alto Solo/CHORUS

9.&n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; For Unto Us A Child is Born-CHORUS

10.&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Pastoral Symphony

11. = &nb= sp; Soprano Recits: There Were Shepherds/And lo, the Angel of the= Lord

12. = &nb= sp; And the Ang= el

13. = &nb= sp; And Suddenl= y

14.&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Glory to God CHORUS

15. = &nb= sp; Rejoice Greatly-Soprano Solo

16. = &nb= sp; Then Shall = the Eyes of the Blind-Alto Recit<= /p>

17. = &nb= sp; He Shall Fe= ed His Flock-Alto Solo/Come Unto Him-Soprano Solo

18.&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Behold the Lamb of God-CHORUS<= /b>

19.      =             &nb= sp;        He Was Despised-Alto Solo

20.      =             &nb= sp;        Thy Rebuke = Hath Broken His Heart-Tenor Recit<= /p>
21.      =             &nb= sp;        Behold and See-Tenor Solo

22.      =             &nb= sp;        He Was Cut Off-Tenor Recit

23.      =             &nb= sp;        But Thou Di= dst Not Leave-Tenor Solo

24.      =             &nb= sp;        How Beautif= ul Are the Feet-Soprano Solo

25.&= nbsp;           &nbs= p;             *Their Sound is Gone Out-CHORUS

26.&= nbsp;           &nbs= p;             Hallelujah-CHORUS

27.&= nbsp;           &nbs= p;             Since By Man Came Death-CHORUS=

28.      =             &nb= sp;        Behold, I T= ell You a Mystery-Bass recit.

29.      =             &nb= sp;        The Trumpet= Shall Sound-Bass Aria

30.      =             &nb= sp;        Then Shall = Be Brought to Pass-Alto recit.
31.      =             &nb= sp;        Death Where= is Thy Sting-duet Alto/Tenor

32.&= nbsp;           &nbs= p;             *But Thanks-CHORUS

33.&= nbsp;           &nbs= p;             Worthy Is the Lamb-CHORUS<= /p>

<= st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Dear Festival City Com= munity Chorale Member,

Welcome to the Festiv= al City Community Chorale’s first rehearsal for this year’s season, Han= del’s Messiah with the Orchestra of Southern Utah. Festival City Community Chorale is not a new chorus, since most of you have been members before. Our goal this season = was to give our organization a formal name and more important, to extend our singi= ng season past Messiah into the spring. The chorus will begin= rehearsals agai= n starting in February, and in the spring, we will perform Beethoven’s = Ninth Symphony-the Choral Symphony= with the OSU and SUU Concert Choir. This should be a very exciting concert and a rare opportunity. We will continue to be the official chorus for the OSU but I would really like to move the Festival City Commun= ity Chorale into doing a program of their own eventually.

Below are some MESSIAH PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS. <= span class=3DGramE>A rehearsal schedule and repertoire list are on the back.

SOLOISTS AUDITIONS: T= his year, we will have live auditions in Thorley Re= cital Hall on the SUU campus on Saturday, October 29, from 10-2 PM. An accompanist will be provided.&nb= sp; Tenors, you get to rest this year on the solos (and you were wonderf= ul last year!). For the tenor so= los this time around, we will feature our new faculty tenor and voice teacher at SUU, Larry Johnson.   Sop= rano, alto and bass solos are still open for audition. We have specific solos in mind tha= t we would like to do, but please prepare the one (s) you would like to sing in performance. Please call Dr. Grace St. Pierre to set up an audition time as soon as possible at (435) 586-7893 or e mail = me at stpierre@suu.edu.

Solo Audition and performance possibilities:

Soprano: = Recits #14 -15-16, #18, #20 (w/alto solo) #38, #45

Alto= : #6, #8-9, #20, #23

Bass: #6, #11, #47-48<= /p>

CONCERT INFORMATION<= /span>

Warm-Up and Call Time

Choir members will me= et for warm-up at 6:45 = in the lower level of the Herita= ge Center.

All choir members sho= uld fashion or purchase a black cover/folder for their music<= /p>
Performance Attire:<= /b>

Men:= All Messiah Choir men should wear = a dark suit and a white shirt with a jewel toned colored necktie.

Women: All Messiah Choir women should wea= r a black skirt below the knees and a white or cream top.

Seat Assignments:

During sectional rehe= arsals, we will be assigning seats. T= hese will be made to help maximize our sound and improve our blend/balance. Once= we are in the Heritage Center, we will mai= ntain our seat assignments.

Performance Practice= :

Please refrain from a= ny talking during rehearsals (especially with the orchestra) and performance.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Please remember that you are perfo= rming from the moment you enter stage and for the entire time. You must create a mood and represe= nt the story being told even if you are not uttering a word. Please mark or tag yo= ur scores on the choral selections and keep your pages still during the solos = and when turning.

Water:

You may have only a l= ift top bottle with water in it and place it under your seat. No cups allowed. Please be absolutely discreet and conscientious with water during performance. Hydrate well throughout the day of= the performance.

Thank you for sharing= your talents with us and with your community.&n= bsp; This is the 65^th annual performance of Messiah and I am p= roud to participate in this great orchestral and choral even= t , especially with so many talented and wonderful people. I am hoping you will make the Fest= ival City Community Chorale a year long commitment. I look forward to making music wit= h you! Please call or email if you have any questions.

Grace St. Pierre

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