Welcome to the official blog for UNA VOCE, Idaho’s Premier Women’s Chorus. We hope you will refer to it often to get caught up on anything you might have missed or to personally introduce someone to UNA VOCE. Each Wednesday we will be summarizing the practice we had the previous night for anyone who missed the rehearsal or needs a reminder of what took place. We will list music we rehearsed, insight into the music, etc. and any announcements or instruction Bruce has for us. Your comments will be appreciated.
UNA VOCE Women’s Chorus rehearsed for the first time last night marking the beginning of our spring session. It was so good to see so many familiar faces and a few new ones and to get to sight read some new music.
Linda’s SSAA arrangement of “Abide With Me; ‘Tis Eventide” is beautiful beyond words. She encouraged us to visualize pictures whenever we sing. To her, the first part of the song is a very peaceful twilight setting where if the Savior was traveling by her home she would desire that he would come into her home that she could receive everything that he could give her. Then in the middle section she saw herself serving dinner to Him. It was busier, maybe a little noisy with things coming and going on. The final section might be a time of reflecting on our great dependence on His love, and also on our desire to love and serve Him.
“ Ha Shalom”, a prayer for peace, is the other song we sang. It is very dramatic and so fun to sing because of the huge range of dynamics. It will be accompanied with piano and violin. As we sang we pictured ourselves leaving our homes as they did in Fiddler on the Roof, feeling the sorrow and oppression of those who are persecuted by others. Throughout the song the burden begins to lift till hearts are restored to peace by the end of the song.
Next week we will begin working on PIE JESU, from the Rutter Requiem.
Bruce addressed the availability of the Christmas Concert CD, “Pine Cones and Holly Berries”, and asked everyone who desired, to fill out an order form noting how many they wanted, and return them with their check for that amount (@ $10 each) as soon as possible. (Make checks payable to Linda Walker) Nathan needs an exact count so he can complete the order.
Tuition & music for this semester is $100 which includes music, binders, etc. You may make your check payable to Linda Walker.
Thanks again for all who have joined us to have a most uplifting, enjoyable, learning experience.
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