Rehearsal details

CONCERT 1 – CHORALE 12/4/2021 St. Bartholomew’s Church, Manchester
I Saw Three Ships, Trad. English carol, arr. Lloyd Larson (3:15min)
In the Bleak Mid-Winter, Harold Darke. 4:30min
Gloria, John Rutter (20 min)
The Star Carol, John Rutter (3:00 min)
Nativity Carol, John Rutter (4:30 min)
Christmas Day, Gustav Holst (7:30 min)
Joys Seven, arr. Stephen Cleobury (3:00 min)
The Wexford Carol, Trad. Irish, arr. Douglas E. Wagner (3:30 min)
Good King Wenceslas, Trad. English, arr. A. Parker & R. Shaw (2:00 min)
A-Caroling We Go, arr. Kern (3:00 min)
Carol sing with Audience (5:00 min)

Extra instruments: organ, brass ensemble (4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani)

CONCERT 2 – ORCHESTRA 12/19/202 MHS
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR: Ballade in A minor, Op. 33 (12′)
   3.2.2.2-4.2.3.1-timp+1-str (we now own the music)
TCHAIKOVSKY: “Rococo Variations” (original version) (18’)
    2.2.2.2/2.0.0.0,str,vc solo
    Young Artist Amy Goto, cello
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 (45′)
    3.2.2.2-4.2.3.1-timp-str (Hartt)
POSSIBLE ENCORE

Extras: flute 3, possible trumpet 3 but we can live without it

Chorale rehearsals for brass and percussion

Friday, December 3: time sometime between 7:30 and 9 TBD at St Bartholomew Church, 45 Ludlow Road, Manchester
Saturday, December 4: Call at 6:30pm at St Bartholomew Church in Manchester, concert at 7:30

Orchestra rehearsals

December 6
7:15-7:45 Coleridge-Taylor
7:45-9:45 (with a break) Tchaikovsky Symphony: work on spots and then run the piece

December 13
7:15-8:30 Variations with Amy
8:30-8:50 Coleridge-Taylor
9:00-9:45 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 (run-through)

December 19
1-2pm Sound check
2:15 Preconcert Talk
3:00 Concert!