Dear Prep 3 Families,
Welcome to the Cantabile
Blogosphere! This blog is a place for us to share important information about
upcoming events, weekly practice expectations, musicianship homework
instructions, recordings, videos, and information on our concert repertoire and
other class materials. We look forward to communicating with you each week!
Please check the blog regularly for updates.
Now into November, we're getting
ready for our two upcoming performances
– the Holidays With Cantabile
concert on December 6th, and your class Winter Recital the following week:
Holidays With Cantabile, December 6 at Cathedral
Basilica of St. Joseph, San Jose
Holidays with
Cantabile is Cantabile’s annual December concert, where Vocalise, Ensemble,
Intermediate, Bravi, and - for the
second time ever! - Prep 3 all join together for a fabulous performance. Prep 3 will have the
opportunity to perform with the Intermediate Choir, as well as with the older
singers in what we call “Mass Choir” repertoire. Tickets sell out quickly for this event so visit the Cantabile website (or refer to your SCOOP emails) for information on how to purchase them.
Please
also make sure that your calendars are marked with our dress rehearsal on December 3rd at Cathedral Basilica in
San Jose! Information about call times, pick-up
and drop-off procedures for Dec 3rd and Dec 6th is coming
soon!
Uniform
Please make sure that
you have already ordered your singer’s Cantabile uniform! Here is a link to our
uniform page: http://cantabile.org/index.php/tickets-a-store/uniforms.html
The Cantabile Prep 3 uniform must include black socks
(boys) or tights (girls), black dress shoes, and hair neatly combed/tied back
and off the face (so we can see your beautiful facial expressions!) Please, no
boots, noticeable jewellery (watches, dangling earrings, bracelets, etc.), or
colourful hairbands/ties.
Winter
Recitals at Foothills Congregational Church, Los Altos
In
addition to our big concert with the other choirs, Cantabile’s Prep classes all
have their own recitals at the end of each term to showcase what we have
accomplished. (Monday and Tuesday Prep 3 classes each have their own recital,
as do all classes in the Prep division). The recitals take place at our regular
rehearsal location. Please come and support your
young singers by enjoying a performance of our songs, games, and activities.
This is a relaxed and fun event that you don’t want to miss! All singers must come in their Cantabile
uniform – please see instructions above.
Recital
Times
Monday Prep 3: Monday, December 8,
5:15-6:30pm. (Please note that the
time of this recital is later than the usual Monday class time in order to
accommodate other recitals on the same day.)
Tuesday Prep 3: Tuesday, December 9, 5:15-6:30pm
Recital
Potluck
It
is a Cantabile tradition for us to follow our recitals with a potluck for
singers and families. Instructions on what to bring will be coming soon!
What
to Practice
ALL pieces for the Holidays Concert and Winter Recital must be memorized! Please
listen to all recordings, watch all videos below, and practice with your music binder
as much as possible between now and our next class.
Holidays Repertoire
List:
- O Sifuni Mungu (all choirs)
- Solstice (Prep 3 + Intermediate)
- Sh’ma Yisrael (Prep 3 + Intermediate)
- Star Carol (all choirs)
- Silent Night (all choirs)
Monday Recital
Repertoire List:
- Solstice
- Dormi Dormi
- Dance Gentle Willow
- Hanerot Halalu
Tuesday Recital
Repertoire List:
- Solstice
- Dormi Dormi
- Hot Chocolate
- Hanerot Halalu
Practice Recordings
Please
check your email immediately for the
following practice recordings:
- O Sifuni
- Sh’ma Yisrael
- Hanerot Halalu
- Star Carol
- Star Carol
It’s
very important that you listen to these practice recordings as many times as
possible this week! These pieces need to be memorized for next week!
Youtube Videos To
Watch:
Sh'ma
Yisrael: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHGkGfNVyOo
O
Sifuni Mungo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L5wu2orN2s
Dormi
Dormi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XyK3YmeHhM
Hanerot
Halalu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4dP8WWOKt8
Dance
Gentle Willow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAhykbpCQxc
Happy
Practicing and see you next week!
Sincerely,
Cassie and Natalie, Prep 3 Conductors
Sincerely,
Cassie and Natalie, Prep 3 Conductors
