Message to Membership – January 5, 2023

After months of planning, and preparation, it is with great excitement that I look forward to this coming Monday, as we begin our rehearsal process on the music of David Hurd and Margaret Bonds, culminating with our concert on February 24! I hope you have enjoyed your preparation of the music, much of which will be new to you. As far as introducing the music in rehearsal, this coming Monday we will focus on the first half, and on February 16, the second half. There is much to love about the tonal language of both composers, and I hope that in your listening you have been able to hear influences on their writing. Please be sure that you have procured ALL markings from the edit masters online. As a singer, I have always found the process of putting in markings to be the first step in learning a new piece. Even before singing a note, it helps me start to wrap my brain around it. Besides that, it also saves us rehearsal time.

As mentioned in the information document about the concert, you can find everything (except the Perkins) on YouTube. Included in that document is a link to a playlist I created on my own YouTube channel. This is purely for your listening enjoyment, and is also included here.