Hello everyone,

Well done in our rehearsal last night! Everything is certainly sounding more confident and going through the whole program each week is paying off.

Next week I would like to run our rehearsal a little bit differently. I want to start by focusing on a few things that I think we can still improve.  I am sending this out today to ask if you can look at the things on the top of this list before next week, listen to them on OneDrive and practice them so that we make the very best use of our time together.

Here are the main things I want us to be practising and will start with these next week

Gold – rhythms in the verses

Les Mis medley – tempo changes and rhythms, particularly in I Dreamed A Dream and On My Own

Why We Sing – notes and rhythms for altos tenors and basses on the first three pages

We will spend a short time on these things at the start of our rehearsal and then go through the rest of the program in order – especially working on more light and shade in our singing.

I really appreciate everybody’s hard work.  Let’s have one last push over the next to weeks so we can feel really confident in what we’ve done, enjoy performing and show the audience what a great choir the New Music Makers are!

Many thanks

Chris

There has been a slight change  to the programme in that they have changed ‘This is Me’ and ‘From Now On’ around.

They have also changed the order of the rehearsal which does give us less time in between the rehearsal and Concert.

I have been in touch with Greg and said that some people were going to try and grab something to eat in between and he has come back with a bit of a compromise 

“Yes, can definitely leave at 17:05, if not before. What I might try and do is slip You’ll Never Walk Alone in a little earlier – if the choir can run it, and are happy with it, we can run it later on with just Mehreen, the soloist, and the choirs can leave at 16:10ish…! Can’t promise but will aim for that… “

So no promises but we should have a bit more time in between.  I am glad I didn’t have to organise it with all of the different groups joining in.

We are able to stay a the Theatre if we want and watch the rehearsal and  if people want to take a packed tea. 

There will be secure dressing rooms for changing into performance clothes, not sure how they will be organising that but have said that we are a mixed voice choir.  We may have to share with another choir?

I asked how we get in:-

You will need to arrive via stage door which is just off Empire Lane, a short walk round from the main entrance.

There is a multi-story car park round the corner from the theatre which the address is:

West Park
West Park Road
Southampton
SO15 1DQ

I did ask about LFT testing 

With regards to testing, we would say the same, if someone is displaying symptoms or has tested positive then not to come in. The mayflower haven’t asked us for LFT as it’s not in government guidelines however if its probably not a bad idea.

Just a reminder again about what to wear for the performance – all black please make sure you have closed in back shoes.  I have no idea if it will be chilly on stage but if you bring black jackets/cardigans we can probably gauge by in the afternoon if we think we will need them.

There are water stations at the Mayflower for performers, to reduce plastic they ask that performers take their own water bottles to fill out through the day/evening.

At the moment I can’t think of anything else apart from our rehearsal on Saturday at 3.30pm at the Methodist and it will be in the Church but will probably let you in through the side door??  If you can’t get in go through the front.

Remember we are working from their music  which I have sent you a link for if anyone is having difficulty in printing it let Eric know and he has very kindly offered to print it off.  You need to check which choir you are in 1 or 2 

Below is the schedule for Arriving Times for the rehearsal.  What Times and what we are rehearsing and what time we should get to the Mayflower for the Concert.

Attached is the programme I have reduced it to one page so you can print off to put in you BLACK folders.

14.30 – Be seated on stage ready to start rehearsal

Latest 6.30 Return to Theatre

Seating on Stage 6.50/6.55

Curtains Up 7.00 pm

There has been a slight change  to the programme in that they have changed ‘This is Me’ and ‘From Now On’ around.

They have also changed the order of the rehearsal which does give us less time in between the rehearsal and Concert.

I have been in touch with Greg and said that some people were going to try and grab something to eat in between and he has come back with a bit of a compromise 

“Yes, can definitely leave at 17:05, if not before. What I might try and do is slip You’ll Never Walk Alone in a little earlier – if the choir can run it, and are happy with it, we can run it later on with just Mehreen, the soloist, and the choirs can leave at 16:10ish…! Can’t promise but will aim for that… “

So no promises but we should have a bit more time in between.  I am glad I didn’t have to organise it with all of the different groups joining in.

We are able to stay a the Theatre if we want and watch the rehearsal and  if people want to take a packed tea. 

There will be secure dressing rooms for changing into performance clothes, not sure how they will be organising that but have said that we are a mixed voice choir.  We may have to share with another choir?

I asked how we get in:-

You will need to arrive via stage door which is just off Empire Lane, a short walk round from the main entrance.

There is a multi-story car park round the corner from the theatre which the address is:

West Park
West Park Road
Southampton
SO15 1DQ

I did ask about LFT testing 

With regards to testing, we would say the same, if someone is displaying symptoms or has tested positive then not to come in. The mayflower haven’t asked us for LFT as it’s not in government guidelines however if its probably not a bad idea.

Just a reminder again about what to wear for the performance – all black please make sure you have closed in back shoes.  I have no idea if it will be chilly on stage but if you bring black jackets/cardigans we can probably gauge by in the afternoon if we think we will need them.

There are water stations at the Mayflower for performers, to reduce plastic they ask that performers take their own water bottles to fill out through the day/evening.

At the moment I can’t think of anything else apart from our rehearsal on Saturday at 3.30pm at the Methodist and it will be in the Church but will probably let you in through the side door??  If you can’t get in go through the front.

Remember we are working from their music  which I have sent you a link for if anyone is having difficulty in printing it let Eric know and he has very kindly offered to print it off.  You need to check which choir you are in 1 or 2 

Below is the schedule for Arriving Times for the rehearsal.  What Times and what we are rehearsing and what time we should get to the Mayflower for the Concert.

Attached is the programme I have reduced it to one page so you can print off to put in you BLACK folders.

14.30 – Be seated on stage ready to start rehearsal

Latest 6.30 Return to Theatre

Seating on Stage 6.50/6.55

Curtains Up 7.00 pm