News & Notes: Week 6

News & Notes #6

April 7, 2023

QUICK UPDATES:

NEW! Simplified lyric sheets for each section! Scroll down to see Mary's Notes...

Tickets are on Sale - please help spread the word!

Seeking Concert Volunteers - scroll down to the Volunteers section for more info

Concert dress - scroll down to Producers' message for details

From the Producers...

Our next rehearsal will mark the halfway point for the season and everything is coming together nicely. As Mary mentioned, using the Practice recordings is a very important part of learning the music. It is now time to begin memorizing your lyrics as well. WE CAN DO THIS!

There is a great option to slow down the Practice recording which can be very helpful. Touch the 3 dots on the right, select 0.5x. This will allow you to hear the lyrics at a slower pace and has helped me tremendously! Thank you to Nan Rubin for passing this info along to us!

CONCERT DRESS:

Solid BLACK bottoms: Not almost black or “it was black when I bought it”.
Solid GREEN or (bold) YELLOW top: No sleeveless tops or t-shirts please.
Comfortable BLACK shoes or sneakers.
Black singing mask, or black N95 or KN95 mask

See you next week!

Bev

Reach out to Ann and Bev at:

Producers@mysticchorale.org

Our Producers are volunteers with busy lives! They will do their best to get back to you within 24 hours.

Notes from Mary

There’s a bit of spring in the air these days and the Singers of Mystic Chorale are sounding marvelous! Thanks to all who auditioned for solos this week. It was great to hear your voices and get to know you a little better. Solo announcements will be posted here by next Tuesday.

Here are NEW SATB LYRIC SHEETS for your individual part that I guarantee will help with your memorization. Please print a copy for yourself (6 pages) or, if you can't print at home, email admin@mysticchorale.org, by Sunday. Tell us which part you sing, and we will arrange to print a copy for you, if you let us know by Sunday evening.

And here’s the schedule for which songs you should have memorized by when:

April 11: A Rianxeira, Calon Lan

April 18: Loch Lomond, Rocky Road to Dublin, Padstow May Song,

April 25: Hal an Tow, Isle of Hope, Wild Mountain Thyme

May 2: We Rise Again, Will the Circle, Dulaman

May 9: ALL

Tunefully yours,

Mary

Learning Resources

Practice Audio tracks

A great way to learn your individual parts!

Go to: https://mysticchorale.org/my-seasons/

Select Spring 2023 season

Scroll down to "Practice Audios"

Click on your section to find all the practice tracks!

Note the "download" feature does not work with all devices.

Practice CDs are still available for S, A & B

Any Tenors not using your CD? We are short a few... please return yours to the back table if you're not using it - thanks!

Performance Recordings

Examples of our songs to familiarize yourself with the repertoire, get inspired, and sing along! Go to: https://mysticchorale.org/performance-recordings/

Lyrics only packet

Not a music reader? Want to focus on the words? Mary created this lyrics only packet just for you!

Lyrics only packet

NEW: SATB LYRIC SHEETS for your individual part :

How to Handle Octavos

We have purchased an octavo for each singer, in-person and virtual. They cost about $3 each.

If you are using a stamped “Please return to…” copy, please use pencil ONLY to write in them and erase all markings before you turn it in at the end of the season.

You can purchase the octavo for $3 from us and mark it at will and keep it.

Or you can print yourself a copy of the octavo, using the PDF below, and mark it at will, and keep it.

Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears

Will the Circle be Unbroken

Dulaman

Call for Volunteers

Please pitch in where you can - we are an all-volunteer organization and we need you! It's a great way to meet new people and feel part of the action!

Chair set up Volunteers - help set up the chairs for rehearsal. 4 volunteers needed. Time commitment: 7:00-7:15.

THANK YOU to all who have been helping this season! It takes a village to keep everything running smoothly!

Call for CONCERT VOLUNTEERS! We are seeking ushers, vax checkers and other concert roles. A great opportunity for family & friends who want to share this experience with you. Free tickets for all concert volunteers!! Have your family/friends reach out to volunteer@mysticchorale.org to save a spot!

TO VOLUNTEER or learn more or about any of these roles, please contact:

Linda Shoemaker

Mystic Admin Director

& Volunteer Coordinator

Volunteer@mysticchorale.org

Volunteering is a great way to meet new people, and have fun making the "Mystic Magic" come to life!

I look forward to working with you!

For Virtual Singers

Livestream Instructions & Tips

Welcome Virtual Singers!!

We are so glad you are joining us, and look forward to having you there "with us" in the rehearsal hall!

What you will need:

Your MUSIC PACKET and a LYRICS ONLY PACKET - You can view online or download and print from here:

Get the Celtic Roots Music Packet

Get the Lyrics Only Packet

The PDFs for the octavos are now available on the website, under Music and Lyrics. You can print them out or use them online.

Dulaman

Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears

We Rise Again

Will the Circle be Unbroken

A computer/laptop (recommended) We recommend your computer or laptop - the bigger the screen, and the better your speakers, the more you will feel "with" us. But a tablet, ipad or phone will work, too.

Headphones, Earbuds or External Speakers (highly recommended). The better your speakers, the more you will hear Mary and the singers in the room.

A place to sit and sing comfortably. We suggest an upright chair, similar to what you would find at rehearsal. A soft chair or couch is not as conducive to good singing.

How to tune into the Livestream:

At 7:30 on Tuesday, click the video preview or link below, and you'll be with us!

If we lose the Livestream signal:

Occasionally, we lose the livestream signal due to a poor internet connection. If that happens, go to the "Just in case" backup link below. We'll try to be back up and running asap!

Each week, we'll post the link in News & Notes, and on the website, here. If you miss the Livestream on Tuesday night, it will be available on a YouTube Playlist after rehearsal.

Livestream Rehearsal

Click here to join the April 11 rehearsal from home

"JUST IN CASE" - Backup Livestream Link

Occasionally, we lose the livestream signal due to a poor internet connection. If that happens, go to the "backup link" below. We'll try to be back up and running asap!

Backup link (for use ONLY if we lose the livestream):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHYvu64UzFc

Note: In the past, we lost both the livestream link AND the backup link. If that happens again, we will record the remainder of the rehearsal and post it online. Our apologies for any technical difficulties!