It’s May Day on Sunday (which means so many different things) but for Mystic this year it marks the beginning of our 5th week in the season. The half way mark!

Thanks to all the rehearsal logistics people- check in, fans, chairs, sound system, buttons.. and the board and Linda who, by the way, exercise their problem solving skills behind the scenes weekly when issues arrive. 

Thanks to Jack Matson, a last minute hero! Jack took over the livestream at the 11th hour! Jack was able to digest the technical directions for the livestream despite the chaos of everybody arriving for practice. Bravo!

Thanks to Linda again, who I believe was supporting Jack while she was traveling to another state!

Thanks to Nick and Donnell who tirelessly inspire us with song! They help us access the meaning of the music, the mechanics of singing and have high expectations of what we can do as a group! 

Tickets are now on sale online. Check our website mysticchorale.org

Concert attire is blue or green solid on top and solid black on bottom (+ shoes if possible)

See you in May!

Ann

Questions about the Season?

I’m still welcoming auditions for Lo V’Chayil, Arise, Halleluya (Zulu verses), and Die Gedanken. Contact me to set up an audition: nick@mysticchorale.org. This Tuesday is the last day for auditions.

I mentioned an upcoming concert featuring Boston’s Zamir Chorale, André deQuadros’ Room 21C, and the Boston Community Gospel Choir. The interfaith concert will be on Sunday, May 15^that 3 PM featuring music from Jewish, Islamic and Christian faiths, celebrating the voices of humanity. The Vilna Shul, 18 Phillips St. Boston MA. Tickets and more info at: https://vilnashul.org/events/event/voices-of-humanity

For those of you who are curious about music, I want to recommend a website called the Global Jukebox, www.theglobaljukebox.org. It’s free, after registration. The three main kinds of music on the planet are folk, classical and popular. Each of those have both sacred and secular components. On the website you can explore the countless cultures of the Earth. It features a map of the world. Click on any place and select from the many cultures in that region, both archival audio and videos. Be curious. There is much to be curious about. The website was an outgrowth of the work of Alan Lomax and Alan Lomax, Jr. who, for the greater part of the 20^th century travelled the Earth recording and filming folk musicians, indigenous people, and highly trained classical musicians from the world’s classical traditions (India, China, West Africa, Indonesia, Japan and the best known, Europe). Classical traditions, from Italian Baroque to North Indian Raga, delve deeply into the craft of music making, requiring many years of disciplined study, with an approach that is more dogmatic than either folk or popular traditions. Alan Lomax, Jr. developed a system called Cantometrics. Like comparative mythology, its goals are to see the patterns and connections shared by the world’s cultures. For example cultures that sing with great resonance tend to be matriarchal while patriarchal cultures tend to sing more operatically. 

The Mystic Chorale Board of Directors has been closely following recommendations for group singing, to keep our rehearsals and concerts as safe as possible for our community.

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

This link will take you to the "My Seasons" Page. Make sure you're logged in, then select Spring Season 2022. Scroll down to "Practice Audio" and click on your section to see all the practice recordings.

This link takes you to a YouTube playlist with video recordings of our past rehearsals, and livestream links for upcoming rehearsals. If you want to see something again, or need to stay home one night, this is the place to go!

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

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

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.