Rehearsal Resources
Rehearsal Dates
March 5
7:15pm – 9:00pm
Church of the Savior
Beethoven 9th
March 12
7:15pm – 9:00pm
Church of the Savior
Beethoven 9th
March 15
10:45am – 12:30pm
Church of the Savior
Beethoven 9th
March 16
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Severance Music Center
2:00pm (performance)
Beethoven 9th
May 3
9:15am – 11:30am
Avon Lake High School
Mozart C-minor Mass/Beethoven Fantasy, op. 80
May 4
6:45pm (call time)
Avon Lake High School
Recordings
Robert Shaw – Atlanta Symphony Chorus Use for choral approach to diction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8pPEPWBjJk
Christoph von Dohnanyi – Cleveland Orchestra Use for approximate tempi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4MiqQ-Skmg
Diction/Pronunciation Guides
https://soundcloud.com/follower144/pronunciation-guide-for
Good, slow practice through the text (page numbers might be different).
Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 (Finale) - A Pronunciation Guide for Choral Singers - YouTube
With true German accent.
This includes all text including soloists, not just choral parts.
Also helpful as text is read in rhythm for sections.
Watch for measure numbers.
Rehearsal Parts
Soprano
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkPEjuVkQI4
Alto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwXUgXEg_rI
1st Tenor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njSh-mxfDDg