Masterworks Singers Newsletter Spring 2025 No. 14

Dear Singers,

Good day to all on this beautiful weather Spring Day.

Tonight as we come into the space for warmup, we will immediately be warming up in different parts of the Sanctuary where we have enough room to stand.  

We will be warming up in section placement first.  Then we will choose some unison line sections from the scores to sing all together... then with each section by themselves.  We will sing short phrases of the unison lines and I will quickly move voices into a desirable position for acoustic efficiency.

Then we will MERGE the sections into a quasi-mixed formation.  We then will sing Movements 1, 2, and 3 in this new position... take a short break to sit down. Then return to the performance postion for movements 4 and 5.  

Another break for water and rest room.  

The conclusion of rehearsal will be in concentric circles around the piano for the remaining three pieces.  

I will ask you all to concentrate for longer periods without stopping.   Let's everyone get used to the broader points of "finding the flow"... that feeling of truly releasing ourselves to be in the present and imagining the beauty before we breathe!! 

See you all this evening for a fine time of independent singing... confident... and artistic.

Blessings and gratefulness,

Morris

The remainder of this Newsletter is information from previous editions for your convenience.

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THE MUSIC FOR THIS SPRING SEMESTER: 

We are going to perform one of the most beautiful new works composed in the last few years.  The uplifting performances of The Gift of Life by John Rutter, and the wonderful accomplished performance of Magnificat by Taylor Scott Davis have brought new audience members into the awareness that this wonderful community of singers we call Masterworks, is truly bringing "Peace through Music".  

I am thrilled to announce the Spring Major work will be Illuminare by Elaine Hagenberg, with full chamber orchestra accompaniment.  This work is centered around the concepts of Hope and Light.  It has received rave reviews from singers and audiences, and now it is our turn to enjoy the experience of singing it together.

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OUR SPRING PERFORMANCES ARE SCHEDULED FOR...

Performance Number One will be Sunday evening May 4, 2025 at 7:30 in St. Theresa's Sanctuary.

Perfomance Number Two will be Thursday evening May 8, at St. Catherine of Sienna Church.  

This is a slightly different type of schedule than we have had in other Spring semesters.  The plan is to perfom twice in close succession rather than having several weeks in between.  This will allow for a longer work process through the Spring and the energy of two close performances.

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