Our lone male choir member has officially gone where no baritone has gone before. As soon as he started the Introit, I was panicking for him, because I thought there was no way he could sing that high. I was wrong, thank the Lord.
Don't you think I'd know better than to wait until today to practice this piece? Wake, O Wake, And Sleep No Longer. Nearly any accompaniment by Bach is going to be a bear, and this is no exception. Listen to that pedal line! Made some mistakes, but c'est la vie. Not many people knew the melody (that's why I played it for a prelude), but how are they going to learn if they don't hear it? .......I'm just now told that people had their books open and were singing. :)
Psalm (Lord I Love Your Commands) & Acclamation
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence sounds like should be depressing, and that's why I like to play it at a decent clip, all bouncy and happy. In the last verse, we're singing "Alleluia," you know!
When there are only three ladies singing, it's hard to stagger breaths. Communion antiphon: Simile est regnum caelorum...
This is usually done as an entrance hymn, but I think it's a perfectly lovely recessional. Now Thank We All Our God
I feel just slightly ambivalent about putting on recordings where I make so many mistakes, but you already know I'm not perfect, right? :)
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