What a very productive rehearsal this evening! I feel that we are well prepared for Saturday's concert. We sang Musicescu's Cherubikon with energy and a good liturgical sensibility. Impressive. Thank you for your work.
This Saturday's concert will start at 4:15. We'll meet at 3:30 in St. Andrew's Chapel (basement) to warmup and quickly review the concert material. A reminder of what we'll sing:
1) Our Father, N. Kedrov
2) Cherubikon, G. Musicescu
3) Anaphra, N. Kedrov
4) Rejoice O Virgin, G. Lapayev
5) We Have no Help, B. Ledkovsky
6) What Shall We Call You Mary, S. Glagolev
7) Rejoice O Virgin, S. Rachmaninoff
8) Many Years, Turchaninoff
Concert attire: choir robes. Please wear black slacks and black shoes underneath the robes. Many of you might be working at a booth or in the kitchen before the concert, so please bring slacks and shoes to change into for the concert.
At this Sunday's liturgy we will be back to the normal routine (so to speak) for the antiphons. Please remember that the second antiphon will no longer begin with "Glory...", but rather start right away with the psalm (Praise the Lord, O my soul!). The "Glory..." will now be sung together with the troparion "Only Begotten Son" at the end of the antiphon. At this Sunday's liturgy we will sing the Krasnostovsky second antiphon followed by Dinev's arrangement of Only Begotten Son (Bulgarian Melody). See music here.
I'm looking forward to seeing all of you this Saturday for the concert!
