Choir - what a huge effort and great job you did at today's recording session. Congratulations! We got off on the right foot today, and I'm confident that this will translate into two more good recording sessions and a wonderful final product. Thank you for all of your focus, stamina, and love for liturgical music.
Just to review what we recorded today and where we stand looking forward.
At today's session we recorded:
- Canon to the Theotokos
- Troparion, Common Chant
- Troparion, Serbian Chant
- Troparion, Russian Greek Chant
- Kontakion, Common Chant
- We Have See the True Light
- Blessed be the Name of the Lord
- Antiphon 1
- Antiphon 2
- Magnification
The canon was a big thing to get out of the way, and we sang it so beautifully. Kurt asked that we send him a copy of the final product and I'm sure he will be satisfied. We still have quite a few things to tackle in the next two recordings. At this coming Wednesday 's rehearsal, along with other things, I'd like to rehearse Kastalsky's
Open Unto Us and Glagolev's
Praise the Name of the Lord. I'd prefer not to wait till the last recording session on March 30 to have our first stab at Kastalsky's piece. But, with the other things that we still need to record, and the extra rehearsal time we'll get waiting until the end of March to record this piece, it just might be worth it to wait. I'll have to think about it a bit more. Regardless, here is a list of all the pieces we still need to record:
- Psalm 103
- Blessed is the Man
- Stichera at Lord I Call
- Gladsome Light (male choir)
- St. Simeon's Prayer (male choir)
- Praise the Name of the Lord
- Matins Prokeimenon
- Magnificat
- Exaposteilarion (Russian Bulgarian)
- Exaposteilarion (male choir)
- Stichera at the Praises (male choir)
- Beatitudes
- Come Let us Worship
- Kontakion (Resa)
- Trisagion
- Cherubikon
- It is Truly Meet
- Open unto me the Doors
- Beneath your compassion
- O Victorious Leader (Sarov Chant)
- O Victorious Leader (Valaam Chant)
Looking at what we still have to record and comparing it to what did today may seem like a lot. But, please remember that in today's recording session we recorded the canon, which has eight troparia. So, essentially we recorded 18 pieces today and not ten. And, in the yet-to-do list, there are four pieces that only the male choir will sing. So, female singers - you're off the hook for those! It's good to keep things in perspective.
Needless to say, this Wednesday's rehearsal is very important for everyone to attend! Please, eat well, get plenty of rest and stay healthy. We need everyone's voice!
