April 9th, 2011

Hello Hornists!
I am reporting on our latest rehearsal (yesterday).  Thanks to everyone who came out and played! It was our last rehearsal this season; can you believe it?  Here are some rehearsal notes:

1. We rehearsed the following pieces:   
• La Chasse: Be sure to watch our conductor; play lightly.
• Academic Festival: Keep up the forward momentum, and be sure to play any tricky rhythms exactly.
• Nimrod: Be sure to follow our conductor.  Continue to work on breathing (we shouldn't all breath together!).
• Bohemian Rhapsody:  Please check the tricky sections we went over (feel free to use a metranome and/or tuner!).
• Nachtgesang: Play lightly, and follow the dynamics!  Practice/highlight the cuts, so you can make those transitions easily.
• Choeur Danse: Nice and dance-like!
• West Side Story Medley: Whew!  We ran the whole thing without stopping again!  We also checked some tricky spots as indicated by our conductor (please check these during the week).
• El Capitan: Keep the tempo moving forward. Also, please play dynamics!
2. Call time for our concert is at 5 pm in the Auditorium at MCC this Saturday, April 16th.  It is important that you be on time, or early!  We need to review our choreography, as well as touch on most pieces and be out of the auditorium before our public arrives. 
3. It has been suggested that we change the concert order (look for updates later in the week).
4. Concert dress will be all black (the stage can get hot, though, so you may want to consider that when choosing your wardrobe).
5. If you haven't signed up to bring something for the reception, be sure to check your email for the list!
6. Our fearless leader has ordered black Cor Corps folders!  Email him to see if yours has come in.  (They are pretty sweet!)
7. Advertise!  Feel free to encourage/cajole your friends and neighbors to attend our concert!  Entice them with promises of food.  Post our concert posters in your local Starbucks/library/school/music store.  Join our event on facebook here.  Call in to your favorite radio station!  Pretty much any way you can get the word out (while obeying all US laws).  Remember, it's more fun to play for more people!

That's all for now; thanks for a great season everyone!  Synchronize your watches for 5 pm, April 16th!  See you then!