Practice files for 28th Saengerfest Songbook2014 Tacom

From: rolf brulhart <rbrulhart@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 12:19 AM
Subject: RE: Practice files for 28th Saengerfest Songbook2014 Tacom
To: Choir Members

Hi Dubravko,

I apologize to you and everybody who read my below email.
All what I had in mind was to make it easier for some of the not so computer/tec savy.
I am in total agreement with you that your rehearsals of those songs starting in January again and your interpretation are essential and the foundation.  Attendance of all rehearsals in the few weeks leading to the 28th Saengerfest crucial to guarantee success of our Choir in Tacoma, but also before at our Spring concert.
These files provide some help to get familiar with the songs between now and January, since we all aggreed with you to concentrate now on the excellent Christmas file you handed out last Thursday.

Many thanks for your clarification.
Herzlich
Rolf

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From: Dubravko Pajalic <dpajalic@telus.net>
Date: Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 3:17 PM
Subject: Re: Practice files for 28th Saengerfest Songbook2014 Tacom
To: Choir Members

dear Rolf,

it is of utmost importance to treat these practice files only as a helping tool, mostly for people who don't read music. they are NOT SUBSTITUTE for rehearsals, nor should be treated as firm interpretation.

However, i would suggest that singers spend some time with these files now until Christmas, as we will go over the festival songs each rehearsal, at least one of them, based on the order in the book.
Our main goal is to learn Christmas program as soon as possible, so regular attendance is a must. Based on your very positive comments from Choir AGM, I have and will continue to have very high expectations regarding performances, practices, style and interpretation, just to mention a few aspects.

Dubravko

 

On 2013-10-20, at 21:11, rolf brulhart <rbrulhart@hotmail.com> wrote:

Hi Dubravko,

Thank you very much for bringing the issue up recently and having acted on it.
I checked today the website http://swiss-sangerfest-tacoma-2014.org/   of the 28th Saengerfest 2014 in Tacoma and clicked on "Songbook Support" and was very much pleased about the detailed information regarding how to access PART RECORDINGS (what I called  for you voice part:

• Direct link to SOPRANO M P3s..  http://swiss-sangerfest-tacoma-2014.org/alto-mp3.html  
• Direct link to ALTO MP3s...http://swiss-sangerfest-tacoma-2014.org/alto-mp3.html
  
• Direct link to TENOR MP3s..http://swiss-sangerfest-tacoma-2014.org/tenor-mp3s.html
• Direct link to BASS MP3s..http://swiss-sangerfest-tacoma-2014.org/bass-mp3s.html

Helpful is also the PRONUNCIATION FILE  (the link is not yet activated) ;                                   and the TRANSLATIONS http://swiss-sangerfest-tacoma-2014.org/PDFs/Saengerfest%20Translations.pdf


You are right: No we all can practice at home.
Regards and thanks
Rolf
p.s. I am not sure where i can now access the practice files for the Christmas Songs are.