HiJolly Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 General Conference Repertoire4 Apr 2015 SATURDAY MORNING SESSION# TitleHB 83 Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah(verses 1 and 3)HB 67 Glory to God on High1558 Have I Done Any Good?HB 5 High on the Mountain Top (congregational hymn)1631 Come unto Jesus1119 I Believe in ChristHB 96 Dearest Children, God Is Near You (contingency hymn)5 Apr 2015 SUNDAY MORNING SESSION# TitleHB 66 Rejoice, the Lord Is King46.1 He Is Risen494 Consider the LiliesHB 136 I Know That My Redeemer Lives (congregational hymn)1709 Jesus Has Risen1708 Christ the Lord is Risen TodayHB 81 Press Forward Saints (contingency hymn)HB 123 Oh, May My Soul Commune with Thee (contingency hymn)5 Apr 2015 SUNDAY AFTERNOON SESSION # Title1465 My Redeemer Lives1517 He Sent His SonHB 59 Come, O Thou King of Kings (congregational hymn)1584 Tell Me the Stories of JesusNew Lord, I Would follow TheeHB 113 Our Savior's Love (contingency hymn)HB 125 How Gentle God's commands (contingency hymn) Link to comment
Calm Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 It's that time of year again!!! (not conference, but Hi Jolly's semiannual appearance on the board) 1 Link to comment
hagoth7 Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) Awesome! High on a mountain top and Come, O Thou King of Kings are two of my favorite hymns. Edited March 12, 2015 by hagoth7 Link to comment
bluebell Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 HiJolly, I've got a friend who is looking for some info on being a part of MOTAB. Can I pm you? Link to comment
Ham Clam Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) Here is to a great conference! Edited March 12, 2015 by Ham Clam 3 Link to comment
Kenngo1969 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) HiJolly, Where were you last October, when I needed emergency voice/performance lessons?! (Happy singing!) If you're wondering what the heck I'm talking about, see here: http://www.mormondialogue.org/topic/64226-music-oct-2014-gen-conf-sat-afternoon-session/ Edited March 12, 2015 by Kenngo1969 Link to comment
HiJolly Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 HiJolly, I've got a friend who is looking for some info on being a part of MOTAB. Can I pm you?sure. Link to comment
HiJolly Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 HiJolly, Where were you last October, when I needed emergency voice/performance lessons?! (Happy singing!) If you're wondering what the heck I'm talking about, see here: http://www.mormondialogue.org/topic/64226-music-oct-2014-gen-conf-sat-afternoon-session/Hah! Well, I hope you enjoyed it. There's something special about singing in General Conference. Link to comment
Kenngo1969 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) Hah! Well, I hope you enjoyed it. There's something special about singing in General Conference.Indeed there is. P.S.: If you wouldn't mind, tell us more about the really high numbers listed by some of the works you'll be performing. I'm sure that, in part, it's an indication of how vast the Choir's repertoire is. How is the music indexed, et cetera? Edited March 12, 2015 by Kenngo1969 Link to comment
bluebell Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I tried to PM you HiJolly but it said you couldn't receive any new messages. I figured i might as well just ask you here. If you'd rather PM an answer back then that's great too-whatever works best for you. My friend lives in Layton and has an advanced degree in music (i don't remember what it is exactly but it's something with singing). She's married with three young kids and also works part time as a personal trainer. She would love to try out for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir but is really concerned that the time commitment would be too much considering everything else she has going on. I told her about you and said i would ask you when i got the chance what being a member of that choir entails. So thanks in advance for any info you can share! Link to comment
HiJolly Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) bluebell, We have mandatory minimum80% attendance required for all rehearsals. Minimum rehearsals at temple square are Thursday from 7:00 to 9:30pm, and Sunday from 7:25 to 9:30am. When we have a special project, we rehearse on Sundays from 10:00 to 11:30am (from 40% to 70% of the Sundays) and when things are getting really close we'll also rehearse on Tuesdays from 7:00 to 9:30 (about 10% to 25% of the Tuesdays). So for example. For the Annual National ACDA convention, we gave 3 concerts on 2/26, 2/27 and 2/28. Call times were 7:00, 7:00 and 6:00pm (I think) and we were done by 9:30pm. From the 2nd week of Jan we rehearsed 3 times a week (1 Thu, 2 Sun) and in Feb we rehearsed 4 times a week (add Tue). The week of 2/22 - 2/28 We had rehearsals(or performances) every day except Monday. Something like that happens 3 or 4 times a year. And then there's always General Conference, but it only takes about 3 rehearsals total. So it's not too bad, time-wise, but the pressure is there to perform perfectly. But it's awesome! We memorize about 25% to 40% of the time, plus all concert music (30 peices for ACDA, about 15 I already knew pretty well). Every odd #'d year we do a 2 week (little more, little less) 'tour'. The longest I ever did was 3 full weeks. It was too long. This year it's 14 days - we're spending like 7 or 9 days in NYC, including July 4th. A spouse can come, but I've never been able to afford taking my wife. It's just too much $$. For Choir members, all necessary expenses are paid (like food - we get a per diem if not served at the hotel/venue). Tour attendance is not mandatory, but is expected. On tour Sundays we only do Sacrament meeting but it's spectacular -- uhm -- SO spiritual... A minimum of 5 years is expected, if you join. But there's no punishment if you leave early. You do need a temple recommend. Edited March 12, 2015 by HiJolly 3 Link to comment
HiJolly Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 If you wouldn't mind, tell us more about the really high numbers listed by some of the works you'll be performing. I'm sure that, in part, it's an indication of how vast the Choir's repertoire is. How is the music indexed, et cetera?I think the numbering is about to 2200 now. The only 'new' piece this conference will be a new arrangement of "Lord, I Would Follow Thee". I'm sorry, but I really know very little about the library for the sheet music we use. Link to comment
Calm Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) I tried to PM you HiJolly but it said you couldn't receive any new messages. I figured i might as well just ask you here. If you'd rather PM an answer back then that's great too-whatever works best for you. My friend lives in Layton and has an advanced degree in music (i don't remember what it is exactly but it's something with singing). She's married with three young kids and also works part time as a personal trainer. She would love to try out for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir but is really concerned that the time commitment would be too much considering everything else she has going on. I told her about you and said i would ask you when i got the chance what being a member of that choir entails. So thanks in advance for any info you can share! The three young kids seem to make it unlikely she can manage the Sunday stuff unless her husband has no Sunday calling or they are all in Primary….or there is someone in the ward that is willing to help with the kids if necessary. Not saying that the husband wouldn't be capable of caring at home for them all on his own as many a mom has done so and there are single parents with that many kids at church…or more even (we had one widow with 7 kids ranging from abouy 5 to mission age for example in our ward)…just that he might end up resenting her getting this extremely spiritual experience all the time and him probably not enjoying Sunday too much on his own part, it would take some getting used to and it might make a difference to the kids not to have Mom there on Sunday with them when attending church for years even if they knew she was with the Choir and having church there. Just as when the dad is absent a lot with Sunday callings it can affect how kids view the Church. It would be something I would keep a close eye on. Edited March 12, 2015 by calmoriah Link to comment
bluebell Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Thank you HiJolly. She said it was exactly the kind of info she was looking for. Cal, I'm thinking that she probably won't try to do it right now. She's spread pretty thin. Link to comment
Calm Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I hope she gets a chance when it makes sense for herself and her family. 1 Link to comment
Buzzard Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 What are the contingency hymns? Link to comment
HiJolly Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 The contingency hymns are for when we are short and need filler. For whatever reason. In 14 years, I think we've only done one contingency hymn. So it's rare. Link to comment
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