Here is our rehearsal and concert schedule for the month:
So
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25.11.12
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10:00-17:00
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MHS Raum 144
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Bach
Magnificat
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Albrecht/Soller
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Mo
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26.11.12
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19:00-21:30
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MHS
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Weihnachtslieder
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Albrecht/Kofler
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Mi
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28.11.12
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19:00-21:30
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RSS
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Weihnachtslieder
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Albrecht/Kofler
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Sa
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01.12.12
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10:00-15:00
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MHS
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Weihnachtslieder
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Albrecht
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So
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02.12.12
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14:00-19:00
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MS Klinik und
Aufkirchen
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KONZERT Weihnachtslieder
und Weihnachtsessen
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Albrecht
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Mo
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03.12.12
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19:00-21:30
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MHS
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Bach
Magnificat
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Albrecht/Kofler
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Mi
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05.12.12
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19:00-21:30
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RSS
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Bach
Magnificat
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Albrecht/Kofler
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Do
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06.12.12
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16:45-19:00
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St. Markus
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HP Magnifikat
|
Albrecht
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Do
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06.12.12
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20:00-21:30
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St. Markus
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AKADEMIE
KONZERT MAGNIFIKAT
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Albrecht
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Sa
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08.12.12
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09:40-13:00
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Kulturhaus
Pullach
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GP Bach
Magnificat
|
Albrecht
|
Sa
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08.12.12
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19:15-22:30
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Kulturhaus
Pullach
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KONZERT Bach
Magnificat
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Albrecht
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So
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09.12.12
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09:15-14:30
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Pullach
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CD-Aufnahme
Magnificat, Nachaufnahme
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Albrecht
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Mo
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10.12.12
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19:00-21:30
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MHS
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Bach WO
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Albrecht/Kofler
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Mi
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12.12.12
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19:00-21:30
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RSS
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Bach WO
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Albrecht/Kofler
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Mo
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17.12.12
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19:30-22:00
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St. Michael
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GP
Weihnachtslieder
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Albrecht
|
Di
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18.12.12
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19:00-21:30
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MHS, Raum 33
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Bach WO und
WL
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Albrecht/Kofler
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Mi
|
19.12.12
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St. Michael
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KONZERT
Weihnachtslieder
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Albrecht
|
|
Sa
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22.12.12
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09:40-13:00
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Carl-Orff
Saal Gasteig
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HP Bach WO
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Albrecht
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Sa
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22.12.12
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14:30-17:30
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Chorprobensaal
Philharmonie
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GP Bach WO
|
Albrecht
|
So
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23.12.12
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13:00
|
Philharmonie
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KONZERT Bach
Weihnachtsoratorium
|
Albrecht
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Check out the number of Saturday (Sa) and Sunday (So) all-day rehearsals! In case you're thinking of coming to a concert ;-) here is the English site for the concert schedule.
[If you're interested: HP means Hauptprobe and GP means Generalproble, essentially both dress rehearsals, although I think for the GP he's not supposed to stop and "fix things" (but he does). WO is short for the Weihnachtsoratorium i.e. Bach Christmas Oratorio.]
Part of the craziness is apparently the project to record a CD of Bach's Magnificat, which was originally to happen in the spring, somehow got moved into December (the weekend of the 8th and 9th). So our director (Herr Direktor Albrecht) has been ultra picky about the Magnificat. During rehearsals for that, he stops us every half-bar, I swear. He's good at getting subtle shading and nuances, but sometimes I can't tell the difference from when he's happy versus not happy with a section (and neither can my neighbors... it's not just me). Some of the altos have been keeping track of the number of times he'll restart the same measure, and I think the highest was 8 times -- but the average is something like 3 or 4 stops for every time we "start" singing... But we do sound good!
During these Magnificat rehearsals I'm reminded strongly of my friend Sheldon B.'s joke (during a Peter F. rehearsal many years ago): chorus interruptus...
OK, on that note, I should get back to practicing the Christmas songs (Weihnachtslieder) which the rest of the group knows so well, but for which I need to practice getting my mouth around all the German.
Bloss bitte beim Singen das Feiern nicht vergessen! Schoene Gruesse zum 1. Advent von Helen und Otto
ReplyDeleteNot to worry! Thanks, Otto and Helen for the reminder -- you're right that it's important not to forget about actually enjoying and celebrating during this often hectic season, but I am! More so than I usually do at home, in fact. I guess this post does sound like I might be complaining but I only meant to point out how much time this one choir takes in December! I'm very much enjoying the singing here, and very grateful that my family has the patience this month to deal with it all. Yesterday, actually, we (the Munich Bach Choir) performed at a MS clinic outside of town, then we did a late after noon "1st advent" fundraiser in a beautiful little (and cold) church on the Starnberger See (a beautiful lake, with many rich people living on its shores!). For only 100 or so people in the audience, we raised over 10,000 Euros for the clinic. Then they fed us a wonderful duck dinner (yes, duck) at a nearby hotel/restaurant, including champagne and a glass of wine. I had a LOT of fun. ;-)
ReplyDeleteIn the right moment it's all "O du fröhliche, o du selige, gnaden bringende Weihnachtszeit!" But sometimes it slips out of control and into the crazy Swedish Christmas scene in Fanny and Alexander, "Nu är det jul igen och nu är det jul igen
ReplyDeleteoch julen varar väl till påska." One frantic circle round and round and before you know it it's not Christmas anymore, but Easter. I hope your celebrations unfold at the perfect speed!
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