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Sheet music [edit this content]

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Practice notes [edit this content]

  • 04/28: SOPRANOS and ALTOS: in our last-minute preparations (on the day of the concert or slightly before), we will need to sort out who's singing what in the last six measures of the song (since everything gets jumbled up)
    • go ahead and work on whatever part you're used to singing, but be aware of what some of the surrounding parts are (in case you have to switch) and be prepared to discuss parts assignments on 5/15
  • 04/28: EDITS to the sheet music:
    • added soprano 16th notes to very first measure (a third above alto 16th notes); matches the latest version sung by the current group and improves singability / pitch on an otherwise tricky intro
    • changed last bass lyric in measure 62 to "bah"
  • 04/21: BASSES: if we don't get a large number of basses singing on this song, we'll probably use open-mouth lyrics (e.g., "doo") instead of closed-mouth lyrics (e.g., "dune"), for volume's sake
  • 04/21: EDITS to the sheet music:
    • switched tenor treble clefs (8vb) to bass clefs at measures 65 and 89
    • switched bass lyrics at measures 89-91

Parts assignments [edit this content]
  • Director for preparation: [stand-in: Matt Libby]
  • Director for performance: Daniel Wendel
  • Solo(s):
  • Soprano 1:
  • Soprano 2:
  • Alto 1:
  • Alto 2:
  • Tenor 1:
  • Tenor 2:
  • Bass 1:
  • Bass 2:
Contact the "director for preparation" if these assignments need to be updated

For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises with understanding. - Psalm 47:7