Rehearsal aids
To achieve as high a standard as possible, it is essential for you to practise outwith Wednesday rehearsals. Our faithful audience deserve the best! (And they're paying £10/£12 to listen to you)
Here is a small selection of recordings that you may find useful and encouraging.
Frank Martin
Beautiful live recording from 2016 by Nederlands Kamerkoor with Peter Dijkstra at the Grote of Jacobijnerkerk, Leeuwarden (the Netherlands):
Olla-vogala's youtube channel has many classical music uploads synchronised with sheet music, including one of the RIAS Kammerchor conducted by Daniel Reuss in 2003. There are notes to accompany this work:
Choralia.net has the parts available to listen to:
JS Bach
This live recording by Solomon's Knot at St Giles Cripplegate, Barbican Centre, 16 June 2018, is enjoyable to watch and listen to:
The Vocalconsort, Berlin, conducted by Daniel Reuss in 2012 is a very popular performance on youtube:
Note-bashing is possible with the following synchronised parts:
Jesu, meine Freude Sop 1
Jesu, meine Freude Sop 2
Jesu, meine Freude Alto
Jesu, meine Freude Tenor
Jesu, meine Freude Bass
Choralia.net has parts available for practise: