In another three hours, the touring singers of Schola Cantorum on Hudson will be meeting the Kappellmeister of the Salzburger Dom, along with composer Randall Svane, on the front steps of the awe-inspiring cathedral. The singers' level of performing capacity--musically, vocally, and in terms of 'communicative presentation'--has risen many levels with each performance. In each performance we have included one of the movements of composer Svane's Mass. Yet, the intensity of presenting the entire eight-part, a cappella, rhythmically- and harmonically-intense composition is a challenge on yet another level, to which we have devoted pointed rehearsal time throughout the week. Tomorrow is the day. We are ready!
One of our shadow family members, Diane Strangfeld, reported to all of us the reaction of her tour guide this morning (while singers were in rehearsal!), which was nothing short of stunned awe that he was actually in the presence of someone who even KNEW someone who was going to sing at THE 10:00 AM Mass! He will likely be there.
Not exactly nervous, but filled with excitement and anticipation. Send us all those good vibes. We'll be sharing ours with you, as we bring you all along with us in this exciting adventure!!
with love,
Deborah
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Indeed, Salzburg is special, a city of sumptuous beauty, soon to enjoy the great and questing intellect of the Schola Cantorum on Hudson, a chorus that has a lift to its voices, a chorus full of scrupulous musicality with a swing to the rhythms, in a program that is wide-ranging and imaginative, lyrical with a joyous elan.
Deborah keeps everything moving along at a bright clip, capturing the spirit of the songs amidst the sonorous world of the Baroque, artfully uniting form and feeling,
in a clever melange of folk, mediaeval, and classical endeavour.
Greetings from the tribune of St. Mary's, West New York.
Deacon Peter Basch
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