Scores for the Retreat
🎶 The Retreat Choir – Your Musical Home Base! 🎶
One of the most exciting features of the Idyllwild Choral Retreat is our vibrant Retreat Choir! This is where our voices come together to create something truly special—and we want you to feel fully prepared and inspired from day one.
📄 On this page, you'll find downloadable PDFs of the music scores we’ll be learning and performing together during the retreat. Take some time to get familiar with the pieces—you can print them out, mark them up, or load them onto your favorite digital reader.
You'll want to spend some time learning these pieces, so you can be confident with your part and are prepared to fully participate in the music making.
💬 Have questions about the music? Don’t hesitate to reach out—we’re here to support you every step of the way. Whether you’re unsure about a tricky rhythm or want tips for warm-ups, we’ve got your back.
📹 And we love seeing your progress! Consider posting a short video or audio clip of yourself practicing. It’s a great way to connect with fellow singers and build a sense of community before we even arrive in the mountains.
Let’s make this retreat unforgettable—come ready to sing, grow, and shine!
Note: The full choir will be working the following pieces:
Sicut Cervus
Regina Coeli
Sehnsucht
Ubi Caritas
The Sallow Harp
All other pieces attached here are for small group/solo assignments
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In addition to listening to the YouTube recordings, I have been playing the alto parts on the piano to help me learn them. For the small ensemble piece, "O Salutaris Hostia", I actually recorded each of the SSAA parts, in case it might be helpful for my ensemble-mates! 😊 Here is a link to those recordings: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nF0_FN1JN36am4ZiScjSlieDd-jsWBdb
This weekend I spent some time practicing the alto part for "Lullaby for the Newly-Hatched". Again, here is a link to a recording, in case any altos would like to practice with it: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HeSElbeCcf_0Abg6qkHjDokYTem7rdTd
Today I decided it was probably time to do some actual vocalizing, instead of just listening to and creating recordings. So... here it is, a video of me practicing "Lullaby" starting from page 4: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ELkFMVQZ7xVn9L3T9GVf2sGWVcuk5ePm
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This is GREAT! Thanks. Anybody finding the harmony on page 7, measures 5-8, especially tricky? Otherwise, I think I have it down.
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Altos - anyone struggling with the alto 1 part of O Salutaris Hostia? I am finding this really challenging@
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Sure on this shining night is harder than it sounds! Here are YouTubes with alto 1 and alto 2.
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One more day!! So excited to see and hear how all of this amazing work comes together :)