Week Two: Refresh & Reimagine
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Monday – New Rep Wishlist
What are 2–3 pieces you’re curious about learning? What drew you to them? Share your wishlist—and ask for suggestions!
Tuesday – Score Scavenger Hunt
Where do you find your scores? IMSLP? Anthologies? Favorite bookstores? Share links and tips.
Wednesday – Repertoire & Identity
Does your repertoire reflect who you are now as a singer and artist? What story does it tell? Post your thoughts.
Thursday – Repertoire Test Drive
Try out a new piece—or revisit an old one. Share a snippet, even if it’s just a few lines. Let us know how it felt.
Friday – Rep Swap
Recommend a piece to another singer based on what they’ve posted. Help someone discover their next favorite song.
Saturday – Final Share: Your Updated Repertoire
Share your refreshed list: - One piece you’re letting go - One piece you’re recommitting to - One new piece you’re adding. POST A VIDEO 😄
Sunday – Final Reflection
What did you learn over the past two weeks? What changed for you? What’s next in your vocal journey?
Happy singing, sharing, and organizing!
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Monday: I'd love to learn many more than 2 or 3....
1. Mozart "Ave Verum Corpus" because it is stunningly beautiful;
2. Mendelssohn "Woe Unto Them Who Forsake Him" I just found in the Oratorio Anthology and listening to it brought tears to my eyes;
3. Faure "Crucifixus" because I find the sound intriguing and would like to stretch myself a bit with something different;
4. Eric Thiman "I Love All Graceful Things" because it would stretch me in a way different from the Faure, and I've found that I enjoy Art Songs.
At some point, I'd like to put some Bach on this list, but have no idea where to begin as there is so much!
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To choose has walways been a problem for me...
From Mozart, I'd like to sing these Lieder :
- An die Freude
- Wie unglücklich bin ich nicht
- Ridente la calma
- Dans un bois solitaire
- Die Zufriedenheit KV473
- Die Verschweigung
-Das Lied der Trennung
- Als Luise die Briefe ihres ungetreuen Liebhabers verbrannte
- Abendempfindung
- An Chloë
- Un moto di gioia
I would like to try "Il capro e la capretta", l'aria of Marcellina in "Le nozze di Figaro"
I also would like to try the aria of Orfeo "Che faro senza Euridice" or the same in the French version, from Gluck
I like the old French music with from the 17th century like :
- "Au plaisirs, aux délices" from Guedron
- "Sans frayeurs dans ce bois" from Charpentier
- "Vos mépris chaque jour" from Michel Lambert
- "Dans nos bois Tircis aperçut" from Michel Lambert
- something from Lully of Rameau
Repertoire of Léa Desandre, Elly Ameling, Teresa Berganza, Eva Zaïcik, ...
Do you think of some mezzo voice not to heavy whose repertoire I could draw inspiration from ?
Would you have some suggestion of american art song or early musical that could suit my voice ?
Do you know some of this opera aria in the document attached (these are tables of contents of two books I have at home) ?
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Thank you, Heidi ! I will listen to it
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I'm a bit late to the party here (I've been traveling to visit family), but just wanted to jump right in for today (Tuesday), and I'll be slowly backtracking on the days 😊 My go-to has always been IMSLP for finding scores, and if it's not on IMSLP, then I've gotten scores from choralwiki or J.W. Pepper. If I'm desperate, then I'll go to pretty much any site that doesn't look completely sketchy haha 😂
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Tuesday: since I'm new to finding vocal repertoire, I'll answer with regard to how we (Thurmond and I) find scores for piano - the first thing we do is see if it's on IMSLP, and then if we like it we'll tend to try to find an urtext edition through specific vendors (Verlag Henle, etc.) - I don't know if these type of editions exist for vocal repertoire. If I'm buying an anthology, I'll look on ThriftBooks.com just to see if it's available there for less expense than buying it new.
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Wednesday:
Until recently (just the past few months) I never thought of myself as a "singer," so I'm on a path of discovery as to what that means to me. What I've noticed in this TWI, though, is that there is a side to me - an artistic side - that longs to try something new and explore things I never even knew existed. So, no, my current repertoire doesn't reflect who I am, yet, but I now feel a freedom to be creative and step outside of the (beautiful) sacred music box. I expect that as I learn more about my voice, my repertoire will grow and I'll find what does reflect who I am as a singer and an artist.
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Tuesday
As I told during week one, I use IMLSP for classic repertoire, and sites like Musicnotes for the modern one.
When I'm searching to bundles of classic more recent music, I use to by a paper book on the Internet, because I don't find it digitally.
Several years before I bought a lot of books to have repertoire for myself and my students. Since I live in Belgium, a little country, I baught it on a French website. There are also websites in the Netherlands.
Do you know websites where we can by digital scores, I mean entire books ?
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Wednesday
All these lists are more projects and desires.
I'm touched by beautiful melodies. There is a melancholy part in me, and also a joyful one. So I like to choose pieces that goes in either of these directions.
I attach importance to the text of the pieces, I want to choose something that can resonates in me.
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Friday
Michelle, because you says you'd like to sing something different, I found a lovely, joyful and dancing piece of Rosseter for you. At the beginning you can sing it more quietly (tempo). I find the melody is beautiful ! I hope you'll like it. I choose a key that's not to high. (I found it on Scribd).
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Hello everyone,
I'm going on vacation tomorrow for more than twoo weeks. So I would not be able to post singing videos this week. I hope I can do it later.
It was fine for me to share thoughts and music with each other !
I will continue to look at your posts this week.
Thank you, Heidi, for the organisation of this challenge !
Have a nice summer !
Kisses from Belgium
Patricia