Spring 2025 Rehearsal Recordings
This page contains amateur recordings of our actual rehearsals to better enable you to be able to learn and practice your music the way Erik intends us to be performing it.
Some helpful pronunciation videos:
February 4: Over the Bright Blue Sea; He Is an Englishman (23:00); Hebrew Chorus (36:11); Anvil Chorus (54:00); Mikado (1:07:36)
February 11: Warmup (0:00); Over the Bright Blue Sea (12:00); Hebrew Chorus (52:25); Mikado (1:22:30); Humming Chorus (1:41:05)
February 18: Warmup (0:00); For He is An Englishman (11:40); Anvil Chorus (22:00); Humming Chorus (53:00); Bridal Chorus (1:30:15); Hello Dolly (1:43:10)
February 25: Warmup (0:00); Hebrew Chorus (16:50); Easter Chorus (46:00); Gypsy Chorus (1:29:00); Iolanthe Finale (1:49:00)
March 4: Warmup (0:00); Humming Chorus (16:00); Strephon’s … parliament (37:00); Foeman bares his steel (57:20); Iolanthe Finale (1:43:35)
March 11: Easter Hymn (9:30); Bridal Chorus (1:28:10); Sunday Clothes (Hello Dolly) (1:50-50)
March 18: Warm Up (00:00); Over the Bright Blue Sea (14:30); He Is An Englishman (56:55); Anvil Chorus (1:02:15); Easter Hymn (1:25:40); Strephon’s a Member (1:37:00); Iolanthe Finale (1:45:20)
March 25: Warmup (0:00); Va Pensiero (9:45); Easter Hymn (42:20); When the Foeman (1:24:15); Bridal Chorus (1:42:55)
April 1: Warmup (0:00); Explanation of program (18:40); Humming Chorus (28:10); Easter Chorus/Hymn (1:04:00); Bridal Chorus (1:28:15); Mikado (1:45:00)
April 8: Warmup (0:00); Bridal Chorus (8:00); Easter Hymn (29:35); Sunday Clothes (1:11:00); Gypsy Chorus (1:44:00)
Helpful rehearsal tracks for learning the notes to the Gypsy Chorus links below. Click on your part. Note: these may be slower than we will actually be singing it.
Soprano; Alto 1; Alto 2
April 15: Warmup (2:55); Va Pensiero/Hebrew Chorus (13:20); Anvil Chorus (37:00); Over the Bright Blue Sea (39:20); Gypsy Chorus (1:16:25); Iolanthe Finale (1:46:05)
April 22: Warm Up (0:00); Va pensiero (Hebrew chorus) (9:00); Over the Bright Blue Sea/ Englishman (19:00); Anvil Chorus (40:30); When the Foeman bears his steel (50:10); Iolanthe Finale (59:30); Strephon’s Parliament (1:10:30); Humming chorus (1:15:20); Bridal chorus (1:23:10); Mikado (1:44:45); Gypsy Chorus (1:49:40); Dance a Cachucha (1:56:00)
April 29: Warm Up (0:00); Sunday Clothes (6:10); Gypsy Chorus (35:25); Easter Hymn (58:15); Dance a Cachucha (1:38:45); Bridal chorus (1:47:10)
May 6: Warm Up (0:00); Va pensiero (Hebrew chorus) (9:15); Over the Bright Blue Sea/ Englishman (15:00); Anvil Chorus (24:10); When the Foeman bears his steel (31:15); Iolanthe Finale (37:35); Strephon’s Parliament (44:30); Humming chorus (49:25); Bridal chorus (57:25); Mikado (1:14:45); Gypsy Chorus (1:20:30); Dance a Cachucha (1:29:45); Easter Hymn (1:33:25); Sunday Clothes (1:49:55)
May 7 dress rehearsal: Warm Up (0:00); Working trouble spots from end of program to start (7:40) Run of concert (53:40): Va pensiero (Hebrew chorus) (53:40); Over the Bright Blue Sea/ Englishman (58:40); Anvil Chorus (1:05:15); When the Foeman bears his steel (1:08:50); Iolanthe Finale (1:15:45); Strephon’s Parliament (1:18:50); Humming chorus (1:20:30); Bridal chorus (1:24:20); Mikado (1:32:45); Gypsy Chorus (1:35:00); Dance a Cachucha (1:38:45); Easter Hymn (1:40:40); Sunday Clothes (1:49:10)
Full dress rehearsal (includes work on trouble spots):
From run of the concert:
South Burlington Community Chorus 