We are working on 26 songs for Coro Ciconia's next concert. It concerns me since it makes the performance much longer than audiences typically prefer. I have a firm belief in, "leave them wanting more". I'm sure that we will trim the program and focus on the best sounding pieces.
This concert set will be performed on April 10th, 2010 at St. Alban's Epicopal Church in Albany, CA. It will be repeated for the Berkeley Early Music Festival on June 8th at the Berkeley City Club.
The following evening, we will present a completely different set of music, the "Western Wind Mass" by Taverner, at the same location.
As seems to be rather typical of altos, I am currently experiencing some sort of sinus/ENT malady. For the longest time, I thought it was just me, but apparently, this is common among altos. We are prone to issues in this area. It would be great if someone in medical research did a study on it. Perhaps it's somehow connected to why it takes altos longer to warm up before singing.
Coro Ciconia Dates
"Trecento: The Earliest Flowers of Polyphony"
April 10th, 2010
7 pm
St Alban's Episcopal Church
Albany, CA
June 8th, 2010
5:30 pm
Berkeley City Club
Berkeley, CA
"Western Wind Mass"
June 9th, 2010
5:30 pm
Berkeley City Club
Berkeley, CA
