Rehearsal Markings for Spring 2026
Markings from Apr 13 rehearsal
Holy Lord Of Hosts
Holy Lord Of Hosts
- m 32 & 117: note the subito p; the cresc before this reaches f here
- m 65: breathe before the subito p
- m 44-47 (or so): lower sopranos feel free to sing the alto line instead; lower altos feel free to sing the tenor line instead
- m 50: breathe at the comma
- m 3-8, S: the stem-up melody notes go to the middle of the 3-part divisi (designated “b” in the midis), while the stem-down notes go to the top and bottom voices (“a” and “c”)
- m 9-10, S: there are really only 3 notes here, so it’s a/b/c on the top/middle/bottom notes.
- Everyone divide HML throughout
Markings from Apr 6 rehearsal
Ave Maris Stella
Ave Maris Stella
- m 28: the second syllable is “-lae-”, not “-la-”
- m 30, TB: “-lae-”
- m 37, T: the word is “av”, not “hav”
- m 22, TB: take out the tied 8th note to breathe
- m 26, B: the D is spurious; stay on the E
- m 34, TB: take out the tied 8th note to breathe
Markings from Mar 30 rehearsal
There Is No Rose
Sanford recommended practicing the following words until they come out cleanly:
There Is No Rose
- m 3-4, SA: pronounce “virtue” as “veer-too”
- m 7-8, SA: pronounce “Jesu” as “Jee-zoo”
- Divide HML in SA and TB whenever there are three notes (but not four)
Sanford recommended practicing the following words until they come out cleanly:
- m 9-10, T: “magnitudinis eius”
- m 18, AB: “cymbalis benesonantibus”
- m 20: “jubilationis” (4x)
- m 25-26: “Laudate Dominum” (4x)
Markings from Mar 23 rehearsal
Cantate Domino
Cantate Domino
- m 33-35: Sanford is conducting as 3/4 + 4/4
- m 36: 4/4 + 3/4
- m 37: “eius” is usually just 2 syllables, not 3, so make beat 2 a quarter note on “ei-”
- m 92: as in m 37, SAB feel free to make the first 2 beats a half note on “ei-”
- m 94: as written
- m 98-99: 3/4 + 4/4
- m 100: 4/4 + 3/4
- m 125: 3/4 + 3/4
- m 25-38: women divide HML
- m 40-41: no break (AT treat the notes as tied); breath at end of 41
- m 51: women SSA, as written
- m 110-121: women divide HML
- m 46+pickup-66: women divide HML
- m 46-65: men divide HML, but M is the B2 line and L is the B1 line
- m 81+pickup: all divide HML from here to the end
Markings from Mar 16 rehearsal
Cum Sancto Spiritu
Cum Sancto Spiritu
- m 22, 24, 69, 71: do not sing the small notes