OSC Rehearsals

OSC Rehearsal - Wednesday, May 6, 2026

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OSC May 6, 2026 Rehearsal

0:00:00 Zach greeting and warmups

0:10:30 page 66 with Zach

0:13:10 Kedrick Introduction and Sit/Stand Cues

0:16:23 measure 41, page 6

0:38:50 measure 192, page 20

0:47:28 measure 236, page 31

1:00:45 measure 335, page43

01:08:54 Phil Announcement

0:00:00 Seth announcement

0:01:32 Kedrick introduction

0:03:25 measure 526, page 57

0:09:00 measure 590, page 66

0:22:45 measure 749, page 82

0:27:45 measure 800, page 88

0:36:26 measure 878, page 95

0:38:45 measure 899, page 98

OSC Rehearsal - Wednesday, April 29, 2026

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PART 1

Start - Zach announcements and warmups

8:33 - page 27-39 ("Mercy, Lord" and "burning bush")

26:36 - page 69-79 (Israelites through the Red Sea)

35:05 - page 88-109 ("hallelujahs" followed by "King of Kings")

45:10 - Break announced; Phil Bowling-Dyer thanked groups for volunteer work, announced that the Chorus Committee meeting has moved to May 11 instead of May 4 and discussed the potluck on May 20.

Filesize: 63.8 MB

PART 2

Start - Announcements about the Gala and Gala singers, and some detail about when and where we'll sing during Concert Week. Someone asked if we could be in the audience for the Eroica performance during the concert. I think the answer was no but it was hard for me to hear in the recording.

2:39 - We run through the Dett. Full run-through ends at 33:52.

33:53 - Zach spends a "few minutes" running through a few spots.

42:13 - No music, set up chairs for Gala rehearsal

47:31 - Gala rehearsal begins with Maestro Armstrong

Filesize: 86.4 MB

OSC Rehearsal - Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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Rehearsal I Dett, The Ordering of Moses

00:00 Zach's announcements and warmups.

07:43 p.20 S and A

13:28 p. 22 All

27:23 p. 43

33:36 p. 72

46:08 p. 112

58:55 Phil's announcements

File size: 48.07 MB

Rehearsal 2

00:00 Seth's announcements

01:12 Full run-through of Dett.

38:31 Zach's commentary and review of trouble spots

File size: 38:48

Gala rehearsal of Duo des Sauvages by Rameau

00:00 p. 2

File size: 13 MB

Listen to gala rehearsal

OSC Rehearsal - Wednesday, April 8, 2026

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Rehearsal 1

00:00 Zach's announcements and warmups

Dett's The Ordering of Moses

08:08 p.13

18:57 p. 43

24:51 p. 45

32:52 p. 72

47:45 p.93

52:49 Phil speaks

File size: 43.69 MB

Rehearsal 2

00:00 Seth's announcements

01:09 The Ordering of Moses full run-through starting on p.7

File size: 40.57 MB

Gala rehearsal Rameau Duo des Sauvages en rondeau

00:00 Various sections

19:22 Run through from p.1

File size:20.43 MB

Listen to Gala rehearsal

OSC Rehearsal - Wednesday, April 1, 2026

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0:00:00 Zach greeting and warmups

R. Nathaniel Dett “The Ordering of Moses” Sing through

0:08:40 introduction

0:09:38 page 7

0:22:40 page 20

0:28:42 page 31

0:30:00 page 34

0:32:10 page 45

0:39:45 page 66

0:50:25 page 82

0:58:15 page 95

01:11:00 Phil announcement

0:00:00 Seth announcement

R. Nathaniel Dett “The Ordering of Moses”

0:02:15 page 112

0:05:05 page 98

0:08:38 page 95

0:10:41 page 94

0:12:40 page 72

0:18:40 page 43

0:24:35 page 17

For Gala

0:33:15

OSC Rehearsal - Wednesday, March 25, 2026

webmaster@oaklandsymphonychorus.org (webmaster@oaklandsymphonychorus.org) — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:44:00 +0000

0:00:00 Zach greeting and warmups

R. Nathaniel Dett “The Ordering of Moses”

0:10:21 page 82

0:23:25 page 88

0:30:30 page 112

R. Nathaniel Dett “The Ordering of Moses”

0:00:00 page 58

0:11:05 page 66

for Gala

0:30:03

OSC Rehearsal - Wednesday, March 18, 2026

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Part 1 - Men's sectional

Start - Seth Ducey made some basic announcements, about the Gala and the Oakland Youth Orchestra.

1:46 - Warmups

10:49 - Measure 603 on p. 67 ("March of the Israelites"), pages 67-68; I think he just moved forward into pages 69-72.

27:33 - P. 72 (still in the "March of the Israelites")

51:06 - P. 85 ("Hallelujah, let us praise Jehovah")

1:02:10 - Page 122 (part of "He is King of Kings")

Filesize: 83.0 MB

Part 2 - Women's sectional

Start - Seth Ducey made some basic announcements, about the Gala and the Oakland Youth Orchestra.

1:42 - Warmups

8:54 - Page 66 ("March of the Israelites")

25:23 - Page 75 (section still all "ah")

46:38 - Page 88 ("hallelujahs" accompanying Miriam solo)

Filesize: 89.3 MB

OSC Rehearsal - Wednesday, March 11, 2026

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Part 1

Start - Seth Ducey reminds everyone of the email asking people if they could participate in the upcoming Gala in April.

Start - Warmups

9:05 - p. 98-end, "He is King of Kings, He is Lord of Lords"

38:02 - p. 95-96, "Sing Ye to Jehovah"

47:21 - p. 69-71, part of "March of the Israelites"

54:12 - p.58-65, "And When Moses Smote the Water"

Filesize: 95.6 MB

Part 2

Start - Announcements, partly about Gala

2:00 - Discuss concert debrief, part 2

8:06 - p. 20-40, "God Looked on Israel" and "Go Down, Moses"

30:55 - p. 45-52, "Is it not I, Jehovah!"

39:40 - p.7-12, bass solo "All Israel's children sorely sighed"

Filesize: 64.9 MB

OSC Rehearsal - Wednesday, March 04, 2026

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Rehearsal 1

Soprano and Alto sectional

00:00:00 Introduction of new singers

00:02:26 Warm-ups

00:08:20 Dett p. 20

00:33:55 p.45

00:46:48 p.66

01:08:31 Seth announces the Symphony Gala to be held April 30. Details will follow.

File size: 55.63 MB

Rehearsal 2

Tenor and Bass sectional

00:00:00 Introduction of new singers

00:00:58 Warm-ups

00:07:34 Dett p. 20

00:33:50 p.45

00:47:16 p. 66

01:37:48 p. 69

File size: 55.51 MB

OSC Rehearsal - Wednesday, February 25, 2026

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Rehearsal 1

During the first 20 minutes, Phil conducted a a written and oral review of the Esmail concert on February 20. He will compile the results and publish them for the OSC.

00:00 Phil had some comments

01:17 Zach introduced new chorus members and congratulated regular members on our performance of Esmail. He mentioned that we will be asked to sing a piece at the Gala in April.

03:25 Warmups

11:06 Dett "The Ordering of Moses" p.7 instructions to tenors.

13:15 Last measure of p.7

27:29 p.95

49:20 Phil speaks

File size: 40.25 MB

Rehearsal 2

00:00 Sectionals will be held next week, March 4. Look for schedules in Administrative notes.

01:20 p. 45

29:30 p.34

46:10 p. 98

52:06 Change text on p. 103

File size 50.06

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OSC 021126 Rehearsal

0:00:00 Zach greeting and warmups

Reena Esmail “She Will Transform You” with Kedrick

0:08:57 Kedrick greeting and introduction

0:10:38 Sing through and general feedback

0:23:47 rehearsal D E and F

0:38:25 rehearsal G H I and J

0:56:00 measure 163, rehearsal K and L

0:58:45 Kedrick feedback comments and about next season

0:00:00 Announcements by Seth

0:03:34 Concert Attire by Monique

R. Nathaniel Dett “The ordering of Moses” with Zach

0:06:51 Zach Introduction

0:08:01 page 58 And when Moses smote the water

0:25:34 page 98 He is King of Kings

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OSC 020626 Podcast Index

0:00:00 Zach greeting and warmups

Reena Esmail “She Will Transform You”

0:08:45 measure 185, rehearsal L

0:20:40 measure 146, rehearsal J

0:31:17 measure 137

0:38:30 measure 110

0:48:45 measure 98, rehearsal G

0:55:05 measure 76

0:00:00 Seth Announcements

Reena Esmail “She Will Transform You”

0:02:40 Zach’s prep talk

0:03:52 measure 49, Sing through and Zach’s feedbacks

R. Nathaniel Dett “The ordering of Moses”

0:29:07 page 31And from a burning bush

0:35:00 page 58 And when Moses smote the water

0:41:32 page 98 He is King of Kings

OSC Rehearsal - Wednesday, January 28, 2026

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Part 1

Start - Introduction and warmups

7:15 - Rehearse Dett, p. 98 - 109, Sing Ye to Jehovah

58:04 - Review Dett, p. 58 - 62, And When Moses Smote the Water

Filesize: 87.5 MB

Part 2

Start - Announcements. In this part of the rehearsal we are sitting mixed, for both the Dett and the Esmail.

1:19 - Review Dett on p. 103

3:38 - Review Dett, page 58 - 60

8:44 - Review Dett, pages 31-40

14:48 - Sing the Esmail, all the way through

Filesize: 86.6 MB

OSC Rehearsal, Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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Rehearsal 1

0:00:00 Zach welcoms the chorus

0:01:53 Warm-ups

0:06:46 Dett "The Ordering of Moses" p. 58

0:32:41 p.31

1:08:02 Phil's remarks

File size: 55:65

Rehearsal 2

00:00 Seth's announcements

04:20 Esmail "She Will Transform You" m 115 Letter H

37:01 Letter E

48:42 From the beginning Letter D

File size: 49:53

Soprano and Alto Sectional

OSC Rehearsal, Wednesday, January 14, 2026

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Rehearsal 1 Soprano and Alto sectional

00:00 Seth announcements

01:16 Zach answers a question about diction

02:12 Warm-ups

08:11 Esmail "She Will Transform You"

09:53 M98 G

44:37 Dett "The Ordering of Moses" p.31

File size: 55.45 MB

Rehearsal 2 Tenor and Bass sectional

00:00 Zach speaks

00:51 Warm-ups

05:34 Zach answers question about diction

07:19 Esmail "She Will Transform You" m63 E

44:32 Dett "The Ordering of Moses" p. 31

File size: 55:58 MB

Tenor and Bass sectional

OSC Rehearsal, Wednesday, January 7, 2026

webmaster@oaklandsymphonychorus.org (webmaster@oaklandsymphonychorus.org) — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:02:00 +0000

First rehearsal of 2026 and I owe you all an apology. I forgot to turn on Recording at the beginning of the session, and the recorder turned itself off. We have no recording of the first half. This is the recording of the second half, after the break.

Start - the recording starts with some announcements from Seth Ducey about future rehearsals. There was also discussion of a possible recording of the Esmail piece - apparently the recording currently found on Spotify is not the version we will be singing and can't be used as a reference. Seth is trying to get a recording of our version that he can share with us

2:50 - We continued running through She Will Transform You, beginning at Letter H in the correct score. If you don't have a letter H in your score you may have the wrong edition.

55:15 Zach decided we had enough time to run most of the piece, so we started at letter D and sang the entire piece through, not quite to the end.

Filesize: 84.5 MB

OSC Rehearsal, December 10, 2025

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Rehearsal 1

0:00:00 Kedrick gives opening remarks.

0:01:18 Zack warms up the chorus.

0:07:21 Kedrick conducts the Bach Magnificat.

0:40:26 Zoufonoun's "Let Us Break Bread"

1:08:35 Phil's announcements

File size: 55:18 MB

Rehearsal 2

00:00 Seth gives call times and concert details.

04:07 Kedrick's commentary

05:30 Whitney Houston's "Joy to the World."

26:04 Another run through of the Bach Magnificat

29:56 Whitney's "I'm Your Baby Tonight."

Whitney Houston Finale

40:27 "So Emotional"

46:01 "How Will I Know"

51:52 "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"

58:59 Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus"

File size: 51:79 MB

OSC Rehearsal, Wednesday, November 19, 2025

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In Ash Walker's continued absence, the rehearsal this week is conducted by Maestro Kedrick Armstrong, with some help from his associate Zach Salzburg-Frank.

Part 1

Start - Maestro began with a sincere "thank you" for the Verdi concert the previous Friday. He went on to describe the music for the Break Bread concert, including recommending we look at 2 pieces not available that night (details aren't now in Chorus Connection). He also recommended we all watch something called "The Preacher's Wife" (find it with Google), as this seems to be where this version of Joy to the World was first performed. He introduced his associate Zach Salzburg-Frank, who will be assisting him through the Break Bread.

5:52 Zach runs a warmup session.

14:53 With some background on the song from Maestro, begin rehearsing the revised version of Let Us Break Bread Together.

46:40 Work on Bach Magnificat

1:28:24 Announcements, thanks to singers for doing chores

Filesize: 117 MB

Part 2

Start - Manager Seth Ducey thanked the pianist for his work and reminded the chorus of some issues.

1:35 - Maestro started work on Joy to the World, starting with a discussion of his background as a musician doing live performances. He then played a recording of the piece (7:05 - 11:41 on the recording), after which he started the chorus rehearsing it on p. 2 of the score.

35:46 - Maestro started discussing how we'll work on this music at our next rehearsal; in the course of it, he reported on his talk with Ash Walker, who has chosen to move away from the chorus to go for an advanced degree; Maestro said he told Ash that Ash had saved this chorus. Ash plans to come back for some summer sings. Maestro then discussed the pieces we'll do in the spring.

40:38 - Ran the Hallelujah Chorus

Filesize: 59.9 MB

OSC Rehearsal, Wednesday, November 05, 2025

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Rehearsal 1

0:00:00 Valerie warms up the chorus

0:11:58 Maestro Kedrick Armstrong gives opening remarks

0:14:44 Suite for Humanity by Cava Menzies m.95

0:52:54 Verdi Requiem Sanctus

0:56:00 Singing starts

1:10:30 Phil makes announcements

1:12:30 Thanks given to Valerie

File size: 60.04 MB

Rehearsal 2

00:00 Seth makes announcements

03:31 Maestro Kedrick speaks

04:20 Libera Me

12:10 Libera Me p. 194 m. 40

22:04 Fugue m. 348

34:05 Requiem and Kyrie

44:44 Tuba Mirum p.37 m.111

48:27 Rex Tremende p.62 m. 322

54:00 Lacrimosa p. 99 m. 640

File size: 48.11 MB

OSC Rehearsal, Wednesday, October 29, 2025

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Reheaarsal 1 Suite for Humanity by Cava Menzies

0:00:52 Vocal warm-ups

0:12:39 p.33

0:27:54 p.24 b.100 with solos

1:05:30 Comments by the composer

1:12:14 Announcements

File size: 59: 39MB

Rehearsal 2 Verdi Requiem

00:00 Announcements

05:27 Dies Irea p.52 b.322

12:34 Lacrymosa p.98 b.633

27:19 Sanctus p.138

49:23 Libera Me p.231 b.360

File size: 51.02MB

OSC Rehearsal, Wednesday, October 22, 2025

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Part 1

Start We opened with an announcement from Seth Ducey about ordering one of the new pieces for next spring, She Will Transform You.

1:14.0 Maestra opened the evening and started warmups.

14:09.0 Started rehearsing Suite for Humanity by Cava Menzies, beginning work on page 33, bar 150

126:07.0 Break and announcements

Filesize: 114 MB

Part 2

Start Announcements from Seth Ducey about concert proceedings

3:42.0 Libera me, p. 191, bar 7 (this is the long section at the top of movement 7)

11:19.0 Still mvt. 7, page 205, bar 113 (basses start Dies Irae)

14:04.0 Kyrie, page 16 bar 112 (pick up from soloists at bar 115)

26:36.0 Dies Irae, Page 34, bar 63

28:53.0 Dies Irae from the top, bar 1; she fiddles with the piano around p. 37 but goes right on into the Tuba Mirum around 33:34)

36:30.0 Libera Me, page 211, bar 179 (we ran the whole rest of the movement)

Filesize: 67.8 MB

OSC Rehearsal, Wednesday, October 15, 2025

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Part 1

Start - Maestra greeted everyone and started a warmup.

13:38 - Start work on Verdi Movement 1, Kyrie, starting on page 3.

1:20:37.0 - Break, and general announcements.

File size: 110 MB

Part 2

34.0 Rex Tremendae Majestatis (in movement 2, Dies Irae), bar 356, p. 71.

10:01.0 Page 62 bar 321 (more Rex Tremendae)

18:13.0 First choice, page 34 bar 63 (still movement 2 but now in Dies Irae) but she backed off to p. 31 bar 45

24:25.0 Page 37, bar 111 (still movement 2 but this is Tuba Mirum)

30:22.0 Page 50, bar 229 (Dies Irae again)

33:43.0 Sanctus, p. 138

43:52.0 Libera me, p. 211 bar 179

File size: 66.7 MB

OSC Rehearsal, Wednesday, October 8, 2025

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Rehearsal 1

00:00 Announcements from Seth

03:08 Vocal warm-ups.

15:40 No. 4 Sanctus p. 138

File size:78.81 MB

Rehearsal 2

00:00 Seth announces chorus retreat and Karen explains the podcast.

04:44 No. 7 Libera me, Domime p. 226

25:33 No. 5 Agnus Dei p.168

File size: 33.17 MB

OSC Rehearsal, Wednesday, October 1, 2025

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Rehearsal 1

0:00:00 Vocal warmups

0:16:17 Suite for Humanity by Cava Menzies

1:17:00 Announcements

File Size: 63.25 MB

Rehearsal 2

00:00 Announcements by Seth and Valerie

04:14 Verdi Requiem No. 7 Libera me, Domine p 231 m 356

37:37 Chorus divides into sections for p 211 m 179

44:35 Mixed chorus for p 211 m 179

File size: 46.21 MB