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[HANASHIR:12549] Re: prof/volunteer choirs
- From: Rob Menes <rmenes...>
- Subject: [HANASHIR:12549] Re: prof/volunteer choirs
- Date: Fri 18 Oct 2002 18.43 (GMT)
I have been on all sides of this, having hired such
quartets, been in hired quartets, and been in choirs
which have hired quartets. The pitfalls are the
possible impacts on the choir, and the unfulfilled
expectations you might have. Make sure to hire choir
singers, not soloists (or, rather, soloists who are
good musicians and can blend). Recognize you will
change the sound and possibly the balance (you
probably want that). As good as professional musicians
might be, they won't do everything for you and they
will make mistakes. If they don't rehearse with the
choir, or rehearse perhaps once or twice, they might
miss some points that the regular choir members won't.
Perhaps my biggest concern is the impact on the other
choir members. Some choir members may have a problem
with hired members, since the object of the choir
might have been more spiritual than musical. After a
few experiences with this, I decided to refrain from
hiring additional singers, regardless of the
circumstance (and, clearly, this can be both
uncomfortable and embarrassing). The positive side is
that the choir becomes a cohesive group, responsible
for the music it makes. Beyond attitudes and feelings,
hired singers often (unconsciously) cause the regular
singers to relax and take less responsibility for the
music. In the end, you get less out of your choir.
Rob Menes
--- Freedabet (at) aol(dot)com wrote:
> There really aren't too many pitfalls. When hiring
> professionals, be sure to
> have your schedule set in stone. And, either end on
> time or pay the
> musicians for the extra time. You should generally
> make it clear how much is
> for each rehearsal and how much for each
> performance, how long the
> performance call will be (call time through the end
> of the performance) and
> pay them at the performance if possible. They'll
> love you for it!
>
> Michael
>
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> > Date: Friday, 18-Oct-02 12:34 PM
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> > Has anyone had any experience hiring a prof.
> quartet to sing with their
> > volunteer choir and help out each section? I am
> considering this for one or
> > two special services or performances but would
> like to avoid any pitfalls.
> > Thanks,
> > Rachelle
> >
> > Rachelle Mingail Shubert
> > Director of Music
> > Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom
> > 4100 Sherbrooke Street West
> > Montreal, Quebec H3Z 1A6
> > Telephone: 514-937-3575 ext. 235 Fax:
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> > Quebec H3Z 1A6<BR>Telephone: 514-937-3575 ext. 235
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