Only Voci d’Angeli and Ijlandenkoor continued the online rehearsals via Zoom. The limitations of Zoom make the rehearsal even slower. I rehearse by lectern in each choir, singing the melody to them several times, and they sing over me, but without activating the sound. After rehearsing the melody with me several times, each member sings their own melody and I correct them, the rest of the lectern listening so that everyone has the same information and one’s work is useful to the others.
With Leeuwader Kamerkoor, this way of working doesn’t work, because they learn the music on their own, and our rehearsals have to put the music together, but this can’t be done, at least so far. Next week I will have a “social meeting” with them, to see each other, talk, maintain the social aspect of the choir and in two weeks I will do group rehearsals to review the Latin American text and rhythm (our concert in October). “
Eduardo López Cabello
Choir Conducting Master’s student
Utrechts Conservatorium
Choir Conductor
Conservatorium van Amsterdam
Composer
Catholic University of Chile