Winter Concert 2025 - Mendelssohn Saint Paul
Practice notes and resource links
Mendelssohn: CyberBass, Choralia
You can also find recordings on YouTube.
We're not going to perform the whole of it, and the following cuts will be made.
Cuts for Village Voices performance of Mendelssohn’s St Paul.
Page 1, line 5, bar 6 – page 8 line 7, bar 2
Page 61 – 62
Page 65 – 78
Page 101, bar 3 top - 106, bar 3 bottom. On page 101 bar 2 top, TB must sing "of the knowledge" to match SA. Hence for all parts, complete words for pp 101-106 are "wisdom and of the knowledge of our God".
Page 107 – 121
Page 130 – 132, line 2
Page 145 – 148
Page 149, line 4, 2nd half of bar 4 – page 159
Page 163, bar 1 – page 170, line 1, bar 5, sopranos pick up after the first beat.
You can also find recordings on YouTube.
We're not going to perform the whole of it, and the following cuts will be made.
Cuts for Village Voices performance of Mendelssohn’s St Paul.
Page 1, line 5, bar 6 – page 8 line 7, bar 2
Page 61 – 62
Page 65 – 78
Page 101, bar 3 top - 106, bar 3 bottom. On page 101 bar 2 top, TB must sing "of the knowledge" to match SA. Hence for all parts, complete words for pp 101-106 are "wisdom and of the knowledge of our God".
Page 107 – 121
Page 130 – 132, line 2
Page 145 – 148
Page 149, line 4, 2nd half of bar 4 – page 159
Page 163, bar 1 – page 170, line 1, bar 5, sopranos pick up after the first beat.
Rehearsals week by week
4/9/25
(Rehearsal kindly taken by Ian Smith)
Choruses from the first half of the oratorio:
I.e. nos. 2, 3, 5, 6 end section, 8, 9 Choral, 11, 14 Chorus, 16 Choral, 22.
We're not going to to do no. 15; we'll probably do no. 20.
(Note - "choral" here refers to what we'd often spell as chorale, the slow harmonizations of hymn tunes.)
11/9/25
Choruses from the second half:
Nos. 26, 28, 29 (inc. choral), 33, 35, 36 (p.163), 38, 42, 43, 45.
We also revisited some pt I choruses:
Nos. 3, 11, 16.
18/9/25
Nos. 3, 2, 4 (written for two bass soloists, but we'll sing it as chorus for tenors and basses), 5, 8, 9, 11.
25/9/25
(Thanks again to Ian Smith for taking the rehearsal.)
Nos. 11, 14, 16, 20, 22, 26.
If anyone is able to contribute to the raffle hamper for the wine tasting on 4 Oct, please bring it to the next rehearsal.
2/10/25
Nos. 20, 22 (Amen), 26, 28, 29, 38, 42.
Ian announced some cuts, as we are not going to sing the whole oratorio. They are listed at the top of this page.
9/10/25
Nos. 43, 45, 4 (as chorus for men's voices), 3, 2, 5, 9, 11.
Posters are now available here.
16/10/25 The Annual General Meeting will be held at 8.30, midway through the rehearsal.
One item on the agenda is the (re)election of committee members. Current members are willing to continue; if you wish to nominate anyone for the committee, or raise other items, please contact Katie Lindenbaum or email [email protected] by 2nd October.
Sang: no. 8, 9, 14, 16, 20, 26, 28, 29.
23/10/25 No rehearsal this week!
30/10/25
Sang all through, nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 14, 16, 20, 22 (note new cut), 26, 28, 29, 36 (fragment - see cuts), 38, 42, 43, 45.
Note new cut in no. 22, from page 101, bar 3 top to 106, bar 3 bottom. On page 101 bar 2 top, TB must sing "of the knowledge" to match SA. Hence for all parts, complete words for pp 101-106 are "wisdom and of the knowledge of our God".
6/11/25
Nos. 22, 43, 45, 42, 37, 36 (with cut from p.163 to p.170), 29, 28, 26.
13/11/25
Sang right through.
20/11/25
Sang right through.
POSTERS - The posters here have been amended because the bass soloist has been replaced. If you still wish to send out posters, please use the new ones.
Programme - Here is a copy of the programme for you to print out if you think that would be useful. It is in booklet format. Print it out double-sided, flipping on the short edge, then fold the two sheets together to make an A5 size programme with 8 pages.
Thursday 27/11/25 - Rehearsal in Rothwell church, 7.15
Friday 28/11/25 - Concert, Rothwell church
Rehearsal in Rothwell church 5.15
Concert 7.30
Dress: gentlemen:
black bow tie & dinner suits
ladies: white top (jumper/shirt) black
trousers/skirt
4/12/25 No rehearsal
11/12/25 Rehearsal for carol concert; 7.30 Old village hall as usual
18/12/25 - Carol concert,Walgrave church
Rehearsal 5.30, mulled wine at 7.15 for concert start 7.30
4/9/25
(Rehearsal kindly taken by Ian Smith)
Choruses from the first half of the oratorio:
I.e. nos. 2, 3, 5, 6 end section, 8, 9 Choral, 11, 14 Chorus, 16 Choral, 22.
We're not going to to do no. 15; we'll probably do no. 20.
(Note - "choral" here refers to what we'd often spell as chorale, the slow harmonizations of hymn tunes.)
11/9/25
Choruses from the second half:
Nos. 26, 28, 29 (inc. choral), 33, 35, 36 (p.163), 38, 42, 43, 45.
We also revisited some pt I choruses:
Nos. 3, 11, 16.
18/9/25
Nos. 3, 2, 4 (written for two bass soloists, but we'll sing it as chorus for tenors and basses), 5, 8, 9, 11.
25/9/25
(Thanks again to Ian Smith for taking the rehearsal.)
Nos. 11, 14, 16, 20, 22, 26.
If anyone is able to contribute to the raffle hamper for the wine tasting on 4 Oct, please bring it to the next rehearsal.
2/10/25
Nos. 20, 22 (Amen), 26, 28, 29, 38, 42.
Ian announced some cuts, as we are not going to sing the whole oratorio. They are listed at the top of this page.
9/10/25
Nos. 43, 45, 4 (as chorus for men's voices), 3, 2, 5, 9, 11.
Posters are now available here.
16/10/25 The Annual General Meeting will be held at 8.30, midway through the rehearsal.
One item on the agenda is the (re)election of committee members. Current members are willing to continue; if you wish to nominate anyone for the committee, or raise other items, please contact Katie Lindenbaum or email [email protected] by 2nd October.
Sang: no. 8, 9, 14, 16, 20, 26, 28, 29.
23/10/25 No rehearsal this week!
30/10/25
Sang all through, nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 14, 16, 20, 22 (note new cut), 26, 28, 29, 36 (fragment - see cuts), 38, 42, 43, 45.
Note new cut in no. 22, from page 101, bar 3 top to 106, bar 3 bottom. On page 101 bar 2 top, TB must sing "of the knowledge" to match SA. Hence for all parts, complete words for pp 101-106 are "wisdom and of the knowledge of our God".
6/11/25
Nos. 22, 43, 45, 42, 37, 36 (with cut from p.163 to p.170), 29, 28, 26.
13/11/25
Sang right through.
20/11/25
Sang right through.
POSTERS - The posters here have been amended because the bass soloist has been replaced. If you still wish to send out posters, please use the new ones.
Programme - Here is a copy of the programme for you to print out if you think that would be useful. It is in booklet format. Print it out double-sided, flipping on the short edge, then fold the two sheets together to make an A5 size programme with 8 pages.
Thursday 27/11/25 - Rehearsal in Rothwell church, 7.15
Friday 28/11/25 - Concert, Rothwell church
Rehearsal in Rothwell church 5.15
Concert 7.30
Dress: gentlemen:
black bow tie & dinner suits
ladies: white top (jumper/shirt) black
trousers/skirt
4/12/25 No rehearsal
11/12/25 Rehearsal for carol concert; 7.30 Old village hall as usual
18/12/25 - Carol concert,Walgrave church
Rehearsal 5.30, mulled wine at 7.15 for concert start 7.30
