This year we are starting by soliciting ads to local businesses by mail. Later we may ask our members to follow up in person with businesses who have not responded, if necessary.
A mailing to previous advertisers and potential new advertisers suggested by our members is already being prepared, but it’s not too late to reach out to other possible advertisers if you know of some good prospects. Ad orders are due by November 1.
One nice thing about the YouTube recording of the Zelenka is that it has the score with it—including the orchestral and solo parts—which might be especially helpful as we get closer to the concert.
Here are slowed-down versions of two sections from the Zelenka:
Zelenka: Fecit potentiam (slow)
Zelenka: Amen fugue (slow)
Also, here is a quick lesson on how to perform the trills in the Handel Coronation Anthems:
(As always, we’re making these recordings available to you, our members, for your private enjoyment only. Please don’t copy them to any streaming services or publish them in any way.)
You can find everything you’re looking for in the Concert Archive pages.
(As always, we’re making these recordings available to you, our members, for your private enjoyment only. Please don’t copy them to any streaming services or publish them in any way.)
We received a generous grant from Choral Arts New England to support our commission for the Spring concert. Here’s Knox in a video acknowledging the grant and expressing our gratitude.
Here is our “do-it-yourself” recording of the same concert. Decide for yourself, but to my ears it compares pretty well against the professional recording.
In case you’re interested, here are some rehearsal recordings (including Happy Birthday songs!) We made these to try out the recording equipment, but they’re kind of fun to listen to.
Rehearsal - Wednesday, June 7, 2023, Part 1
Rehearsal - Wednesday, June 7, 2023, Part 2
Dress Rehearsal - Saturday, June 10, 2023, Happy Birthday Knox
Dress Rehearsal - Saturday, June 10, 2023, Warmup
Dress Rehearsal - Saturday, June 10, 2023, Part 1
Dress Rehearsal - Saturday, June 10, 2023, Part 2
Preconcert Rehearsal - Sunday, June 11, 2023, Part 1
Preconcert Rehearsal - Sunday, June 11, 2023, Part 2
Preconcert Rehearsal - Sunday, June 11, 2023, Happy Birthday Jon
(As always, we’re making these recordings available to you, our members, for your private enjoyment only. Please don’t copy them to any streaming services or publish them in any way.)
Lynette was an enthusiastic and active member of The Kent Singers alto section for many years. She loved people, had a ready smile and an upbeat attitude about life; nothing ever got her down. Lynette’s fun sense of humor evidenced itself in little ways: amused by our all-black concert attire, she and Louise used to call each other “Mort”, for Morticia!
Music was an integral part of Lynette’s being; she sang in choral groups all her life and besides classical music, she had a particular love of Broadway musicals. She contributed to The Kent Singers in a big way, serving on the board and bringing in record amounts in donations and ads through her many connections in the community. She even kept getting ads for a couple of years after she had stopped singing!
At lunches together we laughed a lot; Lynette had a light touch with life, didn’t take things too seriously, made friends easily. She seemed to know everyone: anywhere we went Lynette ran into old friends. She was an avid reader: we shared a love of historical novels and often swapped book ideas. Lynette is my role model for aging: until far into her eighties she stayed physically, socially and mentally active.
— Nancy Adams Morse, Kent Singer
Lynette was unfailingly cheerful and upbeat, and always looked fashionable and put together. She was also a fearless fundraiser; she had several Kent Singers advertisers well trained to buy ads in our programs.
–Melissa Merkling, Kent Singer
We thank the Cornell family for designating The Kent Singers as the organization to which donations can be made in Lynette’s memory.
