Rehearsal Breakdown: Bach Mass in B Minor Preparation: Two 4-hour rehearsals + One 3-hour dress rehearsal Includes solos, duets, and full ensemble coordination.
🗓️ Rehearsal 1 – Learning & Technical Work (4 hours)Goal: Learn major choral movements + rehearse solo/duet entries that affect ensemble coordination. ⏰ 0:00–0:10 – Warm-up & overview Quick tuning + announce plan and soloist rotation. ⏰ 0:10–1:00 – Kyrie + beginning of Gloria • Kyrie I (chorus) • Christe eleison (Duet: S/A) • Kyrie II (chorus) • Gloria in excelsis Deo (chorus) • Et in terra pax (chorus) ⏰ 1:00–1:10 – Break ⏰ 1:10–2:00 – Middle Gloria (solos + transitions) • Laudamus te (Aria: S) • Gratias agimus tibi (chorus) • Domine Deus (Duet: S/T) • Qui tollis peccata (chorus) • Qui sedes (Aria: A) • Quoniam (Aria: B) • Cum Sancto Spiritu (chorus) ⏰ 2:00–2:10 – Break ⏰ 2:10–3:00 – Credo – Part 1 • Credo in unum Deum • Patrem omnipotentem • Et in unum Dominum (Duet: S/A) • Et incarnatus est • Crucifixus • Et resurrexit ⏰ 3:00–3:10 – Break ⏰ 3:10–4:00 – Finish Credo • Et in Spiritum Sanctum (Aria: B) • Confiteor • Et expecto resurrectionem
