All of this talk about counter-tenors & "Messiah" solos reminds me of an incident with a counter-tenor & the community chorus that I sing with. The chorus started in the 50's as a "Messiah" chorus so about every 5 years we do the piece. In '94 or '95 we performed with a counter-tenor singing the alto solos. He was exceptional but a number of people in the audience must not have ever heard a counter-tenor in a live performance. Imagine the chagrin of the conductor & the chorus members when he opens his mouth to sing "But who may Abide" & several members in the audience start to giggle. We were all ready to crawl under the nearest rock out of embarassment because of our uneducated audience.
Pat
On Tue, 13 Mar 2001 07:25:05 -0600 "David Grogan" <dgrogan@e...> On Tue, 13 Mar 2001 07:25:05 -0600 "David Grogan" <dgrogan@e...> writes: (snip) I have often wanted to sing the > "Thus > saith the Lord" as a baritone, and follow with the "But who may > Abide" as an > alto, just to see the audience reaction...so far, no conductors have > taken > me up on that one... > > David Grogan > East Texas Baptist University > Marshall, Texas > > >
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