BARNSTORMERS
  • Who We Are
    • Executive Board
    • History
    • Our Constitution
  • What We Do
    • Recent Shows & Photos
    • Show Blogs >
      • Fall Mainstage 2017
      • Spring Musical 2017
      • Fall Mainstage 2016
    • Board Meeting Minutes
  • See a Show
    • Theaters & Directions
  • Donations
  • Merchandise
  • Contact Us
  • Videos
  • Join Our Mailing List
  • More Hopkins Theatre
  • Legally Blonde Photos
  • Freshman One Acts 2016
  • Spring Awakening Photos
  • Freshman One Acts 2017

Sitz-ing

3/31/2015

0 Comments

 
At the beginning of this week our music director, Charlotte Evans, held the first orchestra rehearsal so that the musicians could rehearse all the music before playing with the cast. Our orchestra is comprised of two violins, two reeds, and a trumpet player. The week ended with a sitzprobe. What is a sitzprobe?

Sitzprobe (n.) is a German term used in opera and musical theatre to describe a seated rehearsal—the literal translation of Sitzprobe—where the singers sing with the orchestra, focusing attention on integrating the two groups. It is often the first rehearsal where the orchestra and singers rehearse together. (Definition from Wikipedia)

That is exactly what happened: the orchestra played through the score of the show and the actors stood up when it was their turn to sing!
Picture
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    From start to finish of our spring musical, Company.

    Archives

    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Who We Are
    • Executive Board
    • History
    • Our Constitution
  • What We Do
    • Recent Shows & Photos
    • Show Blogs >
      • Fall Mainstage 2017
      • Spring Musical 2017
      • Fall Mainstage 2016
    • Board Meeting Minutes
  • See a Show
    • Theaters & Directions
  • Donations
  • Merchandise
  • Contact Us
  • Videos
  • Join Our Mailing List
  • More Hopkins Theatre
  • Legally Blonde Photos
  • Freshman One Acts 2016
  • Spring Awakening Photos
  • Freshman One Acts 2017