That's what is in my head as I do the above slides. The first is voice blending, which determines who stands next to who. The difference in intonation and quality of sound is remarkable. I repeat this procedure, section by section, through the entire chorus until the desired ensemble blend is achieved. This allows each section to hear how their part relates harmonically with the others.
Perception is a question of perspective.
Lastly, since our chorus is asked to perform in wide variety of musical venues, I try to incorporate different approaches to sound production,i.e. open voice,sometimes with vibrato for sacred and secular classical music, or softer,airy sound with no vibrato for jazzy and pop music. Please respond and tell me if you think any of this works or if it's all rather infantile. Thos piece has beautiful rhythms and harmonies that flow and exhibit wonderful music. Its a hard driving TTB piece with interesting solo lines for each part and includes a short solo for either a baritone, bass or a few voices. The range can easily be handled and the chording is straightforward but interesting with a wonderful grand finale.