>But if you're not doing a fully-staged presentation, I think it's >imperative that you stick to oratorio "convention", i.e., no hand gestures >or major facial expressions, and holding the score.
I don't know who said this, but I couldn't disagree more about the facial expressions! I think everything we sing must be conveyed with voice and face at full tilt. Gestures may not be needed when one is holding a score, but in my book facial expression is always needed!
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