Remind me to ask you about going from soloist to scola sometime. I'm okay with the Symphony Chorus, but then all those voices are big. It's the little groups where blending in is not easy.
So true, I find that if I try to sound very young it works better...I aim for 5, it keeps the voice very light and easy. : ) Our schola is all male though I sometimes sing a chant or two during rehearsal in their octave. This Sunday's Introit goes a little too low in a couple of places but very beautiful.