For April rehearsals in preparation for April-June performances
Remember there are no rehearsals on April 10th and 11th due to public school break.
Thank you to the Treble Choir for your lovely singing at Westover Hills Methodist Church on March 26th. Your good diction, expressive musicianship and attentive participation in the service was much appreciated by all.
Repertoire for next Treble and Concert Choir Performance
Sat. April 29, 2:00 p.m. Lyrics, Laughter & Learning! Richmond Public Library Gellman Room Concert, 101 E. Franklin St. 23219 - Concert& Treble Choirs 46 min of music
Hey, Hello, Bonjour, Guten Tag 1 min. Jutta Gorschlüter
Let's Say Hello 4 min. L. Maierhofer
Sing in the Sunshine (with "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah") 2min Linda Steen Spevacek
Treble & Concert Choirs 7 min
Amazing Grace 2 min. arr. Francisco J. Núñez
Twenty-third Psalm - An Interpretation 1 min Frances Waterman
Simple Gifts 1 min. arr. Aaron Copland
Songs for Joanna, words by John o' the North Havelock Nelson
A Windy Story 1:30 min.
Little Betty Bland 1 min
Treble Choir 7 min
Kekeli Tso Kekeli Me 1:30 min. T. W. Kwami (1916-1987)
Siyahamba 4 min. South African Freedom Song
Peta, kupa jen, dwaj, tśi 1 min. Sorbian Folksong
The No Laugh Race 10 min Dr. Seuss, pno score Eugene Poddany
Treble & Concert Choirs 16 min
Et exultavit 2:30 Vivaldi
Sing you now, text Thomas Ravenscroft 2 min Bob Chilcott
Gavotte, from Solfege Suite #2 3 min Ken Berg
Cherokee Morning Song 2 min Traditional Cherokee
Mattaponi Song of Gratitude 2 min Sharon Sun Eagle
Concert Choir 11 min
America the Beautiful 2 min. Samuel Augustus Ward
Audience Sing-along 2 min.
I Hear America Singing 3 min. André J. Thomas.
Treble & Concert Choirs 3 min
Concert Choir in preparation for April 17 rehearsal and April 29 performance
Memorize Sing in the Sunshine, Sing You Now
Keep in memory: Gavotte, I Hear America Singing, No Laugh Race, Peta Kupa, Cherokee Morning Song, Mattaponi Song of Gratitude, Vivaldi Et exultavit, Siyahamba, Kekeli, Hello Songs
Learn for June 3rd concert: Singing of Birds - Chilcott, If I Had a Hammer
Treble Choir in preparation for April 18 rehearsal and April 29 performance
Memorize Sing in the Sunshine - Part 1 Nora, Olivia, Marquita; Part 2 Shanna, Maria, Keziah, Renna
Learn in solfege and with words: Simple Gifts (A-flat is "DO") & Little Betty Bland (F is "DO")
Learn Siyahamba in parts - Top: Shanna, Maria; Middle: Keziah, Renna, Nora; Bottom: Olivia, Marquita
Keep in memory: Hello Songs, Amazing Grace, I Hear America Singing, 23rd Psalm, A Windy Story, No Laugh Race, Peta Kupa, Kekeli, America the Beautiful
Repertoire for May 2nd and June 3 concerts will be taken from above.
Repertoire for Cantare Choir April and June Performances
Saturday April 22, 12:00 p.m., National Anthem - Atlee Little League 50th Anniversary Season Opening Ceremony, 8324 Whippoorwill Rd., Mechanicsville 23116 - Cantare
4 part National Anthem
Sun. June 25, 2017 - 2:00 p.m. Concert by invitation of the American Guild of Organists Mid-Atlantic Convention, Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, 800 S. Cathedral Place, RVA 23220 - Cantare Choir - 59 minutes of music
Kyrie eleison 4:30 min Owen Peck
Mi Chamocha 3:30 Allan Blank (1925-2013)
Magnificat 12 min. Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736)
Cantare Choir 20 min
Adam lay ybounden 2:30 Martha Jones Burford (b. 1964)
Wie will ich mich freuen 6 min. Johann Sebastian Bach
Let It Shine! 3 min. Traditional Spiritual, arr. Don Besig
Edelweiss 2 min Richard Rogers
Camino Caminante 3 min Stephen Hatfield
Pro Arte Choir 17 min
Beatus vir 1 min Orlandus Lassus
Lína Avatárá 4min Indic Carol, arr. Gil Robbins (1931-2011)
Zelenaj se, zelenaj 3 min Antonin Dvorák
A Tree Toad 1 min. Ruth Watson Henderson
Cavalieri Choir 9 min
Praise Ye the Lord, Ye Children 1:30min Christopher Tye (d. ? 1580)
More Love 1 min. Anonymous Shaker Tune, 1876
Kekeli Tso Kekeli Me 1:30 min. T. W. Kwami (1916-1987)
Mattaponi Song of Gratitude 2 min Sharon Sun Eagle
Precious Lord, Take My Hand, 3:30 text Joyce Merman Thomas Dorsey (1899-1993) arr. Ringwald
The Storm Is Passing Over 3:30 min. Charles Albert Tindley, arr. Barbara W. Baker
Cantare Choir 13 min
Music for June 3 concert will be the new music listed above, and should be memorized by May 8 rehearsal.
CANTARE CHOIR
Memorize Four- part National Anthem for April 17 rehearsal and April 22 performance.
Learn parts and memorize for June performances: Praise Ye the Lord Ye Children, More Love
Learn in the 3-part division: The Storm Is Passing Over. We are still looking for a couple of ad lib singers.
Keep in memory: Cherokee Morning Song, Mattaponi Song of Gratitude, Siyahamba, Preious Lord, Hello Songs, entire Pergolesi Magnificat, Mi Chamocha. Peck Kyrie, Kekeli
CAVALIERI CHOIR
New music to be memorized by May 8 rehearsal: Beatus vir - Lassus, A Tree Toad, Zelenaj se, zelenaj - Dvorak
Learn percussion parts for Camino Caminante to accompany Pro Arte singers (listen to GRCC perform Camino Caminante here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J-uqmezzKI)
Keep in memory: Lina Avatara
PRO ARTE CHOIR
New music to be memorized by May 8 rehearsal: Bach Wie will ich mich freuen, Edelweiss, Camino Caminante (listen to GRCC perform Camino Caminante here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J-uqmezzKI)
Keep in memory: Adam lay ybounden, Let It Shine
