Week of March 16, 2026
Please use what would have been rehearsal time to fully work on the following:
Finish fully memorizing:
The Water is Wide
Old Joe Clark
Mountain Lullaby
Coal Tattoo
Review work we did on new pieces (recordings below) and try to work ahead:
Stand Up
As time allows, work on places you know you need to review on the rest of our repertoire:
United We Dream
Country Roads
Compassion Walks
Can You Hear
Lift Every Voice
Week of October 16, 2017
Concert/Treble
Practice instructions – 20 minutes per day
Remember that every folder should have a practice instruction sheet. There are many ways to practice your music, even if you do not play the piano or have someone in your household that does. You could count the rhythms, practice and memorize the text, etc. If you do not have this instruction sheet, ask for one at the next rehearsal.
Concert:
For the Beauty of the Earth – Memorize – there will be memory tests next week. Practice counting the end of each phrase.
Song of Thanksgiving – Work out solfege to end - Kamirra, Molly and Nora should learn upper notes at the end all others stay on the lower notes. Memorize – there will be memory tests next week. Practice counting the end of each phrase.
Mattaponi Song of Gratitude - review
Thanksgiving Song (Purifoy)– Look for where the melody switches lines: m. 14, m. 18, at m. 30 learn top notes, m. 53 melody on bottom, m. 55 melody moves to top, m. 65 learn top notes, m. 73 move to bottom, m. 76 top notes to end.
Concert and Treble:
Heaven – memorize
How can I keep from singing – Kamirra, Molly and Nora should finish learning part two on pp. 6&7. When there are small notes, please learn those. Memorize.
Lady of Liberty – mm. 5-18, mm. 47-end (bottom part), mm. 70 – end (stems down notes on top part.) Memorize.
Hope for Resolution – study text for sections A&B – melody is the same as the beginning section.
Suggestion regarding memory work: Much of the various texts have already been memorized through repetition in rehearsal. It can be helpful for someone to read part of the text and have the chorister fill in missing words. Make it a game!
Practice instructions
Pro Arte/Cavalieri
Service Music for October 29 – review – sopranos continue practicing descants.
Five Choral Motets (also for October 29)– please have Out of the Depths (particularly, the end) and Grant Peace completely memorized – know exact rhythmic durations, particularly at end of phrases. Memorize breath markings. Be certain each of you know/memorize the exact counting/rhythm at the end of both of these pieces.
Cavalieri should carefully work on the tuning of your part on Aus tiefer Not chorale (also for October 29). Practice German pronunciation. Memorize. Please work to memorize the Verleih und Frieden chant.
Hope for Resolution – keep working on your part on Thula Sizwe from rehearsal C to the end.
Cavalieri please arrive at 6:00 if possible on the 23rd to work on Aus tiefer Not. Thanks!
Week of October 2, 2017
Remember that every folder should have a practice instruction sheet. There are many ways to practice your music, even if you do not play the piano or have someone in your household that does. If you do not have this instruction sheet, ask for one at the next rehearsal.
Concert:
For the Beauty of the Earth – continue practicing with solfege, then text. Memorize
Song of Thanksgiving – Work out solfege to end - Kamirra, Molly and Nora should learn upper notes at the end all others stay on the lower notes.
Mattaponi Song of Gratitude – memorize
Thanksgiving Song (Purifoy)– write in solfege for part one. Look for where the melody switches lines:m. 14, m. 18, at m. 30 learn top notes, m. 53 melody on bottom, m. 55 melody moves to top, m. 65 learn top notes, m. 73 move to bottom, m. 76 top notes to end.
Concert and Treble:
Heaven – memorize
How can I keep from singing – Keep practicing on solfege, then text. Kamirra, Molly and Nora should learn part two on pp. 6&7. When there are small notes, please learn those.
Lady of Liberty – mm. 5-18, mm. 47-end (bottom part), mm. 70 – end (stems down notes on top part.)
Hope for Resolution – memorize mm. 10-29
Pro Arte/Cavalieri
Service Music for October 29 – review – sopranos continue practicing descants. Everyone will practice this together on Monday.
Five Choral Motets (also for October 29)– please have Out of the Depths (particularly, the end) and Grant Peace completely memorized – know exact rhythmic durations, particularly at end of phrases. Memorize breath markings.
Finish memorizing God of Still Waiting.
Cavalieri should complete learning parts on Aus tiefer Not chorale (also for October 29). Practice German pronunciation. Memorize.
Hope for Resolution – keep working on your part on Thula Sizwe from rehearsal C to the end.
Week of September 25, 2017
Practice instructions
Remember that every folder should have a practice instruction sheet. There are many ways to practice your music, even if you do not play the piano or have someone in your household that does. If you do not have this instruction sheet, ask for one at the next rehearsal.
Concert:
For the Beauty of the Earth – work out solfege for entire piece.
Song of Thanksgiving – Work out solfege to end - Kamirra, Molly and Nora should learn upper notes at the end all others stay on the lower notes.
Thanksgiving Song -
Mattaponi Song of Gratitude – memorize
Song of Thanksgiving – write in solfege for part one. Look for where the melody switches lines:
m. 14, m. 18, at m. 30 learn top notes, m. 53 melody on bottom, m. 55 melody moves to top, m. 65 learn top notes, m. 73 move to bottom, m. 76 top notes to end.
Treble and Concert:
Heaven – memorize
How can I keep from singing – Solfege for the entire piece. Kamirra, Molly and Nora should learn part two on pp. 6&7. When there are small notes, please learn those.
Lady of Liberty – memorize
Hope for Resolution – begin memorizing text for mm. 10-29
Pro Arte/Cavalieri
Section changes: Sharita will be permanently in the soprano section. Matilda will be permanently in the alto/voice 2 section. Please learn new parts by Monday.
Service Music for October 29 – review – sopranos learn descants in solfege.
Five Choral Motets (also for October 29)– please have Out of the Depths and Grant Peace completely memorized – know exact rhythmic durations, particularly at end of phrases.
Hope for Resolution – learn parts in solfege for section C.
Finish memorizing God of Still Waiting.
Cavalieri should complete learning parts on Aus tiefer Not chorale (also for October 29). Practice pronunciation with the guide that was given to you two rehearsals ago.
Week of September 11, 2017
Welcome and welcome back everyone!
Practice instructions for Concert/Treble
Concert:
For the Beauty of the Earth – practice through measure 19 in solfege
Song of Thanksgiving – practice through m. 22 in solfege
Treble:
Heaven – memorize
Concert and Treble:
How can I keep from singing – practice solfege through bottom of p. 5
Lady of Liberty – memorize
Hope for Resolution – practice mm. 10-29 in solfege
Pro Arte/Cavalieri
Section changes: Sharita will be permanently in the soprano section. Matilde will be permanently in the alto/voice 2 section. Please learn new parts by Monday.
Service Music for October 29 – review – sopranos learn descants in solfege.
Five Choral Motets – please have Out of the Depths and Grant Peace memorized by Monday.
Freedom is Coming – please review and memorize the order in which the sections will be sung and the corresponding dynamics:
First Section – twice – first time sopranos, second time all - forte
Second Section – twice - forte
Third Section – twice - mp
Second Section – twice - p
First Section – twice - f
Last Section – twice – first time mf, second time crescendo ending with fermatas on final three chords.
Hope for Resolution – learn parts in solfege for section C.
Review and begin memorizing – The Storm is Passing Over and God of Still Waiting
Week of May 1, 2017
GRCC HOME PRACTICE INSTRUCTIONS - 2016-2017 SEASON
For May rehearsals in preparation for June performances
(Go to http://www.grcchoir.org/news for info on discounts for enrolling by May 15)
Thank you to the Concert & Treble Choirs for your terrific performances at the Library on April 29 and to the Treble Choir at Sitter & Barfoot on May 2! Singers and readers alike were well prepared and really made the music come alive to appreciative audiences in both places!
Repertoire for All Choirs for Spring Concert
Sat. June 3, 2017 4:00 p.m. GRCC 20th Anniversary Spring Concert, Grace & Holy Trinity Episcopal Church , 8 N. Laurel St. RVA 23220 - All GRCC Choirs56 minutes of music
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
Sing in the Sunshine (with "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah") 2min Linda Steen Spevacek
Treble & Concert Choirs 2 min
Et exultavit 2:30 Vivaldi
Two Singing Songs Bob Chilcott
Sing you now, text Thomas Ravenscroft 2 min
The singing of birds, from The Song of Solomon 2 min
Gavotte, from Solfege Suite #2 3 min Ken Berg
If I Had a Hammer 2:30 min Lee Hays/Pete Seeger, arr. Norman Leyden
Concert Choir 12 min
Wie will ich mich freuen 6min Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1759)
Edelweiss (Sound of Music) 2 min Richard Rogers (b. 1902-1979)
Camino Caminante 3 min Stephen Hatfield (b. 1902-1979)
Pro Arte Choir11 min
Beatus vir 1 min Orlandus Lassus
Zelenaj se, zelenaj 3 min Antonin Dvorák
A Tree Toad 1 min. Ruth Watson Henderson
Cavalieri Choir 5 min
More Love 1 min. Anonymous Shaker Tune, 1876
Praise Ye the Lord, Ye Children 1:30min Christopher Tye (d. ? 1580)
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 11 min
Cherokee Morning Song 2 min Traditional Cherokee
Mattaponi Song of Gratitude 2 min Sharon Sun Eagle
Concert and Cantare Choirs 4 min
Siyahamba 4 min. South African Freedom Song
All Choirs and Alumni 4 min
Concert Choir in preparation for May rehearsals leading up to June 3rd performance:
Memorize: Sing in the Sunshine, Sing You Now, Singing of Birds, If I Had a Hammer
Keep in memory: Gavotte, Cherokee Song, Mattaponi Song of Gratitude, Et exultavit, Siyahamba
Treble Choir in preparation for May rehearsals leading up to June 3rd performance
Solidify memory:
Sing in the Sunshine, Simple Gifts, A Windy Story, Little Betty Bland, Amazing Grace, 23rd Psalm
Learn and memorize Siyahamba in parts -
Top: Shanna, Maria; Middle: Keziah, Renna, Nora; Bottom: Olivia, Marquita
Repertoire for Cantare Choir AGO June 25 Performance
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
CANTARE CHOIR
Memorize by May 8 rehearsal: 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, Precious Lord (still looking for ad lib singer) Peck Kyrie, entire Pergolesi Magnificat, Mi Chamocha, 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
Keep in memory: Lina Avatara
PRO ARTE CHOIR
New music to be memorized by May 8 rehearsal: Bach Wie will ich mich freuen, Edelweiss
Memorize by May 15 rehearsal: Camino Caminante
Keep in memory: Adam lay ybounden, Let It Shine
Week of April 3, 2017
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
Week of March 20, 2017
For March and April rehearsals in preparation for March-June performances
Thank you to the Concert and Cantare Choirs for your beautiful singing at Old St. John's Church on March 19th. You brought together the West Point community and the Mattaponi Reservation with your soulful presentation of music from many cultures. Special kudos to our soloists Naomi, Samantha, Meaghan, Owen and Emmett!
MARCH 26 TREBLE CHOIR PERFORMANCE REPERTOIRE for Sunday 11:00 a.m. Worship Service, Westover Hills United Methodist Church, 1705 Westover Hills Blvd. Everything in bold sung from memory!
Prelude: Hello Songs, Kekeli Tso, Kekeli Me
Anthem: Amazing Grace, arr. Núñez
Offertory Anthem: I Hear America Singing - André Thomas
† Benediction: Twenty-Third Psalm - An Interpretation, Frances Waterman
Hymns: No. 432 Jesu, Jesu, No. 430 O Master Let Me Walk with Thee, No. 95 Doxology
TREBLE CHOIR - Rehearsal preparation leading up to March 26 church service
Finish memorizing all words in Twenty-Third Psalm - An Interpretation! Parents, please have your chorister sing this song to you from memory. This is always a good way to be sure the singer knows it. In Amazing Grace sing the notes and rhythms written in this edition. We are singing verses 1, 2, and 4 (omitting 3 and 5.) Carry over breathing in 4-measure phrases! In Amazing Grace also practice taking deep breaths before long phrases, and mete out your breath to get to the end.
Added TREBLE CHOIR Repertoire for April, May and June performances:
Gift to Be Simple, Siyahamba, Little Betty Bland, Sing in the Sunshine, America the Beautiful
Keep in memory: A Windy Story, I Hear America Singing, No Laugh Race, Peta Kupa, Hello Songs
CONCERT CHOIR Added Repertoire for April and June performances:
Two Singing Songs: Sing after Me, Singing of Birds - Chilcott, Sing in the Sunshine, If I Had a Hammer
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
CANTARE CHOIR Added Repertoire for April and June performances:
Four- part National Anthem
Praise Ye the Lord Ye Children
More Love
The Storm Is Passing Over
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 Added Repertoire for April and June performances:
Beatus vir - Lassus
A Tree Toad
Grow Green - Dvorak
Keep in memory: Lina Avatara
PRO ARTE CHOIR Added Repertoire for April and June performances:
Wie will ich mich freuen
Edelweiss
Camino Caminante
Keep in memory: Adam lay ybounden, Let It Shine
Week of February 27, 2017
Home practice for March rehearsals in preparation for March-June performances
Thank you to the Cantare Choir, instrumentalists, and all our GRCC and GHTC family who made the February 26th service at Grace & Holy Trinity such a beautiful and moving experience for so many people.
UPCOMING CONCERT CHOIR AND CANTARE CHOIR PERFORMANCE
Sun. March 19, 4:00 p.m. Old St. John's Church Concert Series, 103 St. John's Church Lane, West Point, VA 23181 - Cantare and Concert Choirs 50 minutes of music - Repertoire: (Revised March 2)
Hey Hello, Bonjour, Guten Tag 1 min. Jutta Gorschlüter
Let's Say Hello 4 min. L. Maierhofer
All Choirs 5 min. Martin, guitar - choir in front
All Praise to God Who Reigns Above 2 min Melchior Vulpius, arr. Ludwig Lenel
Hashivenu 2:30 min Israeli Folksong, arr. Doreen Rao
Et exultavit 2:30 Vivaldi
Concert Choir 7 min., Crystal organ - choir in organ loft
Lína Avatárá 4min Indic Carol, arr. Gil Robbins (1931-2011)
Cavalieri Choir 4 min, Crystal organ, choir in front, Hope finger cymbals
Adam lay ybounden 2:30 Martha Jones Burford (b. 1964)
Let It Shine! 3 min. Traditional Spiritual, arr. Don Besig
Pro Arte Choir 6 min, Crystal organ, choir in organ loft
Cherokee Morning Song 2 min Traditional Cherokee
Mattaponi Song of Gratitude 2 min Sharon Sun Eagle
All Choirs 4 min., choirs in front, Hope drum, various other percussion to choir members
America the Beautiful 2 min. Samuel Augustus Ward
Audience participate 2 min., Crystal organ
Intermission
Precious Lord, Take My Hand, 3:30 text Joyce Merman Thomas Dorsey (1899-1993) arr. Ringwald
Mi Chamocha 3:30 Naomi cantor Allan Blank (1925-2013)
Magnificat 6 min. Pergolesi
Et misericordia - Samantha, soprano & Meaghan, alto
Deposuit potentes
Suscepit Israel - Owen, tenor & Emmett, bass
O How Amiable 3:30 Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Cantare Choir 17 min, Crystal organ
Abide with Me 2:30 Eventide, William Henry Monk (1823-1889)
Descant, David Willcocks (1919-2015)
Audience participate 3 min. Crystal organ
Kekeli Tso Kekeli Me 1:30 min. T. W. Kwami (1916-1987)
Siyahamba 4 min. South African Freedom Song
Zulu: Siyahamb’ e-ku-kha-nye-ni kwen-kos.
English: We are marching in the light of God.
Spanish: Mar-cha-re-mos en la luz de Dios.
East Coast Algonquin: Ki kanti ke-shaw-tewh O-kee-se-men-to.
All Choirs, 6 min., Crystal djembe
Cantare Choir - Rehearsal preparation leading up to March 19 performance
Cantare: Memorize Cherokee Morning Song, Mattaponi Song of Gratitude.
Learn parts for Siyahamba and America the Beautiful.
Review Abide with Me in parts with soprano descant, Kekeli, Precious Lord, O How Amiable, Hello Songs, Magnificat II, III, IV with soloists Samantha, Meaghan, Owen, and Emmett, Mi Chamocha with Naomi soloist
Pro Arte: Review Adam lay ybounden, Let It Shine
Cavalieri: Review Lina Avatara
Added CANTARE Repertoire for April and June performances:
Four- part National Anthem (to be distributed March 6) a cappella, Hope direct
Praise Ye the Lord Ye Children (to be distributed March 6) a cappella, Hope direct
More Love (distributed Feb. 27) a cappella, Hope direct
The Storm Is Passing Over (to be distributed March 6) Pete piano, Hope direct
Added CAVALIERI Repertoire for April and June performances:
Beatus vir - Lassus - a cappella, Pete direct
A Tree Toad - Hope piano, Pete direct
Grow Green - Dvorak (to be distributed March 6) - Hope piano, Pete direct
Added PRO ARTE Repertoire for April and June performances:
Wie will ich mich freuen (distributed Feb. 26) Pete piano, Hope direct
Edelweiss, Pete piano, Hope direct
Camino Caminante (to be distributed March 6) Pete piano, Hope direct, other percussion TBD
Concert Choir Rehearsal preparation leading up to March 19 performance
Vivaldi Et exultavit - learn in solfege ("DO" is B-flat) and with text
Cherokee Morning Song - learn in solfege ("DO" is F)
Mattaponi Song of Gratitude - learn in solfege ("DO" is C)
Siyahamba, Abide with Me, America the Beautiful
Keep in your memory "All Praise to God," "Hashivenu," "Kekeli" and Hello Songs
Added CONCERT CHOIR Repertoire for April and June performances:
Two Singing Songs: Sing after Me, Singing of Birds - Chilcott
Sing in the Sunshine (to be distributed March 6)
If I Had a Hammer (on order - to be distributed when it arrives)
Keep in memory: Gavotte, I Hear America Singing, No Laugh Race, Peta Kupa
TREBLE CHOIR PERFORMANCE: Repertoire for Sun. 3/26, 11:00 a.m. Worship Service, Westover Hills United Methodist Church, 1705 Westover Hills Blvd. Everything in bold should be sung from memory.
Prelude: Hello Songs, Kekeli Tso, Kekeli Me
Anthem: Amazing Grace, arr. Núñez/Erb
Offertory Anthem: I Hear America Singing - André Thomas
† Benediction: Twenty-Third Psalm - An Interpretation, Frances Waterman
Hymns: No. 432 Jesu, Jesu, No. 430 O Master Let Me Walk with Thee, No. 95 Doxology (will distribute March 7)
Treble Choir - Rehearsal preparation leading up to March 26 church service
Practice 23rd Psalm in solfege and with words. F is "DO".
"Amazing Grace" We have made cuts to this arrangement: Sing in unison pages 4 through top of 6. At the end of measure 35 cut to measure 52 at the bottom of page 7 "When we've been there...." Stop at the bottom of page 8. 23rd Psalm and "Amazing Grace" to be learned for March performance.
Review I Hear America Singing, Hello Songs, and Kekeli. Sing from memory. Sing hymns from music.
Added TREBLE CHOIR Repertoire for April, May and June performances:
Gift to Be Simple
Siyahamba
Little Betty Bland
Sing in the Sunshine, America the Beautiful (to be distributed March 6)
Keep in memory: A Windy Story, I Hear America Singing, No Laugh Race, Peta Kupa, Hello Songs