CONGRATULATIONS to the CANTARE CHOIR on your excellent performance at Westminster Canterbury on January 10th! Special recognition and thanks to the soloists: Shaandro, Jack, Clara, Owen, Josh, Nina, Dorcas, Madeline R., and Nyla, and to Mrs. Crystal for playing the Bach orchestral transcription! We received many accolades from our appreciative audience.
Home practice preparation for Winfree Baptist Church Jan. 31 performance
ALL GRCC CHOIRS
Program - 60 min. of music - updated January 11, 2016
Me Nyame Ye Traditional Ghanaian Praise Song
All Choirs sing in procession
Parade - A Spoken Fugue 1 min Lawrence Eisman
Treble & Cavalieri Choirs
Let Us All Sing 1 min Dr. Seuss
Shalom Alechem 2 min Goldfarb/Kalendar
Ven Dura 1-2 min Sri Lankan Folk Song
Treble Choir 5 min
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands 2:30 min Spiritual, arr. Hezekiah Brinson, Jr.
Treble & Concert Choirs 2:30
Mattaponi Song of Gratitude 3 min Sharon Sun Eagle
May God Have Mercy Upon Us 2 min Tallis' Canon, arr. Crystal Jonkman
We're Walking in the Air (Theme from The Snowman) 4 min Howard Blake
Concert Choir 9 min
Evening Prayer (from Hansel & Gretel) 3 min Engelbert Humperdinck
Semi-chorus: Dorcas Afolayan, Nina Bartlett, Nyla Harris,
Kennedy Johnson, Jack Rigdon, Madeline Rigdon
Concert & Pro Arte Choirs 3 min
Wade in the Water 1:40 Traditional Spiritual
Song of the Stars 4:15 Imant Raminsh
Ich will den Herrn 3 min? Georg Philipp Telemann
Pro Arte Choir 9 min
Where're You Walk 4 min George Frideric Handel
Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern 3 min Michael Praetorius
Lord Don't Move the Mountain 3:40 min Spiritual, arr. Hope Armstrong Erb
Cavalieri Choir 11 min
Non nobis Domine 1 min William Byrd
Prayer of Desmond Tutu 2:20 James Whitbourn
Living in a Holy City 3:15 Stephen Hatfield
Cantare Choir 7 min
Cantata BWV 80 Ein fest Burg ist unser Gott 8 min. Johann Sebastian Bach
1. Anhang: BWV 80b (Chorale setting of first movement)
5. Choral
8. Choral
All GRCC Choirs 10 min
Cavalieri Choir - Be prepared for January 18th rehearsal
Memorize: Spoken Fugue, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern in German and English
Review Where're You Walk and Lord Don't Move the Mountain
Pro Arte Choir - Be prepared for January 18th rehearsal
Memorize: Ich will den Herrn
Review: Song of the Stars dynamics
Wade in the Water - mezzos secure pitch and steady rhythm in "opening oohs" - All steady beat!
Evening Prayer - All secure intonation on the second page! Semi-chorus sing first time through.
Cantare Choir - Be prepared for January 18th rehearsal
Memorize Bach Cantata # 80 - 1, 5, 8. Secure parts in 8 and 1, rhythm in 5, and words in all
Memorize "Non nobis domine" up a step in E Major.
Review: Living in a Holy City - Continue to review for accuracy, especially p. 7-8
Prayer of Desmond Tutu - Mezzos singing alto line: Secure notes measures 10-19!
Me Nyame Ye - Sopranos and altos, secure pitches measures 5-6
Concert Choir - Be prepared for January 18th rehearsal
Memorize Bach Cantata No. 80 - All learn soprano line for all 3 movements in German
Memorize We're Walking in the Air
Soprano: Colin, Sophie, Cameron, Faith, Noelle, Lillian, Kari
Altos (top notes when divided): Austyn, Lea, Nina, Kamirra, Xander
Altos (bottom notes when divided): Brock, Lauren, Kaylan, Wesley
Continue to solidify your part and have memorized these four pieces:
May God Be Merciful to Us - Know your part to the end. All sing 1st verse in unison.
Verses 2 & 3 these choristers sing Voice part 1: Faith, Kamirra, Nina, Noelle, Austyn
Verses 2 & 3 these choristers sing Voice part 2: Lauren, Wesley, Sophie, Lily, Léa, Kari
Verses 2 & 3 these choristers sing Voice part 3: Brock, Kaylan, Cameron, Colin, Xander
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands, Evening Prayer,
Mattaponi Song of Gratitude - Learn first five unison lines only in solfege and with text
Treble Choir - Be prepared for Jan. 19th rehearsal
Memorize Bach Cantata No. 80 - All learn soprano line for all 3 movements in German
Memorize Parade - Part 1: Nevaeh, Mia, Maria, Part 2:, Kylie, Tani, Matthew, Part 3: Marlena, Alina, Esme
Ven Dura - in unison, memorize words
Review: Shalom Aléchem. He's Got the Whole World, Let Us All Sing! - Secure memory
Me Nyame Ye Soprano: Kylie, Marlena, Mia, Maria, Nevaeh; Alto: Tani, Matthew, Alina, Esme
