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​Music for the Spring 2021 program, "The Great American Choral Songbook,"
​will be posted shortly!


You will find various resources on this site and on this page to assist with our online rehearsals, including PDFs of scores and links to audio/video of various works.

PDFs are downloadable, and can be printed as you prefer.

Let's keep our joy alive---sing every day!

Marina

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Greetings! Arcadian Chorale had a very productive Fall 2020 season!
​

Our LIVE streamed 2020 Holiday Concert 

"Songs of Comfort & Joy!"
 on
Sun., Dec. 20 at 7:30 PM


​was a great success!!!

Congrats to all who participated,
and thanks to all who tuned in to this very special LIVE event.


The link for viewing the concert recording on YouTube is now available on the HOME page of the Chorale's website.

Arcadian Tuesdays!

REHEARSALS for the Spring 2021 season will begin on Tuesday, Jan. 26.

Initial rehearsals will beheld via ZOOM exclusively,
and run from 7:30 to 9:00 PM.


​Rehearsal info for each week will be posted here,
​and on the HOME page of the Chorale's website.

REPERTORY for SPRING 2021
Here is a list of all the pieces we were working on last year,
and will try to revive for Spring 2021

Modern Music - William Billings
To Be Sung Upon the Water, Op. 42/2  - Samuel Barber
Euroclydon  - William Billings
From Frostiana: The Road Not Taken - Randall Thompson
Shenandoah - arr. Steven Porter
This Land Is Your Land - arr. Robert DeCormier
From The Tender Land: The Promise of Living - Aaron Copland
The Circus Band - Charles Ives
Animal Crackers  - Vol. 1
         
1) The Panther  2) The Cow  3) The Firefly - Eric Whitacre
Stars Above and Earth Below - Rob Swenson
Animal Crackers  - Vol. 2
         1) 
The Canary  2) The Eel  3) The Kangaroo - Eric Whitacre
Finally on My Way to Yes - Elizabeth Alexander
From Three Nocturnes:
        Lightly Stepped a Yellow Star - Dan Forrest
From Porgy & Bess:
        Summertime - George Gershwin, arr. Mark Hayes
Over the Rainbow - Harold Arlen, arr. Molly Ijames
Best of All Possible Worlds - Leonard Bernstein,arr. Robert Page
Make Me a Song - James Mulholland

SCORES and AUDIO LINKS
All available score PDFs and audio/video links for the pieces listed above
can now be found at Arcadian Chorale's

Chorus Connection site.

After logging in, click on MUSIC, and then Spring 2021.

Clicking on each individual piece will display the FILES and LINKS available there.

For some of these pieces, below you will find
​scrolling scores I created when editing them.
NOTE: Once score starts to play, you can ENLARGE it to FULL SCREEN by clicking on the arrow at the bottom left corner. To return to your normal screen, hit the ESCAPE (ECS) key on your computer keyboard.

Euroclydon - William Billings

The Road Not Taken - Randall Thompson

Summertime - George Gershwin, arr. Mark Hayes

For more info, please visit the web sites of Ms. Alexander's ensembles