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RCS Notes

Greetings! Welcome to RCS' virtual Spring 2021 season!

You will find various resources on this site and on this page to assist us in 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

BUILD YOUR MUSICAL SKILLS: Visit the Resources page here on my website.


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"Raise Your RCS Voice!" - Mon., April 5 at 7:00 PM

Announcements & News

Continued intro and exploration of the Spring 2021 repertory


REHEARSAL

Vocal warm-ups

Also see this page: Vocal Warm-Ups


Our Spring 2021 program celebrates love,
with works from the Victorian era through the modern day.


You Stole My Love - Walter Cecil Macfarren
Live performance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3gQJ9VQ4Lo
macfarren-you_stole_my_love-ma_arr.pdf
File Size: 140 kb
File Type: pdf
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Ah, Love But a Day!, Op. 44. No. 2 - Amy Beach, arr. Hugo Norden

This is originally a song for solo voice.
Here is a recording sung beautifully by Deborah Voight.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDRCRNCwyJo
and another fine performance by Kate Royal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6JDAL_pRRI
beach-ah_love_but_a_day-satb-marked.pdf
File Size: 1098 kb
File Type: pdf
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The Kiss -  David Childs
Score and live performance: sbmp.com/STM.php?CatalogNumber=1116

childs-the_kiss.pdf
File Size: 446 kb
File Type: pdf
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Der Gang zum Leibchen, Op. 31, No. 3 - Johannes Brahms​

​Live performance:
 www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgAwBXFJj2E
​

Recording (Westminster Choir College): 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwHORI84bEk
brahms-op._31_no_3-de_gang_zum_leibchen-marked.pdf
File Size: 217 kb
File Type: pdf
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Es glanzt der Mond nieder,
Ich sollte doch wieder zu meinem Liebchen,
Wie mag es ihr gehn?
Ach weh, sie verzaget
und klaget, und klaget,
dass sie mich nimmer im Leben wird sehn!
​
Es ging der Mond unter,
Ich eilte doch munter,
und eilte daß keiner mein Liebchen enfuhrt.
Ihr Taubchen, o girret,
Ihr Luüftchen, o schwirret,
dass keiner mein Liebchen, mein Liebchen enfuhrt!
The moon shines down,
so I should set out again to my love,
How is she, I wonder?
Alas, she’s despairing
and lamenting, lamenting
she’ll never see me again in her life!

The moon went down,
but I hurried off happily,
hurried so that no one should steal my love.
Keep cooing, you doves,
Keep whispering, you breezes,
So that no one should steal my love!

 Sigh No More, Ladies - Emma Lou Diemer
​

Excellent recording! - www.youtube.com/watch?v=wilbpbSTsFc
​
diemer-sigh_no_more_ladies-ma_edit.pdf
File Size: 124 kb
File Type: pdf
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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.


​Fair and True - James Mulholland
​

So sensitively sung, with beautiful choreography: 
​www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeJDpjq3MQA

mulholland-fair_and_true.pdf
File Size: 205 kb
File Type: pdf
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I Am Not Yours - David Childs

Score and live performance: sbmp.com/STM.php?CatalogNumber=1231
childs-i_am_not_yours.pdf
File Size: 419 kb
File Type: pdf
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When I Think of You - Laura Farnell

Score and live performance: sbmp.com/STM.php?CatalogNumber=904



farnell-when_i_think_of_you-marked.pdf
File Size: 582 kb
File Type: pdf
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Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - Carole King & Gerry Goffin, arr. M. Brymer
​

​Scrolling score: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvmz-6P8Hd4


brymer_arr-will_you_still_love_me_tomorrow-marked.pdf
File Size: 1808 kb
File Type: pdf
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Dedicated to the One I Love - arr. Audrey Snyder

With scrolling score: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vcye8kvuh0
snyder_arr-dedicated_to_the_one_i_love-marked.pdf
File Size: 1919 kb
File Type: pdf
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For more info, please visit the web sites of Ms. Alexander's ensembles