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Greetings!
For each concert season, you will find various resources on this site and on this page to assist with our rehearsals, including links to PDFs of scores and audio/video of various works. Yet, most scores and links should now be accessed via the Chorale's Chorus Connection site.
PDFs (if available) are downloadable, and can be printed as you prefer.
Let's keep our joy alive---sing every day!
Marina
For each concert season, you will find various resources on this site and on this page to assist with our rehearsals, including links to PDFs of scores and audio/video of various works. Yet, most scores and links should now be accessed via the Chorale's Chorus Connection site.
PDFs (if available) are downloadable, and can be printed as you prefer.
Let's keep our joy alive---sing every day!
Marina
Welcome as Richmond Choral Society rehearses
for our
Spring 2025 Program,
"GLOBAL VOICES!"
for our
Spring 2025 Program,
"GLOBAL VOICES!"
REPERTORY and RESOURCES for SPRING 2025
All available score PDFs and audio/video links for the pieces listed below
are now available at Arcadian Chorale's
Chorus Connection site.
After logging in, click on MUSIC, and then Spring 2025.
Clicking on each individual piece will display the FILES and LINKS available there.
are now available at Arcadian Chorale's
Chorus Connection site.
After logging in, click on MUSIC, and then Spring 2025.
Clicking on each individual piece will display the FILES and LINKS available there.
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PROGRAM ORDER
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AUDIO/VIDEO LINKS
REHEARSAL TRACKS -- please NOTE that you can make any score video below go into FULL SCREEN mode
by clicking on the diagonal arrow in the lower right corner of the video.
To return to your normal screen, just hit the ESC key on your keyboard.
NOTE that the tempo is sometimes SLOWER than indicated in the score, to make it easier for practicing.
by clicking on the diagonal arrow in the lower right corner of the video.
To return to your normal screen, just hit the ESC key on your keyboard.
NOTE that the tempo is sometimes SLOWER than indicated in the score, to make it easier for practicing.
Mouth Music - Dolores Keane & John Faulkner
Angel City Chorus (the group enters their performance hall during a sustained drone and drum beat,
and then starts singing this piece at the 1:30 mark.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtsDIcCSIdM
New World Singers -- Jeanne Wohlgamuth, Conductor
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWvF_ZAffeU
Chamber Singers of Northeast Iowa
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhyV5GIVQ6M
Spectrum Choral Academy Youth Chorus - 5th Annual Spring Concert
With choreography!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT_lK14Zr0E
Angel City Chorus (the group enters their performance hall during a sustained drone and drum beat,
and then starts singing this piece at the 1:30 mark.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtsDIcCSIdM
New World Singers -- Jeanne Wohlgamuth, Conductor
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWvF_ZAffeU
Chamber Singers of Northeast Iowa
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhyV5GIVQ6M
Spectrum Choral Academy Youth Chorus - 5th Annual Spring Concert
With choreography!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT_lK14Zr0E
Songs of Peace - Jeremiah Klarman
"1. Hineih Ma Tov"
TRANSPOSED VERSION: D minor
I have created a NEW SCORE for this piece, now in D minor,
and scored for SOP --- ALTO ----- T + B
You will find the score on Chorus Connection, titled
"Klarman-Songs of Peace-Hineih Ma Tov-MA edit 2-D minor.pdf"
Here are the corresponding AUDIO tracks.
TRANSPOSED VERSION: D minor
I have created a NEW SCORE for this piece, now in D minor,
and scored for SOP --- ALTO ----- T + B
You will find the score on Chorus Connection, titled
"Klarman-Songs of Peace-Hineih Ma Tov-MA edit 2-D minor.pdf"
Here are the corresponding AUDIO tracks.
SATB + PIANO
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SATB + PIANO
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SOPRANO + Piano
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ALTO + Piano
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TENOR/BASS + Piano
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2. Oseh Shalom --- audio now available!
Also, there is a new score for Oseh Shalom that I created showing when and
to what degree the accelerandos will occur. It is paginated like the original,
i.e. it starts with p. 10, so that it corresponds to your original score.
You can download it at Chorus Connection.
Here are the rehearsal tracks
Also, there is a new score for Oseh Shalom that I created showing when and
to what degree the accelerandos will occur. It is paginated like the original,
i.e. it starts with p. 10, so that it corresponds to your original score.
You can download it at Chorus Connection.
Here are the rehearsal tracks
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SATB + PIANO
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SOPRANO + Piano
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ALTO + Piano
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TENOR + Piano
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BASS + Piano
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Dhire - Dhire - Reena Esmail
Video with scrolling score
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKKOYzsbjeQ
Dhire-dhire sets a 'dohe' (couplet) by the fifteenth-century Indian mystic poet Kabir on the topic of patience. Esmail explores the soundworld of the Hindustani classical tradition, with characteristic vocal ornamentation in the solo lines, and the score includes both devanagari script and a transliteration,
for ease of reading. Performance notes and a pronunciation guide are included in the octavo.
Video with scrolling score
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKKOYzsbjeQ
Dhire-dhire sets a 'dohe' (couplet) by the fifteenth-century Indian mystic poet Kabir on the topic of patience. Esmail explores the soundworld of the Hindustani classical tradition, with characteristic vocal ornamentation in the solo lines, and the score includes both devanagari script and a transliteration,
for ease of reading. Performance notes and a pronunciation guide are included in the octavo.
The composer has made a video where she shares the significance of the text
and offers a pronunciation guide.
fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/booksites/uk/booksites/content/9780193570535/Dhire-dhire_pronunciation-guide.mp4
and offers a pronunciation guide.
fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/booksites/uk/booksites/content/9780193570535/Dhire-dhire_pronunciation-guide.mp4
Here is another video where the composer discusses the vocal technique characteristic of Hindustani music.
fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/booksites/uk/booksites/content/9780193570535/Dhire-dhire_vocal-technique.mp4
fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/booksites/uk/booksites/content/9780193570535/Dhire-dhire_vocal-technique.mp4
Yerakina - arr. Marina Alexander
REHEARSAL TRACKS
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SATB + PIANO
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SOPRANO + Piano
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ALTO + Piano
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TENOR + Piano
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BASS + Piano
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Arirang - arr. Hyo-Won Woo
Dolce Canto and Ansan City Choir - Dr. Park Shin-Hwa, conductor
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg-Y-yUGfZQ
Lovely live performance Suwon City Choir - Min In Ki, cond.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiJSoQ1GLos
Arirang - A full analysis of the piece:
the text, historical background, and the structure of this arrangement
by Elizabeth Pauly
www.doctorlizmusic.com/mctcchoirs/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Arirang-analysis.pdf
Arirang - Pronunciation of Text
Text spoken by AhRam Lee
Dolce Canto and Ansan City Choir - Dr. Park Shin-Hwa, conductor
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg-Y-yUGfZQ
Lovely live performance Suwon City Choir - Min In Ki, cond.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiJSoQ1GLos
Arirang - A full analysis of the piece:
the text, historical background, and the structure of this arrangement
by Elizabeth Pauly
www.doctorlizmusic.com/mctcchoirs/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Arirang-analysis.pdf
Arirang - Pronunciation of Text
Text spoken by AhRam Lee
T'Asteri tou Voria (The North Star) - arr. George Tsontakis
Here is a rendition of this song by two unaccompanied voices,
which will help you with pronunciation of the Greek text
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3FAYBypVdY
Here is a rendition of this song by two unaccompanied voices,
which will help you with pronunciation of the Greek text
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3FAYBypVdY
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SATB + PIANO
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Un Poquito Cantas - arr. Dave & Jean Perry
Video with scrolling score
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNX162SjQnE
Video with scrolling score
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNX162SjQnE
The Wide Dnieper - arr. Marina Alexander
This beautiful Ukrainian folk song is often considered a second national anthem.
This beautiful Ukrainian folk song is often considered a second national anthem.
NOTE: Once score below 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.
To return to your normal screen, hit the ESCAPE (ECS) key on your computer keyboard.
El Mar - Andrea Ramsay
Live performance - Shadow Creek HS - Poseidon Chorale
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot9urFLM7SE
Live performance - St. Mary's International Show Choir
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ksYrUWmiVg
Live performance - Shadow Creek HS - Poseidon Chorale
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot9urFLM7SE
Live performance - St. Mary's International Show Choir
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ksYrUWmiVg
Malaika - Fadhilli William Mdawida/arr. Russell Robinson
Audio only - NOTE: "Play" button is at bottom left of screen
www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&productID=11198327&type=audio
Audio only - NOTE: "Play" button is at bottom left of screen
www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&productID=11198327&type=audio
Ederlezi - arr. Sam Burns
Live performance - Gurt Lush Choir with St Mary Redcliffe All-Star Orchestra & Youth Choir
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtM-C5n_YcQ&list=PLyCbOs7sB3AoCTHjuZgfkF57zIdu-H92O
Live performance - Gurt Lush Choir with St Mary Redcliffe All-Star Orchestra & Youth Choir
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtM-C5n_YcQ&list=PLyCbOs7sB3AoCTHjuZgfkF57zIdu-H92O
Loch Lomand - arr. David Lantz III
Audio only - NOTE: "Play" button is at bottom left of screen
www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&productID=10047648&type=audio
Live performance - Walsh University Chorale
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6t_1FCVB_Y
Live performance - Mukwonago Area Community Choir
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHnrc4J2SeM
Audio only - NOTE: "Play" button is at bottom left of screen
www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&productID=10047648&type=audio
Live performance - Walsh University Chorale
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6t_1FCVB_Y
Live performance - Mukwonago Area Community Choir
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHnrc4J2SeM
Boat on Tai Lake - arr. Reed Criddle
Audio only, with scrolling score - NOTE: "Play" button is at bottom left of screen
sbmp.com/STM.php?CatalogNumber=1161
Audio only, with scrolling score - NOTE: "Play" button is at bottom left of screen
sbmp.com/STM.php?CatalogNumber=1161
O sole mio - Eduardo di Capua, arr. Stephen DeCesare
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SATB + PIANO
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SOPRANO + Piano
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ALTO + Piano
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TENOR + Piano
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BASS + Piano
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Che bella cosa na jurnata ’e sole,
n’aria serena doppo na tempesta! Pe’ ll’aria fresca pare già na festa... Che bella cosa na jurnata ’e sole. Refrain: Ma n’atu sole cchiù bello, oi ne’, ’o sole mio sta nfronte a te! ’o sole, ’o sole mio, sta 'nfronte a te, sta 'nfronte a te! Lùùucene ’e llastre d’’a fenesta toia; ’na lavannara canta e se ne vanta e pe’ tramente torce, spanne e canta, lùceno ’e llastre d’’a fenesta toia. |
What a beautiful thing is a sunny day!
The air is serene/calm after a storm! The air is so fresh that it already feels like a celebration. What a beautiful thing is a sunny day! Refrain: But another sun even more beautiful, my own sun shines from your face! The sun, my own sun, shines from your face, It shines from your face! The panes of your windows shine; a laundress sings and brags, and while she wrings, hangs the laundry, and sings, your windowpanes shine. |
Lanterns - Stephen Leek
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SA(T)B + PIANO
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Kia Hora Te Marino (May Peace Be Widespread) - Christopher Tin
Angel City Chorale - Sue Fink, Artistic Director
Live performance -- video has scrolling lyrics & translation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVIdiP_jjg0
Marionettes Chorale (adult + youth chorus) - Gretta Taylor, Conductor
Live performance
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvUC7r_KeOg
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Lucas Richman (conductor)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jnqXQuqxzg
Angel City Chorale - Sue Fink, Artistic Director
Live performance -- video has scrolling lyrics & translation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVIdiP_jjg0
Marionettes Chorale (adult + youth chorus) - Gretta Taylor, Conductor
Live performance
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvUC7r_KeOg
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Lucas Richman (conductor)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jnqXQuqxzg
Kia Hora Te Marino is a setting of a traditional Maori blessing. While the opening wordless chorus is evocative of the maritime imagery found in much Maori writing, the song also makes use of two traditional forms of oratory:
----the haka, a ritualistic choreographed group dance,
----and the whaikorero, a form of speechmaking used to unite the collective will of the people.
----the haka, a ritualistic choreographed group dance,
----and the whaikorero, a form of speechmaking used to unite the collective will of the people.
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Translation:
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May peace be widespread,
may the sea glisten like greenstone, and may the shimmer of light guide you. May peace be widespread, be widespread, now and forever more. Said of human life, the sun rises to the zenith, then declines. Pull out the centre, pull out the centre of the flax plant. Where will the bellbird sing? I ask myself What is the greatest thing in the world? My answer is (All) the people, the people, the people! From our first breath of life, Bind the entire flesh of our group and bring it into force like the axe. Gather, gather and go forward! |