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"American Spirit"
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- Site: Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, NJ 07726
- Repertory: Some selections from the Chorale's Spring 2021 program, "The Great American Choral Songbook," plus a few patriotic songs. See below for more info.
- Performance Date/Time: Sunday, Sept. 11 at 3:00 PM
- 2 Rehearsals at the Library - Tues., Aug. 23 and Aug. 30 from 6:45 to 8:30 PM,
plus some review at our first rehearsal in Matawan on Sept. 6.
PROGRAM ORDER
| preliminary_program_order-sep_11_2022-american_spirit-revised.pdf |
Repertory for this program will be a combination of selected works from
Arcadian Chorale's Spring 2021 program, "The Great American Choral Songbook,"
plus patriotic selections.
Note that there are 12 musical selections, plus various interpolated TEXTS by U.S. presidents about music.
If you would like to read a text, please email me directly.
The Program Order has been slightly REVISED:
instead of Stars Above and Earth Below (Rob Swenson),
we will sing Light Beyond Shadow (Dan Forrest) from our Fall 2021 program.
Score and audio link are provided below.
The Order is still labeled "Preliminary" to give us some leeway to make changes if necessary,
depending on how our preparatory rehearsals in August go.
Arcadian Chorale's Spring 2021 program, "The Great American Choral Songbook,"
plus patriotic selections.
Note that there are 12 musical selections, plus various interpolated TEXTS by U.S. presidents about music.
If you would like to read a text, please email me directly.
The Program Order has been slightly REVISED:
instead of Stars Above and Earth Below (Rob Swenson),
we will sing Light Beyond Shadow (Dan Forrest) from our Fall 2021 program.
Score and audio link are provided below.
The Order is still labeled "Preliminary" to give us some leeway to make changes if necessary,
depending on how our preparatory rehearsals in August go.
SCORES + AUDIO/VIDEO
ALL PDFs are downloadable.
Please PRNT OUT the scores you need (double-sided, if possible.)
Many of the pieces below have a video with the score + midi audio.
NOTE: Once a video 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.
Please PRNT OUT the scores you need (double-sided, if possible.)
Many of the pieces below have a video with the score + midi audio.
NOTE: Once a video 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.
The Star - Spangled Banner - John Stafford Smith (Edited by MA)
| star-spangled_banner-a_flat-verse_1_only-ma.pdf |
SATB
SOP. + ALTO
TENOR + BASS
Modern Music - William Billings
| billings-modern_music-ma_edit___reduction.pdf |
LIVE PERFORMANCE by Quire Cleveland under Artistic Director Ross W. Duffin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XArd4MD--_U
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XArd4MD--_U
SATB
SOP. + ALTO
TENOR + BASS
The Road Not Taken - Randall Thompson
| thompson-frostiana-the_road_not_taken-unmarked.pdf |
Performance by the Boise State University Meistersingers, Dr. Phil Theodorou, director
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahjYPkA1QYc
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahjYPkA1QYc
SATB
SOPRANO + PIANO
ALTO + PIANO
TENOR + PIANO
BASS + PIANO
Animal Crackers, Vol. 1 - Eric Whitacre
| whitacre-animal_crackers_vol_i-marked.pdf |
LIVE PERFORMANCE by the Atlanta Master Chorale
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPQz_rz9c44
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPQz_rz9c44
The TUTORIALS below were obviously made by a teacher while at school (you can hear announcements in the background!) But they can be helpful.
SOPRANO TUTORIAL (all 3 movements) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XtPZme46GM
ALTO TUTORIAL (all 3 movements) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpTzznooLO0
TENOR TUTORIAL (all 3 movements) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3uXhcboxOQ
BASS 1 + 2 Tutortial (all 3 movements) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkqIyZUqNxM
MOVEMENT #2 - THE COW
"The Cow" is challenging because of the extreme registers used, plus lugubrious harmonic shifts.
The videos below should assist you to practice your part.
The videos below should assist you to practice your part.
SATB
SOPRANO + PIANO
ALTO + PIANO
TENOR + PIANO
BASS + PIANO
Shenandoah - arranged by Steven Porter
| porter_arr-shenandoah-ma_edit.pdf |
The Circus Band - Charles Ives
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Here is the ORIGINAL score.
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Here is my EDIT of pages 7 - 10, to make seeing your part easier
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LIVE PERFORMANCE - CSULB Symphonic Band and University Singers
NOTE: there should NOT be a break before the repeat of "Horses prancing...."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSGrrfblSTI
NOTE: there should NOT be a break before the repeat of "Horses prancing...."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSGrrfblSTI
LIVE PERFORMANCE - UCLA University Chorus (with choreography!)
NOTE: Tempo in "Where is the lady all in pink" section is TOO SLOW.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aZmLilBGpw
NOTE: Tempo in "Where is the lady all in pink" section is TOO SLOW.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aZmLilBGpw
America, the Beautiful - Samuel A. Ward
This is the standard setting as created originally. I have created a "performance edition"
which modulates up from C Major to D flat Major for the final verse.
which modulates up from C Major to D flat Major for the final verse.
| ward-america_the_beautiful-ma_edit.pdf |
Light Beyond Shadow - Dan Forrest
| forrest_-_light_beyond_shadow_-_unmarked.pdf |
Beckenhorst Singers and Orchestra; Dan Forrest, piano; Craig Courtney, conductor.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6itwo51SCc
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6itwo51SCc
One Hand, One Heart - Leonard Bernstein (arr. William Sickles)
| bernstein-one_hand_one_heart-ma_edit.pdf |
The score I created for this piece writes out the repeat, so that the changes in dynamics and ritards
for the second pass are clear.
for the second pass are clear.
This Land Is Your Land - arr. Robert DeCormier
| decormier_arr-this_land_is_your_land-satb.pdf |
Over the Rainbow - Harold Arlen, arr. Molly Ijames
| arlen_arr_ijames-over_the_rainbow-marked.pdf |
God Bless America - arr. Roy Ringwald
| ringwald_arr-god_bless_america-marked.pdf |
LIVE PERFORMANCE, with Piano - Stillman College Tour Choir
Very nice performance, with a few vocal improvs added
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvAcpGOpHL8
Very nice performance, with a few vocal improvs added
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvAcpGOpHL8
SOPRANO (though sung by a Tenor!!) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWJkBb1dOpM
ALTO (again, sung by a Tenor) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTWVobdfhow
BASS 1 + 2 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks2Fpvu0mWc