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"American Spirit"
- special performance by
​The Arcadian Chorale commemorating Sept. 11


  • 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
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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.

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.

The Star - Spangled Banner - John Stafford Smith (Edited by MA)
star-spangled_banner-a_flat-verse_1_only-ma.pdf
File Size: 52 kb
File Type: pdf
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SATB
SOP. + ALTO
TENOR + BASS

Modern Music - William Billings
billings-modern_music-ma_edit___reduction.pdf
File Size: 156 kb
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LIVE PERFORMANCE by Quire Cleveland under Artistic Director Ross W. Duffin
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
File Size: 393 kb
File Type: pdf
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Performance by the Boise State University Meistersingers, Dr. Phil Theodorou, director
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
File Size: 690 kb
File Type: pdf
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LIVE PERFORMANCE by the Atlanta Master Chorale
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.
SATB
SOPRANO + PIANO
ALTO + PIANO
TENOR + PIANO
BASS + PIANO

Shenandoah - arranged by Steven Porter
porter_arr-shenandoah-ma_edit.pdf
File Size: 88 kb
File Type: pdf
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The Circus Band - Charles Ives
Here is the ORIGINAL score.
Here is my EDIT of pages 7 - 10, to make seeing your part easier
ives-circus_band-marked.pdf
File Size: 891 kb
File Type: pdf
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ives-circus_band-p_7_to_10_-_ma_edit.pdf
File Size: 90 kb
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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
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

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.
ward-america_the_beautiful-ma_edit.pdf
File Size: 92 kb
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Light Beyond Shadow - Dan Forrest
forrest_-_light_beyond_shadow_-_unmarked.pdf
File Size: 1060 kb
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Beckenhorst Singers and Orchestra; Dan Forrest, piano; Craig Courtney, conductor.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6itwo51SCc

One Hand, One Heart - Leonard Bernstein (arr. William Sickles)
bernstein-one_hand_one_heart-ma_edit.pdf
File Size: 110 kb
File Type: pdf
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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.

This Land Is Your Land - arr. Robert DeCormier
decormier_arr-this_land_is_your_land-satb.pdf
File Size: 258 kb
File Type: pdf
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LIVE PERFORMANCE by the Cantilon Youth Choirs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Axx43f-Fc


Over the Rainbow - Harold Arlen, arr. Molly Ijames
arlen_arr_ijames-over_the_rainbow-marked.pdf
File Size: 651 kb
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Video with scrolling score
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEzZHjD1n7c


God Bless America - arr. Roy Ringwald
ringwald_arr-god_bless_america-marked.pdf
File Size: 541 kb
File Type: pdf
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LIVE PERFORMANCE, with Piano - Stillman College Tour Choir
Very nice performance, with a few vocal improvs added
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvAcpGOpHL8

LIVE PERFORMANCE, with orchestra
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BAUypkQli4

SOPRANO (though sung by a Tenor!!) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWJkBb1dOpM
ALTO (again, sung by a Tenor) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTWVobdfhow
TENOR -  www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6TKvqmLdo8
BASS 1 + 2 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks2Fpvu0mWc

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