Hello Adult Choir! Now that Christmas has come and gone, and we have performed a ver successful Christmas concert (thanks, again!), it is time to look forward to our spring concert. We have a very exciting and eclectic program lined up: works that span the Americas.
Here is a taste of what to expect this semester!
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Vivaldi a HUGE Success!!!
4 ensembles
100 performers
500 in the audience
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1 fantastic concert!
A huge thank you to all the performers, parents, and teachers that made last nights concert a smashing success! It is a special opportunity to have a concert that spans the generations; we had performers and listeners of all ages, 5-75!!! It was also wonderful to have such a full house of excited and attentive listeners!
Thank you to the MHC Adult Choir, and Girls' Choir; I appreciate your dedication and hard work, they have surely reaped reward. Thank you to the Junior Orchestra, your hard work certainly paid off - you sounded fantastic. And thank you to the Academy Orchestra; your professionalism and focus take our music making to the next level.
And finally, a huge thank you to all the faculty and staff who made this concert possible - I have very much enjoyed working collaboratively, and look forward to our next project, whatever that may be!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests." Luke 2:13-14
100 performers
500 in the audience
--------------------
1 fantastic concert!
A huge thank you to all the performers, parents, and teachers that made last nights concert a smashing success! It is a special opportunity to have a concert that spans the generations; we had performers and listeners of all ages, 5-75!!! It was also wonderful to have such a full house of excited and attentive listeners!
Thank you to the MHC Adult Choir, and Girls' Choir; I appreciate your dedication and hard work, they have surely reaped reward. Thank you to the Junior Orchestra, your hard work certainly paid off - you sounded fantastic. And thank you to the Academy Orchestra; your professionalism and focus take our music making to the next level.
And finally, a huge thank you to all the faculty and staff who made this concert possible - I have very much enjoyed working collaboratively, and look forward to our next project, whatever that may be!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests." Luke 2:13-14
Monday, November 2, 2009
Hello Academy Orchestra!
Hey Guys! Check out all the info below! Some great links, vidoes, and interesting tidbits on Vivaldi. I'm getting very excited for this concert and very excited to work with you! Cheers!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Vivaldi part help - voices
Here are some links to very helpful webistes that will help you learn your parts for Vivaldi's Gloria. Follow the links, then choose the appropriate voice part and take a listen!
http://s119247422.websitehome.co.uk/midimusic/Vivaldi/Gloria/gloria.html - midi files with emphasized voice parts
http://www.cyberbass.com/Major_Works/Vivaldi_A/vivaldi_gloria.htm - midi files with emphasized voice parts
http://www.sad60.k12.me.us/~lowell/NobleChorusPage/VivaldiProject.html - mp3 files with actual people singing emphasized voice parts. Very cool, but not the best model of how we want to sound. Nevertheless, this can still be a very helpful site.
To download tracks, right click each link and click 'save as'. You will then be able to make a CD or put them on your iPod.
If you have found other sites with similar options, please email the links and I will post them here.
http://s119247422.websitehome.co.uk/midimusic/Vivaldi/Gloria/gloria.html - midi files with emphasized voice parts
http://www.cyberbass.com/Major_Works/Vivaldi_A/vivaldi_gloria.htm - midi files with emphasized voice parts
http://www.sad60.k12.me.us/~lowell/NobleChorusPage/VivaldiProject.html - mp3 files with actual people singing emphasized voice parts. Very cool, but not the best model of how we want to sound. Nevertheless, this can still be a very helpful site.
To download tracks, right click each link and click 'save as'. You will then be able to make a CD or put them on your iPod.
If you have found other sites with similar options, please email the links and I will post them here.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
MHC Girls' Choir Retreat
What a fantastic weekend! The retreat allowed us to get a running start on 11 pieces!!! Thank you for all your dedication and hard work ladies!
And a huge thank you to all the parents who made the retreat possible!
Check out this picture - I couldn't quite get used to all the gunk left on my hands after our Saturday night spa!
And a huge thank you to all the parents who made the retreat possible!
Check out this picture - I couldn't quite get used to all the gunk left on my hands after our Saturday night spa!
Vivaldi and his ladies...
Check out the two videos below to get some insight as to who Vivaldi was and why he wrote the music that he did.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Welcome Back MHC Adult Choir!
Hello MHC Adult Choir!
I hope you had a wonderful summer and are now ready to get back to singing! As you most likely already know, we are going to tackle Antonio Vivaldi's Gloria (RV589) this semester! I have chosen this piece for several reasons. First of all, it is a fantastic piece for a Christmas concert. It is festive, happy, and easy for an audience to listen to - this is largely due to the fact that most of the sections are in a major key, have a quick tempo, and are repetitve. I realize that many of you are familiar with the piece, and that is a good thing! Hopefully this will allow us more time to become very comfortable with the pitches, rhythms, and texts and therefore be able 'fine tune' our sound in the later rehearsals. It is my goal to spend at least half of our rehearsal time working on more artistic aspects of the music: dynamics, timbre, diction, interpretation, etc, instead of 'note-pounding' in the final rehearsals.
If you have never sung Mr. Vivaldi before, fear not! You will find that it is simpler than the previous works we've done and you will catch on quickly. And, of course, I have linked some very helpful youtube videos which you can find below.
I am excited for a new year and am looking very much forward to working with you all again! Please check back here often as I will likely 'geek out' and write some more about Vivaldi and his Gloria. Also, please feel free to leave comments on the blog, email me, or call me if you have any questions at all, or even if you just want to tell me about your day.
Christmas Concert: Tuesday, December 15, 2009. Please mark it on your calendars!
Lets Sing!
I hope you had a wonderful summer and are now ready to get back to singing! As you most likely already know, we are going to tackle Antonio Vivaldi's Gloria (RV589) this semester! I have chosen this piece for several reasons. First of all, it is a fantastic piece for a Christmas concert. It is festive, happy, and easy for an audience to listen to - this is largely due to the fact that most of the sections are in a major key, have a quick tempo, and are repetitve. I realize that many of you are familiar with the piece, and that is a good thing! Hopefully this will allow us more time to become very comfortable with the pitches, rhythms, and texts and therefore be able 'fine tune' our sound in the later rehearsals. It is my goal to spend at least half of our rehearsal time working on more artistic aspects of the music: dynamics, timbre, diction, interpretation, etc, instead of 'note-pounding' in the final rehearsals.
If you have never sung Mr. Vivaldi before, fear not! You will find that it is simpler than the previous works we've done and you will catch on quickly. And, of course, I have linked some very helpful youtube videos which you can find below.
I am excited for a new year and am looking very much forward to working with you all again! Please check back here often as I will likely 'geek out' and write some more about Vivaldi and his Gloria. Also, please feel free to leave comments on the blog, email me, or call me if you have any questions at all, or even if you just want to tell me about your day.
Christmas Concert: Tuesday, December 15, 2009. Please mark it on your calendars!
Lets Sing!
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