Saturday, April 4, 2015

VAA & MCC Reunion Concert - #2

Dear Singers,

For those of you planning to come to our concert we have picked out a range of music that we hope will make you smile! If you were an “early” member of MCC you might see a few pieces that are unfamiliar, but hopefully you will have some time to practice. We'll also have a rehearsal on May 17 at 4:00 pm.

Here is the schedule:

“Coming of Age – 21 Years of Singing in Milwaukee”
Sunday, May 17
Pius XI High School Performing Arts Center
135 N. 76th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53226

Schedule
3:30 pm – check in and pickup your music folder
4:00 pm – VAA and MCC/VAA alumni rehearse on stage
5:00 pm – break
6:00 pm – concert
7:00 pm – reception

Planned songs include:
Can You Hear (Papoulis) – girls sing soprano/alto; guys sing baritone

For the Beauty of the Earth (Rutter) – this is also our virtual choir song. See previous blog post from April 1 for instructions on submitting a video. We'll also sing live at the concert.

God Bless the Master (Vaughan Williams) – everyone sing unison; soprano 1 on descant at the end.

How Can I Keep from Singing (arr. Crocker), girls sing SA, guys sing B
The Irish Blessing

Laudate Dominum (Mozart)

MLK (U2/arr. Chilcott)
MLK - music

Papageno/Papagena Duet (Mozart) – girls sing soprano (Papagena), boys sing alto (Papageno)

The Path to the Moon (Thiman)

Praise His Holy Name (Hampton)

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (Rutter) – This is a change from what was posted previously. All girls sing S1. All guys sing S2 down an octave. We will not sing the alto part on this concert.
Dancing Day - music
Dancing Day mp3

When I Close My Eyes (Papoulis) – girls sing soprano; boys sing alto; soprano 1 sing descant

I'll be posting additional audio & YouTube links over the next few weeks so you can brush up! Since we now have tenors & basses, I've noted a few adaptations to the treble chorus music for changed voices.

We will have music folders for you on May 17. Even if you don't know a song too well, we still want your smiling face onstage!

We will have a reception after the concert in the lobby. Any other “meet-ups” you want to schedule with your old pals – go for it!

Spread the word – let's have a reunion to remember!

Emily Crocker
ecrocker(a)halleonard.com
414-852-7297
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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

VAA & MCC Reunion Concert - #1


Dear VAA Members, Alumni, and MCC Alumni,

We had a wonderful concert! I am so grateful to those of you who came - what a great turn-out and how wonderful you sounded!

The music may be over, but you can still contribute YOUR voice to the "virtual choir" - just sing along to "For the Beauty of the Earth" and record yourself on video.

The process is simple. You can access your music online and then download at least one of the tracks.

“demo" - this has a demo choir singing the song.

"instrumental only" - just the instruments

Part learning tracks also available if you need a brush-up.
"Soprano" Soprano track
"Alto" Alto track
"Tenor" Tenor track
"Bass" Bass track

After you have practiced and feel like you are ready, play the track through one device, like a computer and listen with headphones. Sing into another device, like a video camera or smartphone. Try to choose a place that is quiet and has a good acoustic. You can submit more than one recording and you can record more than one part if you want to, like soprano and alto, etc. Save your file at the best quality you can and label like this:

ForTheBeauty_MyNameSoprano

Upload to this dropbox folder:

Don't be too critical of yourself - all the parts will be expertly mixed together for a wonderful result.

Love to you all,

Emily Crocker xoxo
(414) 852-7297

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