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Chamber Singers
A mixed voice,
auditioned choir open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors who have demonstrated outstanding singing technique and
sight-reading abilities by audition. A variety of styles of music by many
different composers and arrangers are presented for enjoyment and study. The
music selected in this course is for advanced choir students capable of singing
in a small ensemble setting. Students must attend all dress rehearsals and
concerts.
August 19, 2009
Dear
Parents/Guardians of Chamber Singers,
As we embark on a new school
year, I wanted to make you aware of additional requirements
for the Chamber Singers during this school year. At the end
of the 2008-2009 school year, audition recordings from each
choral ensemble at Edwardsville High School were sent to the
Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA) for
consideration to be selected for a performance at the 2010
IMEA All-State Conference. In July, I received notice that
the EHS Chamber Singers had been selected for a performance
at All-State in Peoria on January 29, 2010. This is a great
honor for this ensemble, Edwardsville Community Unit School
District 7, and the entire southern Illinois region of IMEA.
Because this performance will be happening only three weeks
into second semester, Chamber Singers is unusually large in
the fall semester because students who would normally be
added second semester only are now part of the group for the
entire year. Therefore, your child will not only be
required to attend the All-State performance in Peoria, but
must also participate in the 11th Annual Madrigal
Dinners. There will be three Madrigal Dinner performances
this year in the Liberty Middle School Auditorium:
Friday,
December 4, 2009- 7:00 p.m.
Saturday,
December 5, 2009- 2:00 p.m. Matinee & 7:00 p.m.
Your son or daughter will need a Renaissance costume (for
the Madrigal Dinner and first semester performances) by our
first concert on October 8, 2009. You may choose to borrow
a costume from a former Chamber Singer, borrow one of the
school-owned costumes, or make your own. If you choose to
make your own, the pattern and fabric must be approved by me
prior to sewing the costume. Fabric stores will allow you
to take free swatches so I can approve the fabric and
color. Trim for costumes must be gold, no silver is
allowed. All females are required to have a headpiece and
slippers with their costumes. Males are required to have a
hat, tights (or tall socks tucked under knickers), and
slippers (houseshoe-like). Please let me know if you need
monetary assistance with any of the required items.
When possible, I give as much advanced notice as possible to
the students in this group when special performances are
scheduled. This ensemble is usually very busy with extra
community performances during the month of November,
December, April, and May. Please regularly check the
district website for updates on performances.
Thank you,
Mrs. Marshall
lmarshall@ecusd7.org, 656-7100 x. 20170
Past
Repertoire
Fall 2009
Sicut
Cervus
Giovanni Palestrina
O eyes of my beloved
Orlando di Lasso
My Bonnie Lass She Smelleth
P.D.Q. Bach
The Eyes of All Wait Upon Thee
Jean Berger
Salmo 150
Ernani Aguiar
AcaFellaz
Coney Island Baby
arr. The Mainstreeters
Bel Canto
Sweet Dreams
David A. Stewart and Annie Lennox
arr. Deke Sharon and Ann Raugh
Combined
Choirs
Rockin' Jerusalem
André Thomas Spring 2009
Dixit Dominus (from Vesperae solennes de confessore K.339) W. A. Mozart
Sleep
Eric Whitacre
Mata del Anima Sola
Anotonio Estévez
Amor de mi alma
Z. Randall Stroope
Wonderful Tonight
Eric Clapton
arr. Anne Raugh
Gloria
James Mulholland
Winter 2009
Overture to The Barber of Seville
Gioachino Rossini
arr. Daryl Runswick
Oh, men of dark and dismal fate (from
The Pirates of Penzance) Gilbert and Sullivan
Holiday 2008
Gloria
Antonia Vivaldi
Fall 2008
Sing we and chant
it
Thomas Morley
Ubi
caritas
Maurice Durufle
The Animals Improvise
Counterpoint Adriano Banchieri
Flower of
Beauty
John Clements
Can't Buy Me Love
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
arr. Keith Abbs
Spring 2008
Exsultate Deo
Alessandro Scarlatti
Daemon Irrepit Callidus György Orbán
Love Potion No. 9
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
arr. John Higgins
Winter 2008
Your
Promises
Hoover, Pimental, Schuh, Blodgett, Tomczak
Lacrimosa
Grace Harvey
The Pirate's Lament
McCausland, Parker, Bowerman
Never Give All the Heart
Lynda Marshall
Romeo and Juliet
Beaumont, Loucks, Brown, Lovett, Bursich, Gayler
L'Amour, Betrayal, Revenge
Johnston, Hopkins, Lesicko
A Year in the Life of Fran
Parente, Havis, Keith
Fall 2006
Dindirin, dindirin
anonymous
You Stole My Love
Walter Cecil Macfarren
Adieu, sweet Amarillis
John Wilbye
A Little White Hen
Antonio Scandello
Il Est Né
Traditional French
arr. Alice Parker
Spring 2005
Tambur
from J. Paix' Organ Book
arr. Lajos Bárdos
Jubilate Deo
Lazzlo Halmos
What a Wonderful World
George David Weiss and Bob Thiele
arr. Rene Clausen
Elijah Rock
Traditional spritual
arr. Moses Hogan
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