I am currently at the local elementary school but I was able to hold on to the after school stipend for Chorale. I love this group. We are not performing nearly as much but we have a real solid program we are preparing for April 4. There are 12 girls and 5 boys in the group. We meet once per week.
Mainly since our seniors lost a bit when I got transferred I wanted to have a senior showcase. So our program will be in two acts.
Ensemble Songs:
1. Fly to Paradise by Eric Whitacre. This piece is challenging. It has a soprano solo and lots of split parts. It is sung to a tape. It is not quite as dissonant as most of the Whitacre we have sung.
2. Selene's Boat by Don MacDonald. The kids seem to love this song. Great vowel exercise. Opportunity for two solos as well.
3. I'm Gonna Sing 'Til the Spirit Moves in My Heart by Moses Hogan. This is hard for many reasons. First--split parts. Super high, super low. FAST. The middle section of sixteenth notes is a bear to do correctly.
4. Cheap Thrills arranged by Deke Sharon. We will do three pop numbers and this is probably the hardest one of the bunch.
In addition we will do Bring Me Little Water and some arrangements of Happy Together and Count on Me. We will end with our theme song: Parting Glass.
