November Report

Things are crashing right along for Callanwolde and West groups. I will have to say that our Wednesday group is the furthest along in terms of memorization of the program. However, as you know, we need to cut bait with these groups on Dove and the Maple Tree. New plan--feature AYS-N and East on Dove since they have it learned, and feature AYS-C and West on Sound the Trumpet. Along those same lines, we have also spent very little time on the Brahms Lullaby. First verse will be solo or small group, and second verse will be everyone. Sorry for over-programming! Doggone Polar Express...

Last week, we did a "No Paper" week just to see where we were with memorization. Wed and Thurs groups seemed to do OK, but Tuesday group seemed behind.

Our biggest trouble spots memorization-wise were:
Tomorrow Shall Be, Deck the Hall (words)
Sound the Trumpet and S'Vivon (melodic/harmonic material)
Fum Fum Fum (Only Tuesday had major difficulty) - Do verse 1, 2, and repeat v. 1. No verse 3 for the Recital

The new plan is below, same concert order as before:

Sound the Trumpet Henry Purcell AYS-C and W; sit after singing

Dove and the Maple Tree Antonin Dvorak AYS-N and E enter and perform in front of seated singers

Lullaby Johannes Brahms soloists come down front

Fum, Fum, Fum Spanish Traditional

Ocho Kandelikas arr. Joshua Jacobson

S’Vivon Betty Bertaux

Deck the Hall arr. Stephen J. Ortlip

Wassail Song from Folksongs of the Four Seasons Ralph Vaughan Williams

Tomorrow Shall be My Dancing Day John Gardner

Christmas Time is Here Vince Guaraldi