Chorus And Chorale Opportunities
Chorus is an ensemble open to auditions for 4th and 5th graders at JDE. Chorus is an extra-curricular activity during the fall semester. Auditions for vocal placement will be held during music class for students who would like to participate. Students will be placed into two groups: Chorus I (part 1) and Chorus II (part 2). Chorus I students typically rehearse Mondays and Wednesdays, from 8:45 a.m. to 9:10 a.m. Chorus II students will rehearse Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8:45 a.m. to 9:10 a.m. Both groups will combine for dress rehearsals together in the 8:45 to 9:10 a.m. time slot closer to concert time. Chorus rehearsals begin in October.
Chorale is a select ensemble open to auditions to 4th and 5th graders. It is similar to Chorus but it is offered in the Spring semeser and is more selective. We still have two groups, called Chorale 1 and Chorale 2 but the literature is more challenging.
If your 4th or 5th grader would like to participate in Chorus or Chorale, they will need to commit to rehearsals twice per week, to memorize music, and to strive for excellence in vocal performance. Realizing how difficult it is to get students to rehearsals during track out, my plan is to audition enough students to have a viable ensemble even when a particular portion of the chorus is tracked out. This serves the music and allows you not to worry about bringing your child into rehearsal during track out times. They will always be welcome to attend rehearsals whenever they are scheduled, but they are not required to do so during track out. Regular rehearsals will be in the music room (#151).
Examples of Literature performed by the Chorus or Chorale:
“Christmas Is Coming” (Traditional Canon)
“Alleluia for Christmas” (Words and Music by Jan Reese)
“Christmas Chopsticks” (Words by Clement Clark Moore, Music, Traditional.)
“Turkeys In November” (Words and Music by Bill Rashleigh, Arranged by Larry Triplett)
“Peace, Peace/Silent Night” (Words and Music by Rick and Silvia Powell and Franz Gruber)
“Pat-A-Pan” (16th century traditional French Carol, arranged by Andy Beck)
“Mary Did You Know” (Words and Music by Mark Lowry & Buddy Green, arranged by Fred Bock)
“Solfege Santa” (Contains “Jingle Bells” (J. Pierpont, additional words and music by Cristi Cary Miller)
“Peace I Leave With You” (Based on a canon by W.A. Mozart, arranged by Donald Moore)
“Have A Merry One" (Words and Music by Mary Lynn Lightfoot)
“Nutcracker Jingles” (Words and Music by James Pierpont, additional music from The Nutcracker Suite by Peter Tchaikovsky, arranged by Chuck Bridwell)
“Alleluia! Jubilate!" (Giovanni Pergolesi, 1710-1736, arranged by Patrick Liebergen)
“Antiphonal Deck The Halls” (Greg Gilpin)
"Alleluia" (W.A. Mozart, 1756-1791)
"Alleluia" (Tim Brace, b. 1973)
"Babylon" (Don McClean, b. 1945)
"Come Follow Me" (John Hilton, 1599-1657)
"The Kazoo Koncerto" (Mary Donnelly, (b. c.1960)
“Consider Yourself” (From OLIVER!, Words and Music by Lionel Bart, arranged by John Leavitt)
“Children’s Letter To God” (Words by Eric Marshal and Stuart Hample, Music by C. M. Shearer)
“Gloria” (Antonio Vivaldi 1678-1741, arranged by Patrick Liebergen)
“The Bare Necessities” (From Walt Disney’s “The Jungle Book,” Words and Music by Terry Gilkyson, arranged by Greg Gilpin)
“For The Love Of Music” (Words and Music by Russell Robinson)
"Comedy Tonight" (From A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum by Stephen Sondheim)
And This Shall Be For Music (Words and Music by Mary Lynn Lightfoot)
"Somewhere Out There" (From An American Tail by James Horner, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil)
"Kyrie" (Words and Music by Jay Althouse)
Chorale is a select ensemble open to auditions to 4th and 5th graders. It is similar to Chorus but it is offered in the Spring semeser and is more selective. We still have two groups, called Chorale 1 and Chorale 2 but the literature is more challenging.
If your 4th or 5th grader would like to participate in Chorus or Chorale, they will need to commit to rehearsals twice per week, to memorize music, and to strive for excellence in vocal performance. Realizing how difficult it is to get students to rehearsals during track out, my plan is to audition enough students to have a viable ensemble even when a particular portion of the chorus is tracked out. This serves the music and allows you not to worry about bringing your child into rehearsal during track out times. They will always be welcome to attend rehearsals whenever they are scheduled, but they are not required to do so during track out. Regular rehearsals will be in the music room (#151).
Examples of Literature performed by the Chorus or Chorale:
“Christmas Is Coming” (Traditional Canon)
“Alleluia for Christmas” (Words and Music by Jan Reese)
“Christmas Chopsticks” (Words by Clement Clark Moore, Music, Traditional.)
“Turkeys In November” (Words and Music by Bill Rashleigh, Arranged by Larry Triplett)
“Peace, Peace/Silent Night” (Words and Music by Rick and Silvia Powell and Franz Gruber)
“Pat-A-Pan” (16th century traditional French Carol, arranged by Andy Beck)
“Mary Did You Know” (Words and Music by Mark Lowry & Buddy Green, arranged by Fred Bock)
“Solfege Santa” (Contains “Jingle Bells” (J. Pierpont, additional words and music by Cristi Cary Miller)
“Peace I Leave With You” (Based on a canon by W.A. Mozart, arranged by Donald Moore)
“Have A Merry One" (Words and Music by Mary Lynn Lightfoot)
“Nutcracker Jingles” (Words and Music by James Pierpont, additional music from The Nutcracker Suite by Peter Tchaikovsky, arranged by Chuck Bridwell)
“Alleluia! Jubilate!" (Giovanni Pergolesi, 1710-1736, arranged by Patrick Liebergen)
“Antiphonal Deck The Halls” (Greg Gilpin)
"Alleluia" (W.A. Mozart, 1756-1791)
"Alleluia" (Tim Brace, b. 1973)
"Babylon" (Don McClean, b. 1945)
"Come Follow Me" (John Hilton, 1599-1657)
"The Kazoo Koncerto" (Mary Donnelly, (b. c.1960)
“Consider Yourself” (From OLIVER!, Words and Music by Lionel Bart, arranged by John Leavitt)
“Children’s Letter To God” (Words by Eric Marshal and Stuart Hample, Music by C. M. Shearer)
“Gloria” (Antonio Vivaldi 1678-1741, arranged by Patrick Liebergen)
“The Bare Necessities” (From Walt Disney’s “The Jungle Book,” Words and Music by Terry Gilkyson, arranged by Greg Gilpin)
“For The Love Of Music” (Words and Music by Russell Robinson)
"Comedy Tonight" (From A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum by Stephen Sondheim)
And This Shall Be For Music (Words and Music by Mary Lynn Lightfoot)
"Somewhere Out There" (From An American Tail by James Horner, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil)
"Kyrie" (Words and Music by Jay Althouse)
