Singers’ Study Guide

On this page for chorus members you will find both the work we will focus on in the coming rehearsal and some of the practice files you will want to study as you learn these pieces.

Information about what to rehearse for the coming week, posted here as available

Getting underway September 10, 2024 at the Ellsworth Unitarian Church.
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Rehearsal Sep 10 – We accomplished: 

  1. Night of Silence: Reading verse 1. Singing “Silent night’ with verse 1. 

  2. Wisdom of the Moon: Notes & Rhythms for m1-34 SATB and solo line. 

  3. Umoja: notes, rhythms, articulation m5-36

  4. Season of Light – sight read all

  5. Blow, Blow though winter wind – notes and rhythms on refrain m87-106

  6. Ballade to the moon – learn 1-28

  7. Lunar Lullaby – learned notes & rhythms of 47-56. “Dance like” for S/T. “passionate foundation” for A/B. 

Rehearsal Sep 17 – PLAN

  1. Wisdom of the moon: notes and rhythms SATB (divis) 35-46

  2. Blow, blow: learn m9-36 (sop/alto) and 59-86 (ten/bass) under tempo

  3. Ballade to the moon: learn 61-66 pitches. Speak 67-76 in rhythm (tempo changes)

  4. Lunar Lullaby – learn B and D. 

  5. Umoja: read 37-52, 69-92

    1. More information about “Umoja” 

  6. Season of Light – 13-31 work on diction (pitched consonants, tall vowels). Apply same concept to other verses. 

  7. Sing we now of Christmas – sight read

Listen

Song of Acadia

Recorded live May 15, 2022 at the ACS concert at the
Union Congregational Church, Hancock, ME  

Gloria

by Vivaldi | ACS December 5, 2022 in Hancock

Wassail Song

by Artist Name | December 5, 2022 in Hancock

The ACS new Artistic Director,
Rebecca DeWan

Nancy Roberts

The Music for Winter 2024

Youtube playlist of (most of) our repertoire

Celebrating the Holidays
O Come, Emmanuel – arr. Hagenberg
Sing we now of Christmas – arr. Pederson
Deck the Halls Rag -arr. Iijame
Eight Days of Light – Clubman & Chase
Umoja Tunaimba – Johnson
Lunar Reflections
Wisdom of the Moon – LaBarr
Lunar Lullaby – Narverud
Ballad to the Moon – Elder
Winter Reflections
Carol of the Stranger – Betinis
Velvet Shoes – Collins
Blow, blow thou winter wind – Quartel
Season of Light – Narverud
Closing Number (audience join):
Night of Silence/Silent Night – Kantor