#63: Friday, September 4, 2020
Four Rounds to Start this Brave New Year
——Back to the Heart (Timothy Takach / Julia Klatt Singer)
——A Path To Each Other (Jocelyn Hagen, Timothy Takach / Julia Klatt Singer)
——When I Rise Up (J. David Moore / Wendell Berry)
——Build The Sky (Jocelyn Hagen, Timothy Takach / Julia Klatt Singer)
One From the Folder
One from the Folder: Repertoire Thoughts for Women’s/Treble Choirs
#62: “On Children” by Ysaye M. Barnwell
Text by Kahlil Gibran
SSAA a cappella
I’m always looking for a great opening piece for my small ensemble – especially at the start of the year. Not too difficult, but not too easy. Energetic, but not necessarily fast. Something they can lean into as group – to build community and practice that small-ensemble harmony. One of those songs that you hear them singing in the hallways all year long. “On Children” by Ysaye Barnwell is one of those perfect pieces.
One from the Folder: Repertoire Thoughts for Women’s/Treble Choirs
One from the Folder: Repertoire Thoughts for Women’s Treble Choirs.
#61: June 5, 2020
One from the Folder: Repertoire Thoughts for Women’s/Treble Choirs
#60: “Moon Goddess” by Jocelyn Hagen
Text from Enheduanna
SSA, 4-hand piano, percussion
If you are looking for a Fierce and Feisty selection for your women’s choir, this is the one! Written in 2011 for the ACDA Women’s Chorus Commissioning Consortium, this work by composer Jocelyn Hagen has brilliant drive and musical energy. And it has text to match, sourced from Sumerian poet Enheduanna. This is a can’t-miss selection for your women’s or adult-treble ensemble.
One from the Folder: Repertoire Thoughts for Women’s/Treble Choirs
#59: “The Bike Let Loose” by Edie Hill
Poetry by Serena Fusek
SSAA, piano
One from the Folder: Repertoire Thoughts for Women’s/Treble Choirs
#58: Friday, February 7, 2020
“Fierce, Feisty, and Fast: Engaging and Energetic Repertoire for Women’s Treble Choirs”
(OMEA Conference Materials)
At the end of January, I was a guest presenter at the Ohio Music Educators Association conference, in Cincinnati. In this blog post, you’ll find the links to my presentation handouts and notes. Enjoy!