Week 31: Friday, October 19, 2018
“I Lift My Eyes” by Joan Szymko
Text: Psalm 121 & Thich Nhat Hanh
SSAA, piano
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One from the Folder: Weekly Repertoire Thoughts for Women’s/Treble Choirs
Week 30: Friday, October 12, 2018.
“To Make A Prairie” by Elizabeth Alexander. Text by Emily Dickinson. SSA, piano.
Determination. Mindfulness. Fortitude. Strength. Resilience. These ideas and more come to the surface when Elizabeth Alexander’s stirring music and Emily Dickinson’s inspirational text are paired together for this selection.
One from the Folder: Weekly Repertoire Thoughts for Women’s/Treble Choirs
Week 29: Friday, October 5, 2018
“The Lake Isle of Innisfree” by Eleanor Daley
Text by W. B. Yeats
SSA, piano
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Week 28: Friday, September 28, 2018
“Where Can I Turn For Peace?”
by Joleen G. Meredith
Arr. Dwight Bigler
Text by Emma Lou Thayne
SSAA div, a cappella
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Week 27: Friday, September 21, 2018.
“Lux Aeterna” by Michelle Roueché
SSAA, a cappella
If you’re looking for that one specific selection to round out your concert: something lush, pleasantly-dissonant, legato, and full of opportunity for musical growth, I would highly suggest Michelle Roueché’s “Lux Aeterna.”
One from the Folder: Weekly Repertoire Thoughts for Women’s/Treble Choirs
Week 26: Friday, September 14, 2018.
“In the Lavender Stillness of Dawn” by Jocelyn Hagen.
Text by Meggan Tavel.
SSA, violin, cello, piano