We are the Storytellers: Aesop's Fables and Other Tall Tales
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 3:00 p.m.
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REHEARSAL SCHEDULE NURSERY RHYME CANON GROUPS SOP/ALTO 3-PART SPLIT
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MUSIC, NOTES, AND PERFORMANCE RECORDINGS - presented in tentative concert order (excluding SCYC pieces)
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The Tree in the Wood
Traditional English Folk Tune
No performance recording available
NOTES: this piece will accompany the building of a tree set-piece by the actors and some youth.
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The Tortoise and the Hare
Meader
NOTES: All splits as marked. Get ready for a tongue twister! Performed with our actors.
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Laugh Kookaburra (Sopranos and Altos ONLY with SCYC)
Sinclair with Chilcott
NOTES: We will perform this piece with the Snohomish County Youth Chorus choirs, so which parts you sing will be different than noted in the sheet music. 3-part split used.
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Gartan Mother's Lullaby
Ginsberg
NOTES: Be mindful and precise with the different eighth and sixteenth note rhythms.
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The Mountain in Labour
Chilcott
NOTES:
Soprano 2 on middle note whenever there are three.
Alto 2 dropping down to Tenor 1 in mm. 120-123 and 126-128.
Tenor on bottom note for m. 118 and 126; middle note for mm. 120 and 128.
The Forest of Loo
Dresser
NOTES:
Solos possible at mm. 21-22 and mm. 46-49. Solo auditions are on February 4th and 11th.
Basses split on m. 92.
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The Fox and the Grapes
Chilcott
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Lambscapes
Barnes
Performance Recording (and a second for some fun...)
NOTES:
Solo opportunities:
Mvt. 2: Baaing sheep, Mvt. 3 m. 6-18, Mvt. 4 throughout (one voice or competing voices – highly operatic!). Solo auditions are on February 4th and 11th.
Splits:
Mvt. 1: Bass divide m. 14-24. In mm. 31-34 - Alto 2 on top, Tenor in middle, Bass on bottom.
Mvt. 2: A/T/B for mm. 19-25 and m. 44 bottom line, S/T/B for m. 39 bottom line.
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INTERMISSION
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Jabberwocky (Ensemble ONLY)
Pottle
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Swingle Song (Ensemble ONLY)
Meader
Rehearsal Recordings:
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Nursery Rhyme Canon
DeCesare
Performance Recording (we may not be accelerating the tempo as in this recording)
NOTE: We will be dividing this piece by melody rather than by voice part. You will have one of four melodies assigned at rehearsal. See here for which part you are singing.
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The North Wind and the Sun
Chilcott
NOTES: Splits as marked plus Soprano divide in m. 211. One exception in mm. 233-240: Sop 1 on top line, Sop 2/Alto 1 on alto line, Alto 2 on tenor line, Tenor/Bass on bass line.
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The Goose and the Swan
Chilcott
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Sing, My Child
Quartel
NOTES: Parts marked as solos may be done by solos, small groups, or as sections. Our rehearsals and auditions will determine this. Solo auditions are February 4 and 11.
Splits: 3-part S/A split in mm. 19-24, 39-50, 75-86, 95-98.
Fly Away Home
Pinkzebra
Performance Recording with a youth chorus. Here is a recording of the original solo song.
NOTES: Accompanies the taking down of the tree set-piece and distributing leaves to audience members. We will perform this piece with the Snohomish County Youth Chorus choirs. Choral part starts at letter B. Letter E will repeat many times.