ANCIENT STORIES FOR MODERN TIMES
SPRING 2025
Performances:
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Sunday, May 4, 7:30 p.m. Fisher Theatre. Collaboration with ISU Cantamus, Lyrica, and Performing Arts Majors as part of the ISU Fringe Festival. Repertoire: Trilo, Aesop's Fables, The Elements.
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Friday, May 13, 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 14, 3:00 p.m. Collegiate Presbyterian Church.
LINK TO ACA REHEARSAL VIDEO YOUTUBE PLAYLIST
VOICE PARTS AND SPLITS - NEW AS OF FEBRUARY 8 2025
STANDING ORDER CHART coming later
MUSIC, NOTES, AND PERFORMANCE RECORDINGS
AESOPS FABLES (Bob Chilcott)
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The Hare and the Tortoise
NOTES: Splits as marked. Soprano at m. 56 - high B only as comfortable. Most will take the E.
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The Mountain in Labour
NOTES:
mm. 120-123, 128, 138-139 - Soprano and bass splits when three notes.
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The Fox and the Grapes
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The North Wind and the Sun
NOTES: Splits as marked. Soprano divide in m. 211.
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The Goose and the Swan
The Forest of Loo (Lee Ann Dresser)
NOTES:
Solos possible at mm. 21-22 and mm. 46-49.
Basses split on m. 92 instead of tenor split as marked.
Jabberwocky (Sam Pottle)
Rehearsal recordings are available for $2.99 per track from Choral Tracks
NOTES: Sopranos and Altos use 3-Part Split assignment in mm. 7-8, 18-19. 63, 81-82, and 92-93.
Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine (Eric Whitacre)
Performance Recording (with sheet music to follow)
Performance Recording from VocalEssence
Rehearsal Recordings (link to Google Drive with Choral Tracks)
NOTES:
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m. 5- fourth beat of 8. SA use Leonardo 6-part split with parts 1-2 on the top line, parts 3-4 on the middle line, and parts 5-6 on the third line, splitting high/low on those lines where marked. You will just move to the correct note between m. 4 and m. 5.
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m.24, beats 1-3 ("magines") A1 take the S2 F# and S2 takes the A# in the S1 line.
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m. 54, beat 2 through m. 57, A1 take the S2 Eb and S2 moves up to the low split of the S1 line. All S1s on the top note.
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mm. 99 - 115 beat 3. Sops and Altos use the Leonardo 6-part split with parts 1-2 on the top line, parts 3-4 on the middle line, and parts 5-6 on the third line, splitting high/low on those lines where marked.
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mm. 129 - 136. Sops and Altos keep the same 6-part split, but parts 5 and 6 get their own lines (the alto 1 and alto 2 lines). Return to 4-part split at m. 137.
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ERRATA - m. 133 for highest voice, change beat 6 (the third quarter note) to a D rather than a C
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Solos possible beginning at m. 125 (3 treble voices and one baritone)
I Go Among Trees (Giselle Wyers)
NOTES: Splits as marked
Sudden Light (Thomas Juneau)
Rehearsal recordings are available for $2.99 per track from Choral Tracks.
NOTES: Splits as marked
Trilo (Traditional Swedish, arr. Bengt Ollén)
NOTES:
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Solo available for treble voice to open the melody. Brassy timbre singing.
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Mm. 14-22 - 4-part tenors and basses will then divide into two choirs. Determined at rehearsal.
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Basses split when three notes (mm. 24-34)
ELEMENTS (KATERINA GIMON)
Performance Recording (audio only - timestamps are in the video description)
NOTES: we will not do movements 1, 2, and 4.
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Movement 1 (Earth) - we will need volunteers interested in producing overtones - any voice part. Other marked solos are available.
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Movement 2 (Air) - the whole choir divides equally into 8 language groups.
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Movement 4 (Water) - 2 soloist, otherwise splits as marked.
The Telephone from Frostiana (Randall Thompson) - tentatively programmed
Performance Recording with piano (not as good voice audio)
Performance Recording with orchestra (better vocals)
Rehearsal Recordings (link to YouTube Playlist)