Choir Schedule
Choir rehearses on Sunday at 9 AM in the sanctuary and sings at the 10 AM worship service. No ongoing commitment required - sing when it works for you!
October 20
"Lord, Thy Servants Praise Thee"
by W. A. Mozart, arranged by Walter Ehret
Classical
Easy-intermediate: Fair music-reading skills would help you learn this in our single rehearsal, especially if you've looked at the sheet music and listened to the video. The choir in the video is singing in Thai, so just listen for the melody and rhythm. They sing it twice through; we will sing it only once.
Service music note
Guest vocalist Albert Sammons will sing three spirituals arranged by H. T. Burleigh as the introit, offertory and musical amen. About Burleigh, Albert said, "If someone asked me for the best intro to spirituals, I'd hand him a book of Burleigh arrangements."
October 27
"Open the Eyes of My Heart"
by Paul Baloche, arranged by Jack Schrader
Christian top 40
Very easy: Beginning music-reading skills would help you learn this in our single rehearsal, especially if you've listened to this recording, and looked at the sheet music.
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Just for fun, you might want to listen to this recording of the composer singing his work. This version is different from how we'll sing it.
November 3
"Day By Day" from Godspell
by Stephen Schwartz
Guest music Vic Spain will accompany on cello.
Pop
Sing-along: You don't need to read music to learn this during our single rehearsal, especially if you've listened to the recording below. A person who doesn't read music could comfortably sing the easy/familiar melody; those who can read music will probably sing harmony parts. Please listen only to this recording. While it's not great, it's the version we'll sing (although slightly slower than the recording). Most other versions (e.g., the Broadway cast recording) use a slightly different rhythm for the opening phrases, which may be confusing.
Service music note
Vic will also play three tunes from other Broadway musicals during the service:
"Send in the Clowns" from Sondheim's A Little Night Music,
"Bring Him Home" from Schonberg, Kretzmer and Boublil's Les Miserables, and
a Fantasy based on Menken and Ashman's Beauty and the Beast
November 10
Joyful Noise handbell choir plays - no singing choir today.