Fum, Fum, Fum, arr. by Shaw/Parker
Gloria, by Perry
White Christmas, Berlin
Cantate, by Leavitt,
Thou Shalt Know Him, by Sirett
Slumber Still, by Kral
What Sweeter Music, by Daley.
The last 4 are all new, plus we're doing one by one of our members.
The spring line-up is:
Long Time Ago, by Copland,
Kyrie, Michael Haydn,
Tantum Ergo, by Overland,
Come, Celebrate with Joyful Pleasure, a madrigal by Arcadelt, and
My Heart is Offered Still to You, another madrigal by Di Lasso,
All Things Bright and Beautiful, Rutter
Shenandoah, arr. by Crocker.
The first and the last 2 pieces we've done before.
Plus we're thinking about something very droll called The Mouse Madrigal....3 Blind Mice as a madrigal, not really difficult...and would be an audience pleaser....
Bet some of these, at least, are familiar to you. Remember we're talking, SSA, or SSAA here.
On the winter side, all 5 of us loved something called Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening, by Matthews, setting of the famous Frost poem, but just a little too challenging for the amount of practice we have together. Exquisite piece, tho....
I know some of the pieces, and most of the composers/arrangers. You can't go wrong with Shaw/Parker, Copland, Rutter, or just about any madrigal. They work well with SSA voices.
Is the Copland piece an arrangement, or an original? Do you know? He did some marvelous arrangements of old hymn-tunes that are hard to beat.
Yes, quite a few of them are, and excellent choices all.
Is that Frost piece from a collection called "Frostiana"?