The University of Tennessee

at Chattanooga

Master Chorale

Summer 1st PM term 2009


Instructor: Dr. Kevin Ford

Office: Cadek 301

Phone: 425-5243

email

The Master Chorale is a chorus that meets once per year in the summer to provide an advanced ensemble experience during summer term. Admission is open through audition to any student through normal registration process. However, admission is also open through audition to any interested community singer with no registration necessary. Requirements are a love of and committment to singing, good musicianship skills, consistent attendance at rehearsals and performances and a willingness to work toward a performance of the highest quality possible. Rehearsals are at 7:00 PM and all rehearsals except for final weeks will be in Cadek Hall room 310 on the campus of UTC.

Literature from previous years

2009 Literature

Title - Composer Rehearsal Sound Files
Vytautas Miškinis - Cantate Domino mp3; video
Egil Hovland - The Glory of the Father link to sound file
László Halmos - Jubilate Deo mp3 partial; video full
(Kim Pringle, cond.)
Zdenek Lukás - Pater Noster mp3
Arvo Pärt - Bogoroditse Djevo pronunciation; video
Henryk Górecki - Totus tuus Op. 60 MIDI; video
Alan Hovhaness - Out of the Depths  
Joseph Rheinberger - Stabat Mater

youtube links
Stabat Mater
Quis est homo

Eja mater

Virgo virginum

Quando corpus

James Erb - Shenandoah (Maria Mathis, cond.)
Katherine Davis - Goin' to Boston (Varanda Bell, cond.)
Steven Paulus - The Water is Wide  
Philip Wilby - Three North Country Folk Songs  

Rehearsal and Concert Schedule 2009

All rehearsals begin at 7:00 PM

Week - Date

Rehearsal Location Schedule

Week 1- May 12 Sightread entire concert at Cadek 310 UTC
Week 2-May 19 at Cadek 310 UTC
Week 3-May 26 at Cadek 310 UTC
Week 3-May 28 at Cadek 310 UTC
Week 4-June 2 at Cadek 310 UTC
Week 4-June 4 at Cadek 310 UTC
Week 5-June 9 at Second Presbyterian
Week 5-June 11 at Second Presbyterian
Week 6- June 15 at Second Presbyterian
Week 6- June 16 at Second Presbyterian
Week 6- June 18 at Second Presbyterian
Week 6- June 19 Concert 7:30 PM at Second Presbyterian

 

 
Week - Date

Rehearsal Literature Schedule

Week 2-May 19 Philip Wilby - Three North Country Folk Songs; Steven Paulus - The Water is Wide
Week 3-May 26 Vytautas Miškinis - Cantate Domino; László Halmos - Jubilate Deo
Week 4-June 2 Egil Hovland - The Glory of the Father; Zdenek Lukás - Pater Noster; Katherine Davis - Goin' to Boston
Week 4-June 4 Arvo Pärt - Bogoroditse Djevo; James Erb - Shenandoah
Week 5-June 9 Henryk Górecki - Totus tuus Op. 60
Week 5-June 11 Joseph Rheinberger - Stabat Mater
Week 6- June 15 all pieces
Week 6- June 16 all pieces
Week 6- June 18 all pieces

 

Pronunciation files - mp3 files

 


updated 5/26/2009jkford

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