Chamber Singers

The University of Tennessee

at Chattanooga

Chamber Singers

Fall Semester 2008
Undergraduate: MUS 022-001, Graduate: MUS 500-022

Rehearsal Schedule: Mon., Wed. 12:00-12:50 and Tues., Thurs. 10:50-12:05

Rehearsal Location: Cadek Recital Hall or CAD 310

Instructor: Dr. Kevin Ford

Office: Cadek 301

Phone: 425-5243

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UTC Chamber Singers Fall 2008

The UTC Chamber Singers is a small chorus of mixed voices that performs a wide variety of music. They are the main touring choir in the Music Department at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Previous concerts have included formal chamber music, major works with orchestra including the Chichester Psalms by Leonard Bernstein, Lux Aeterna by Mortin Lauridsen, Five Mystical Songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams, in addition to folk songs, spirituals, and vocal jazz.

The Chamber Singers recently returned from a concert tour of Austria where they performed a joint concert with the chorus from the University of Vienna in the historic Karlskirche followed by concerts in the abbey at Melk and both the Cathedral and the University Church in Saltzburg. They were also the featured college chorus at the 2005 Tennessee Music Educators Association Convention in Nashville, TN. Dr. Kevin Ford is the current director and the membership is open to students of all majors through competitive audition.

Auditions are held on the first day of the semester. The chorus is open to students from any major excluding freshman voice majors who must take Choral Union as part of their program of studies. Auditions take roughly 5 minutes and can be arranged by contacting the director and making an appointment.

Sample mp3 files

UTC Alma Mater

Brahms O Heiland Reiss Mvt. 1 (Spring 2005)

Grieg - Ave Maris Stella (Nov. 2007)

Current Literature

Literature

Title - Composer (first half of the term)	Rehearsal Sound Files
Symphony number 9 - Beethoven	Rehearsal Sound File link Pronunciation File Link see rehearsal letters below
Ensemble music from the Renaissance: the chorus will break into small groups, rehearse and perform the music of their choice.
Requiem Brevis - Jonathan Bailey Holland *	Mvt1, Mvt2, Mvt3, Mvt4 all equil Part predominant Introit S1, S2, A, T, B Pie Jesu S1, S2, A, T, B Agnus Dei S, A, T, B Lux Aeterna S1, S2, A, T, B The following are missing the part indicated: Introit: S1, S2, A, T, B Pie Jesu: S1, S2, A, T, B Agnus Dei: S, A, T, B Lux Aeterna: S1, S2, A, T, B
A Jubilant Song - Dello Joio	youtube link
Spaseniye sodelal - Pavel Chesnokov	mp3
Unicornis Captivatus - Ola Gjeilo	mp3
Lux Aurumque - Eric Whitacre	sound link
Stars I Shall Find- David Dickau	sound link
A Christmas Hymn - Dave Brubeck +	Part-Predominant S1, S2, A1, A2, T1, T2, B1, B2 Part Missing S1, S2, A1, A2, T1, T2, B1, B2
To Us is Given - Dave Brubeck *	WMA, MP3
Dror Yikra - Yehezkel Braun	pronunciation Dror Yikra pages 3-4 Dror Yikra pages 5-8 Dror Yikra pages 9-10 Dror Yikra pages 11-12 Dror Yikra pages 13-14
* premier, + premier of expanded version

Performance / Rehearsal Schedule

Sept. 6 12:15-12:30 - mini concert for All East Workshop RHCH

Sept. 8 7:30-10:00PM CSO rehearsal Memorial Auditorium

Sept. 12 3PM-Sept. 13 4PM Chamber Singers Retreat Dogwood Lodge

Sept. 15 7:30-9:00PM CSO rehearsal 1st Baptist

Sept. 21 7:00-10:00PM CSO rehearsal Rehearsal with CSO at Tivoli (your piece 1st then dismissed early)

Sept. 22 7:30-10:00PM CSO rehearsal 1st Baptist ( likely early dismissal )

Sept. 23 7:45 PM CSO rehearsal at Tivoli

Sept. 24 8:15PM Dress Rehearsal at Tivoli

Sept. 25 8:00PM CSO Concert Beethoven 9th Tivoli Theater (report time TBA)

Sept. 26 8:00PM CSO Concert Beethoven 9th Tivoli Theater (report time TBA)

Oct. 28 7:30 PM Meet the Composer Concert music of Jonathan Bailey Holland - RHCH

Nov. 8 10:00 AM 50+ Concert Patten Chapel

Nov. 14 8:00 PM Fall Concert RHCH

Spring Semester Tour 2009: Florida, Dates: spring break

Beethoven - Ninth Symphony rehearsal letters

The first choral entrance (Deine Zauber…) is letter D.
29 bars after D (Ja, wer auch) is letter E
12 bars after E (solo entrance Freude trinken) is letter F.
18 bars after F (Küsse gap sie uns und reben) is letter G.
47 bars after G is letter H (should be 17 bars before the tenor solo “Froh wie seine Sonnen)
33 bars after H (Laufet Brüder eure Bahn, tenor solo) is Letter I.
41 bars after I (Siegen) is letter K.
The next choral entrance is letter M (Freude schöner Götterfunken…)
The 18th bar of the 3/2 section is letter N (Brüder überm Sternenzelt…bass and tenor).
Go to Allegro energico, sempre ben marcato in 6/4. The 18th bar of this section is letter O (tenors sing main theme here).
23 bars after O is letter P (sopranos on main theme).
17 bars after P is letter Q (basses on main theme).
22 bars after Q is letter R (Ihr stürtz nieder).
Go to Allegro ma non troppo in 2. Letter S is bar 33 of this section (Deine Zauber…chorus in unison).
Go to the Prestissimo section in 2. The 37th bar is letter T (Welt! Diesen Kuss…)
34 bars after T is letter U (Prestissimo in 2…Götterfunken).

This schedule is subject to change. When they occur, I will give you ample warning.

Pronunciation files - wave format:

French Nasel Primer: un on in an en

practice the phrase "Un bon vin blanc" (a good white wine)

Fall 2007 Shakespeare Garden beside Patten Chapel UTC (more photos below)

Austria tour spring 2007 - Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna

Patten Chapel - UTC - Spring 2006

Austria tour spring 2007 - Karlskirche, Vienna

Austria tour spring 2007 - Dürnstein, Austria

updated 08/16/2008jkford

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