| Comment: Re: Favorite opera chorus for HS | Annmarie Gregory | December 31, 2011 |
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Dear Ethan,
For a period of time, I have been introducing my students to opera by programming an opera chorus on every spring concert. My students LOVE them! In the past, we have performed these:
"Stomp Your Foot" from The Tender Land by Aaron Copland
"Neighbor's Chorus" from La Jolie P... |
| Comment: Re: Retreat for select ensembles? | Annmarie Gregory | October 6, 2011 |
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My sincere thanks to those who replied both on the forum and via email. You have provided some great insight into what I could accomplish and how I could approach a retreat with my groups. I am grateful.
Annmarie
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| Forum message: Retreat for select ensembles? | Annmarie Gregory | September 30, 2011 |
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I skimmed the forums and didn't find anything on this topic, so I apologize if I missed a post and am being redundant.
I teach Middle School and Upper School choirs in a small independent school. I have three auditioned Upper School small ensembles - a women's group, a men's group, and a mi... |
| Comment: Re: Uniforms for Beginning/Open HS Choirs | Annmarie Gregory | June 9, 2010 |
| Hi Jeff,
For my open ensemble, we have a set uniform of black pants or skirts, tuxedo shirts, and red bow ties & cummerbunds. The only thing the students really have to buy is the tux shirt, and there are a handful of places close to the school where the students can acquire them inexpensively. ... |
| Comment: Re: pieces all HS kids should "know" | Annmarie Gregory | May 6, 2010 |
| Three Madrigals - Emma Lou Diemer
Chichester Psalms - Bernstein
Just about anything by Aaron Copland
Shenandoah - James Erb
Spirituals - the older Jester Hairston arrangements and the newer Moses Hogan ones.
This is at first thought - there are SO many valuable choral learning experiences out there!... |
| Comment: Re: Video Game Music and Popular Appeal | Annmarie Gregory | March 30, 2010 |
| Dear Jack,
I agree with you completely. I've also found that video game music is getting a great deal of recognition these days because game writers are hiring talented composers to write some truly excellent soundtrack material for their games. Two years ago, "Baba Yetu" from the game Civilizatio... |
| Comment: Re: What is your favorite???? | Annmarie Gregory | February 9, 2010 |
| "Dirait-on" by Morten Lauridsen.
OR
"Omnia Sol" by Z. Randall Stroope.
Sorry. I know it's cheating, but for me it's a toss-up. Either one would do. :) |
| Comment: Re: HS Choir Rehearsal Time | Annmarie Gregory | October 2, 2009 |
| I teach at a small (~600 students, Pre-K thru 12) independent school in Central New York. I see my 100-voice high school ensemble three times in a six day rotation for 80 minutes, so 240 minutes per six-day rotation. However, in that time, I am required to share students who are also in band or or... |
