| Concert: Rainier Youth Choirs "Made in America" Concert May 19 | Leora Schwitters | May 15, 2012 |
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The final concert of the season with guest instrumentalists Peter Langston, banjo, guitar, manodlin, Bonya McGarrity, bass, Pete Martin, fiddle, mandolin and RYC's three levels of choirs.
Saturday, May 19, 3 PM at Kent United Methodist Church, 11010 SE 248th, Kent, WA, USA
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| Concert: Rainier Chorale & Youth Choirs "Mass of the Children" March 24, 7PM | Leora Schwitters | March 20, 2012 |
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Rainier Chorale and Rainier Youth Choirs will appear together in concert for the first time to perform Mass of the Children by John Rutter at First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue on March 24th, 2012 at 7:00 pm. Led by directors Ron Bayer (Rainier Chorale) and Leora Schwitters (Rainier Youth Choir... |
| Concert: Rainier Youth Choirs "Warmth in Winter" Concert December 17 | Leora Schwitters | December 8, 2011 |
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Rainier Youth Choirs presents "Warmth in Winter" Concert on Saturday, December 17 at 2PM at the Kent United Methodist Church, 11010 SE 248th, Kent, WA. Bring items for the Kent Food Bank to be entered in a drawing for a gift basket. Ticket information is available at RainierYouthChoirs.org. Au... |
| Announcement: WA-ACDA Summer Institute July 19-22, 2011 in Tacoma | Leora Schwitters | May 25, 2011 |
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Headliner Hilary Apfelstadt presents interest sessions on designing warmups to enhance repertoire, elements of a successful rehearsal, leadership from the podium, and a conducting masterclass. Other interest sessions are planned as are reading sessions for all types and levels of school, chur... |
| Concert: Rainier Youth Choirs "One Earth, Many Voices" Concert May 21, 2 PM | Leora Schwitters | May 17, 2011 |
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The final concert of the season features songs from around the world with guests singers from the GRMEA Regional Youth Honor Choir joining RYC's three levels of choirs.
Saturday, May 21, 2 PM at Kent United Methodist Church, 11010 SE 248th, Kent, WA, USA
Price: $10.00 - $15.00
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| Concert: Rainier Youth Choirs "The Poet Sings" March 19, 7PM | Leora Schwitters | March 18, 2011 |
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This delightful and ecclectic program includes wonderful texts set to music by Lauridsen, Morley, Rutter, Whitacre, Randall Thompson, Stroope, et. al., sung by three levels of treble and mixed ensembles in wonderful acoustics.
Saturday, March 19, 7PM at Kent United Methodist Church, 11010 S... |
| Comment: Re: Online Registration Tools | Leora Schwitters | February 11, 2011 |
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Brian,
I have been using Wufoo.com, an online form builder for several years now, and am very satisfied with what can be done. You may be able to do what you need with a free account, though if you want to collect money using PayPal, you would need to upgrade. If you'd like to see some ... |
| Comment: Re: SATB music about animals | Leora Schwitters | January 19, 2011 |
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Passereau's "Il et bel et bon" (chickens)
Spevacek's "The Turtle Dove"
Rutter's "All Things Bright and Beautiful", of course
Emerson's arrangement of "O Sifuni Mungu"
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| Concert: Rainier Youth Choirs "Making Spirits Bright" December 11, 2011 | Leora Schwitters | November 22, 2010 |
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3:00PM at Kent United Methodist Church, 11010 SE 248th St., Kent, WA. Three levels of auditioned choirs present seasonal selections with a variety of styles and genres including traditional carols and audience sing-a-longs, medieval carols, contemporary settings, and popula... |
| Comment: Re: Speechless Rehearsal demonstration video, part 1, on YouTube | Leora Schwitters | October 16, 2010 |
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Thank you for sharing that--an excellent demonstration, and you were so wonderfully prepared and skilled. I would like to suggest taking it a step further now, and eliminate the accompanist's unnecessary spelling of chords and striking the notes so often and so loudly. The percussiveness has a... |
| Announcement: WA-ACDA Fall Workshop September 11, 2010, Spokane | Leora Schwitters | August 1, 2010 |
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Ferris High School
3020 East 37th Ave.
Spokane
Hosted by WA-ACDA Eastern Liaison and FHS director, Barbara Tappa
Marc Hafso - Fall Tune-up: Practical Tips towards Economical, Effective, and Expressive Conducting
Kristina Ploeger - Why Jazz? Why Now? And ... How?
Janice Ne... |
| Community: Washington State ACDA | Leora Schwitters | July 25, 2010 |
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For friends and members of the Washington State ACDA chapter.
For more information visit our website at www.waacda.org .
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| Concert: Rainier Youth Choirs "Sentimental Journey" Concert June 19 | Leora Schwitters | June 8, 2010 |
| Saturday, June 19 at 3 PM
Kent United Methodist Church
11010 SE 248th
Kent, WA 98030
Our three auditioned choirs, Bella Voce, Colla Voce and Consonare present many of their favorite songs from the past as a tribute to our 14 graduating seniors. Selections include lighter Broadway numbers,... |
| Announcement: WA-ACDA Summer Institute July 21-23, 2010 in Tacoma | Leora Schwitters | June 4, 2010 |
| Headliners Sandra Snow and Jonathan Reed present "Uncovering Tonal Beauty, Male and Female Voice", "Inviting the Muse to Rehearsal: Form Dictates Process", "Bridging Interpretation To Teaching: Mind Mapping for Rehearsal" and a Conducting Masterclass. Other interest sessions are planned as are r... |
| Comment: Re: Creating a children's community chorus | Leora Schwitters | April 28, 2010 |
| Our community childrens/youth choir was 'birthed' three years ago. I can only say that I wish Henry Leck's new book, "Creating Artistry Through Choral Excellence" (Hal Leonard), had been available then. Everything you need to consider is in here, and the included CD has forms you can use, sample... |
| Comment: Re: Viva la musica! | Leora Schwitters | April 25, 2010 |
| It's included int the booklet, "150 Rounds for Singing and Teaching", by Edward Bolkovac and Judith Johnson, published by Boosey & Hawkes. It's a little, six measure round.
LS |
| Concert: Rainier Youth Choirs "All Creatures Great and Small" March 27, 2010 | Leora Schwitters | March 20, 2010 |
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Kent - Rainier Youth Choirs will present their spring choral concert at the Kent United Methodist Church on Saturday, March 27. The church is located at 11010 SE 248 th St., and the performance will begin at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $12/$10 purchased in advance and $15/$12 at the door... |
| Concert: Rainier Youth Choirs "Winter Magic" December 12 | Leora Schwitters | December 9, 2009 |
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Kent - Rainier Youth Choirs will present their annual
holiday choral concert at the Kent United Methodist Church on
Saturday, December 12.
The church is located at
11010 SE 248
th St., and the performance will begin at 3:00
PM.
The four RYC ensembles of various levels consist... |
| Comment: Re: The Salmon Bake - Choral Conference's Best Meal | Leora Schwitters | July 25, 2009 |
| So sorry I arrived too late to see what I hear was a wonderful technology session that you presented. Thank you for coming and we hope you come again! |
| Comment: Re: Thyer leaving ACDA | Leora Schwitters | June 29, 2009 |
| Good luck, Jeffery!
You're going to be hard to replace, that's for sure!
Best wishes,
Leora |
| Announcement: WA-ACDA Summer Institute July 22-24, 2009 in Tacoma | Leora Schwitters | May 21, 2009 |
| "Sing Out Your Stories....A tale rises from the mind and the heart to be sung."
Location: University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington
Dr. Charlene Archibeque and Tom Carter, headliners; reading sessions/interest sessions for all R & S areas featuring music selected by the presenters; conductin... |
