NOTES AND RECORDINGS FROM ZOOM REHEARSALS
Audio files from STAR LIGHT, HOLIDAY BRIGHT
VOICES OF EARTH material
SHEET MUSIC FOR VISITORS
RECORDINGS FROM WEEKLY REHEARSALS
PRACTICE RECORDINGS
VIDEOS

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Zoom Practices

When The Earth Stands Still by Don MacDonald

When The Earth Stands Still — marked score

We’ll be singing from this score marked by Shawn in our  Wednesday April 14th Zoom rehearsal. Here’s a fine recording of When The Earth Stands Still by Don MacDonald, sung by the Luther College Nordic Choir:

 

Earth Song guide tracks (We will eventually use these ‘click tracks’ for recording. For now, please use them for practicing.)	EARTHSONG_vocal–guide_SATB EARTHSONG_vocal–guide_SOPRANO EARTHSONG_vocal–guide_ALTO EARTHSONG_vocal–guide_TENOR EARTHSONG_vocal–guide_BASS	Earth-Song print copy
Earth Song rehearsal with ESG 2021 April 09	EarthSong_ACS_ESG_Soprano_Breakout_2021April08 EarthSong_ACS_ESG_Alto_Breakout_2021April08 EarthSong_ACS_ESG_Tenor Breakout Room April 7 EarthSong_ACS_ESG_BB_Breakout_2021April08

 

ACS Zoom Practice 2021 March 31

low-bandwidth ZOOM audio-only recordings

ACS warmups and AfterTheWar ACS Sop-Alto breakout 2021March31 ACS Tenor-Bass breakout 2021March31 ACS AfterTheWar take2 2021March31 ACS announcements 2021March31

 

After The War

AFTER THE WAR (pdf copy)

Practice MP3s After the War – Soprano 1 After the War – Soprano 2  After the War – Alto 1 After the War – Alto 2 After the War – Tenor After the War – Bass 1 After the War – Bass 2

 

Earth Song practice tracks (These are practice tracks, NOT the click-tracks that we will get later to use for recording our parts) The first track is a whole-choir mp3, and then there are the tracks for the five sections. I have also included the video that Shawn introduced to us showing an excellent choir singing the piece.

EARTH SONG-Full Choir Guide EARTH SONG-Soprano Guide EARTH SONG-Alto Guide EARTH SONG-Tenor Guide EARTH SONG-Baritone Guide EARTH SONG-Bass Guide

Earth-Song print copy Here is a fine recording of the piece as introduced by Shawn. Earth Song

 

ACS Zoom Practice 2021 March 18

low-bandwidth ZOOM audio-only recordings

ACS Full warmup & Earth Song 2021 March 17 ACS Full Mairi & Earth Song 2021 March 17 ACS Soprano Alto breakout 2021 March 17 ACS TB breakout 2021 March 17 ACS announcements 2021 March 17 ACS Mairi’s Wedding with recording 2021 March 17

 

ACS Zoom Practice 2021 March 03	Option 1: listening to low-bandwidth ZOOM audio-only recording.	Soprano-Alto Audio March 3, 2021 Bass-Baritone-Tenor Audio March 3, 2021 ACS Full Group Audio Downsample March 3, 2021
	Option 2: Watching the videos of the practice as recorded from the Zoom meeting.	Soprano-Alto Breakout Room https://youtu.be/zskwiCr-7tM   Bass-Baritone-Tenor Breakout Room https://youtu.be/P3nppWrCuVw ACS Full Group Zoom March 3, 2021 https://youtu.be/8O_IyMRfTwY Sequence within full video 1. Warmup begins at the 28-second mark 2. Markings for Earth Song begin at 9:43 minutes 3- Breakout Rooms begin at 20:02 minutes (separate recordings) 4. All Too Soon sing-through follows the Breakout Rooms 5. All Too Soon YouTube audio track begins at 28:08 6. Announcements and Music Plans at 34:33 minutes 7. Singing with Earth Song YouTube video at 45:11 minutes	In addition to the excellent YouTube Shawn has us singing with, here is another rendition of Earth Song by Voces 8

 

 

 

 

ACS Zoom Practice 2021 February 17

Option 1: listening to low-bandwidth ZOOM audio-only recording.

Acs Zoom 2021 Full Choir Audio Only 2021 Feb 17

Acs Zoom Soprano And Alto Audio Only 2021 Feb 17

Acs Zoom Bass And Tenor Audio Only 2021 Feb 17

 

Option 2:  Watching the videos of the practice as recorded from the Zoom meeting.

 

 

ACS Zoom Practice 2021 February 03

Option 1: listening to low-bandwidth ZOOM audio-only recording.

ACS Full Group Zoom February 3, 2021 Audio Track

Soprano-Alto Zoom February 3, 2021 Audio Track

Bass-Baritone-Tenor February 3, 2021 Audio Track

Option 2:  Watching the videos of the practice as recorded from the Zoom meeting.

 

 

ESG/ACS Zoom Practice 2021 January 28

Here’s the “Piano Click Track” for Voices of Earth”.  We are hoping that the full tracks with the Lead Singers of ESG will be posted here by the end of the weekend.

ESG ACS piano click track for Voices Of Earth Grenke Style

Here is a great link to keep listening to ‘Voices of Earth’, performed by the Atlanta Gay and Lesbian Chorus.

Option 1: listening to low-bandwidth ZOOM audio-only recording.

We were unable — again — to record sections of the rehearsal. This time both the Soprano and the Alto breakout sessions are missing.  Apologies. Neither Greg nor I sing in those ranges, and were not in those breakout rooms. Here are the audio-only files we were able to record.

Greg and I advise that everyone at least listen to the last section of the Bass-Baritone audio track (from about 18 minutes 10 seconds towards the end). In that section, Bryan, one of the ESG Bass lead singers, reviews in very clear detail how to pronounce and to align various parts of words. This greatly improves our diction! Have a listen, please.

ESG ACS 2021 Jan 28 Full Group Rehearsal Audio Track

Tenor Breakout Edited Audio Track

Bass-Baritone Breakout Room Audio Track

Option 2:  Watching the videos of the practice as recorded from the Zoom meeting.

Here are the video files we were able to record.

Full Group Edited Video for January 28, 2021
Full Group Edited Video for January 28, 2021

Tenor Breakout Room Edited Video for January 28, 2021
Tenor Breakout Room Edited Video for January 28, 2021

 

 

ACS Zoom Practice 2021 January 20

Option 1: listening to low-bandwidth ZOOM audio-only recording

Regrettably, I was unable to successfully record the first half of the Practice …  (Both Greg and I will record these sessions from here on. My apologies.) Here are the files we were able to record.  (The full video versions are below.)

Soprano-Alto Breakout Room Audio

ACS Full Group Audio 2021Jan20

Option 2:  Watching the video of the practice as recorded from the Zoom meeting.

 

ESG/ACS Zoom Practice 2021 January 14

Option 1: listening to low-bandwidth ZOOM audio-only recording.

• This is all in one audio file.  At least for the first of these joint sessions, I think it’s worth listening to the complete hour, if nothing else to get a feeling for how Shawn works with the ESG choir. Shawn’s intro starts; then at 1 min 45 seconds, Michael Sawarna leads his version of a warmup.  At 11 min, 37 s, Shawn reviews all of the current markings for Voices of Earth.  This is very important to follow along and make sure your score is updated! The tenor/bass breakout session starts at 22:20. (Unfortunately, the Soprano/Alto breakout was not recorded … this time …) At 41:50 we gather back together and sing the whole thing through.

• • ACS–ESG Zoom 2021Jan14 audio_only

• •  Option 2:  Watching the video of the practice as recorded from the Zoom meeting.

  • This is also one complete file.  Greg has likewise put a ‘road-map’ at the beginning if you wish to skip sections. Once again, the most important section is the middle section where Shawn reviews the current markings for Voices of Earth.
  • ACS-ESG Zoom video 2021Jan14

   

• Zoom Practice 2021 January 06

• • Option 1:  Listening to low-bandwidth ZOOM audio-only recordings from 2021 January 06 recordings

    • • ACS 2021Jan06 Zoom audio warmups
      • ACS 2021Jan06 Zoom audio All Too Soon
      • ACS 2021Jan06 Zoom audeio Voices of Earth
      • ACS 2021Jan06 Zoom audio announcments
      • ACS 2021Jan06 audio Barcelona Hallelujah
      • ACS 2021Jan06 Zoom audio Shawn final announcements

      •  Option 2:  Watching the video of the practice as recorded from the Zoom meeting.

        • • ZOOM video for 2021 Jan 06 (with ‘map’ of contents)

       

      • Notes from Shawn for January 2021 Practices, including with ESG!

        As we mentioned in December, we will be working on 2 virtual choir pieces together with ESG, (Eglinton St. George’s United Church, Toronto). The tentative dates to work with the Eglinton St George Church Choir are Thursday January 14th, and Thursday Jan 28th at 7 p.m.  Details to follow. 

        The repertoire we will focus on for January will be:  All Too Soon, and Voices of Earth. 

        We will begin to look at some new music as well, however, we will need to make sure everyone is very comfortable with the two above pieces as we work towards recording them. 

        Towards the bottom of this Practice page there are recordings of these two numbers, as well as our rehearsal recordings of these two numbers from last Spring. It might be well worth spending time on those various recordings before this coming Thursday’s rehearsal with ESG.

         

         

         
         

        Zoom Practice 2020 December 02

        Option 1:  Listening to the low-bandwidth ZOOM audio-only 2020 December 02 recordings

        ACS Zoom 2020 Dec 02 Full Group Audio Dec 2

        Zoom Dec 02, 2020 Soprano-Alto Breakout Room Audio Track

        ACS Zoom Dec 02, 2020 Tenor-Bass Breakout Room audio

        Option 2:  Watching the videos of the various portions of the practice as recorded from the Zoom meeting.

      • Since this practice took just over an hour and includes both breakouts, we have broken the full session into separate video files. Check them out, and if they’re taking too much of your precious or limited bandwidth, switch to the above audio-only recording.

        ACS Zoom non-breakout portions 2020 Dec 02

        ACS ZOOM Soprano/Alto breakout portions 2020 Dec 02

        ACS ZOOM Tenor/Bass breakout portions 2020 Dec 02

         

        Zoom Practice 2020 November 18

        Option 1:  Listening to the low-bandwidth ZOOM audio-only 2020 Nov 18 recordings

        Zoom November 18, 2020 Full Group Audio Track

        Soprano-Alto Breakout Room Audio Track November 18, 2020

        TBB Breakout Room November 18, 2020 Audio Track

        Option 2:  Watching the videos of the various portions of the practice as recorded from the Zoom meeting. Since this practice took just over an hour and includes both breakouts, we have broken the full session into separate video files. Check them out, and if they’re taking too much of your precious or limited bandwidth, switch to the above audio-only recording.

        ACS Zoom non-breakout portions 2020 2020 Nov 18

        ACS ZOOM Soprano/Alto breakout portions 2020 Nov 18

        ACS ZOOM Tenor/Bass breakout portions 2020 Nov 18

        WED DEC 2 PRACTICE PIECES

        Here is Warmup Video 3 from Dr. Roger Hale – for S/A singers – but T/B can also use this in your own range.

        Warmup Video 4 from Dr. Roger Hale – Getting a richer and darker sound – this is helpful as we explore the colours of the voice.

        REPERTOIRE FOR DEC 2 REHEARSAL:

        As we plan for our time with ESG in Jan, Shawn would like us to focus on Voices of Earth, and All Too Soon. Please also have My Heart’s in the Highland with you as well – just in case!

        For some fun at the end, I would love everyone to have the Ding Dong Merrily High ready, and as well, the Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.

         

        Zoom Practice 2020 November 04

        Option 1:  Listening to the low-bandwidth ZOOM audio-only 2020 Nov 04 recordings

        ACS Zoom November 4 Full Group Audio Track

        ACS Nov 04 Soprano Alto Breakout Room

        ACS Zoom Nov 04 Tenor Bass Breakout Room

        Option 2:  Watching the videos of the various portions of the practice as recorded from the Zoom meeting. Since this practice took just over an hour and includes both breakouts, we have broken the full session into separate video files. Check them out, and if they’re taking too much of your precious or limited bandwidth, switch to the above audio-only recording.

        ACS Zoom non-breakout portions 2020 2020 Nov 04

        ACS ZOOM Soprano/Alto breakout portions 2020 Nov 04

        ACS ZOOM Tenor/Bass breakout portions 2020 Nov 04

        Repertoire for November 18th Rehearsal (from Shawn)

        Here is the next full choral warmup video by Dr. Roger Hale.  It is so valuable — I hope you enjoy.

        We will continue to look at Sing — Sea to Sea and Voices of Earth.

        For our next rehearsal on November 18th, we would like us to look at the attached pdfs of Ding Dong Merrily On High, and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. These are for fun!  Now that we are into November, it seems fitting that we have a look at some seasonal pieces.

         

         

        Zoom Practice 2020 Oct 21

        Option 1:  Listening to the low-bandwidth ZOOM audio-only Oct 21 recordings

        ACS Zoom non-breakout portions October 21, 2020

        ACS ZOOM Soprano/Alto breakout portions audio-only Oct 21

        ACS ZOOM Tenor/Bass portions audio-only Oct 21

        Option 2:  Watching the videos of the various portions of the practice as recorded from the Zoom meeting. Since this practice took just over an hour and includes both breakouts, we have broken the full session into separate video files. Check them out, and if they’re taking too much of your precious or limited bandwidth, switch to the above audio-only recording.

        ACS Zoom non-breakout portions 2020 Oct 21

        ACS ZOOM Soprano/Alto breakout portions 2020 Oct 21

        ACS ZOOM Tenor/Bass breakout portions 2020 Oct 21

        Repertoire for November 4th Rehearsal (from Shawn)

        Here is a great warm-up video from Dr. Roger Hale. There is a series of these we will share with you over the next few weeks.

        Warm ups and vocalizations (from Dr. Roger Hale)

        As well, here is a short duet of sight-singing for you to try.

        For our next rehearsal on November 4th, we would like us to look at:

        1. 1. 1. 1. Voices of Earth – David D.
                 2. the first 2 movements from Sing Sea to Sea.
                 3. Thankful.
                 4. and the last 5-6 pages of Les Mis.
                 5. We will also do short sectionals, but we want us to get together more this next week. i encourage everyone to ask questions, etc.

         

        Zoom Practice 2020 Oct 07

        Option 1:  Listening to the low-bandwidth ZOOM audio-only Oct 07 recording

        ZOOM audio-only Oct 7

        Option 2:  Watching the whole practice as recorded from the Zoom meeting. Since this practice took just over an hour and includes both breakouts, this is a large video file. Check it out, and if it’s taking too much of your precious or limited bandwidth, switch to the above audio-only recording.

        The full Zoom video from 2020 October 07  

        Repertoire for 2020 October 21st:

        1. 1. We will continue with Les Mis, Pg 14-24, Mairi’s Wedding, and read through a new piece called Thankful. (Note we will be changing some of the words in the middle section.)
           2. ACS Sightreading 2020Oct21
           3. Have a look at this Interval Training Video. Listening and ear training are important tools for all musicians.
           4. Here is a link to Thankful (as performed by ESG Section Leads as led by Shawn).

         

         

        Zoom Practice 2020 Sept 23

        You have two options to experience this:

        The first is to listen to the Achill Zoom 2020 Sep 23 audio only of this recording. This is a low-bandwidth recording, of similar recording quality to what Greg and I produce when we have recorded Achill practices in the past.

        The second option is to watch the whole practice as if you were attending through Zoom. Since this practice took just over an hour, this is a large video file. Check it out, and if it’s taking too much of your precious or limited bandwidth, switch to the above audio-only recording.

        The full Zoom video from 2020 Sept 23

        If you have specific preferences, please let us know!

        Here also is the Interval song chart from Musicca that Shawn will be referring to in future practices.

        Here are additional videos that might help as we work on Intervals and Sight Singing.

        Musical Intervals

        Sight Singing Exercise – Level 1

        Sight Singing Exercise – Level 2

        Sight Singing Exercise – Level 6

         
        Here is a sound recording of ours from Here’s To Song – (watch from 3:39 mins for last chorus):   ACS Here’s To Song
         
         
        Here is a video link to a new piece called O Love, It’s a piece we will work on for the Spring Program.

         

        For our next rehearsal we will be looking at:

        • All Too Soon 
        • Mairi’s Wedding 
        • Les Miserables Medley – pg 14-23

         

        Zoom Practice 2020 Sept 09

        Here is the recorded version from our first Zoom practice last Wednesday September 9th. By the smiles throughout and at the end, many folks were very happy to be back practicing ‘together’!

        The recording was done using Zoom’s recording tool.  You have two options to experience this:

        The first is to listen to the Zoom ACS audio-only 2020Sept09 of this recording. This is a low-bandwidth recording, of similar recording quality to what Greg and I produce when we have recorded Achill practices in the past.

        The second option is to watch the whole practice as if you were attending through Zoom. Since this practice took just over an hour, this is a large video file. Check it out, and if it’s taking too much of your precious or limited bandwidth, switch to the above audio-only recording.

        The full Zoom video from 2020 Sept 09

        Please let us know which version you prefer!

         

         

        AWARENESS WHILE SINGING — by Nancy Sicsic, Certified Teacher of the Alexander Technique (August 27)

        Nancy Sicsic, our collaborative pianist, is also a piano teacher and musician, choir director, and Certified Teacher of the Alexander Technique.  She provides Achill members with an introduction to the technique applied to vocal practice.

        Nancy’s video lesson on Awareness While Singing

        This material is provided on condition it is not shared beyond Achill’s membership.

        For those wishing more information, the following links:

        Alexander Technique Canada

        How the Alexander Technique can help musicians

        The Guardian on the Alexander Technique

         

         

        SHAWN’S WARMUP AND GRANDMOTHER MOON PRACTICE (August 14)

        Shawn’s Warmup and “Grandmother Moon” practice

        This material is provided on condition it is not shared beyond Achill’s membership.

         

        “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” Virtual Octet (July 21)

        We asked for volunteers willing to sing solo into their video recording device while listening and watching Shawn Grenke play and conduct Bach’s lovely Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring. Our thanks to Julie and Amy (sopranos), Gail and Dorothy (altos), Malcolm and Greg (tenors), and Keith and John (basses) for volunteering for this daunting task.

        “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” Virtual Octet

         

         

        RESONANCE VIDEO FROM NANCY SICSIC (July 16)

        Nancy Sicsic, Achill’s wonderful Collaborative Pianist, gives Achill Choral Society members some singing pointers.

        This material is provided on condition it is not shared beyond Achill’s membership. Please respect Nancy’s wishes.

        Nancy Resonates for Achill

         

         

        KEEPING OUR VOICES IN SHAPE! (July 8;  updated Sept 14)

        Dear Achill Singers,

        Shawn has bought a wonderful resource video featuring University of Alberta professor Dr. Laurier Fagnan. Several choir members have also bought personal copies.  Shawn will be using parts of the video to provide a unique opportunity to continue to learn and develop our voices and our choral art at a time when we are unable to come together for rehearsals. (Dr. Fagnan is one of the choral specialists who is leading the new Canadian research on choral singing as related to Covid-19. He is also the current president of Choral Canada.)

         

         

        “For the Beauty of the Earth” Virtual Quartet (May 28)

        From the Achill Choral Society. Three verses of this traditional hymn with new-to-our-chorus soprano Amy, alto Susan, tenor Greg, and bass John, to the accompaniment of Shawn Grenke, Chorus Director.

        “For the Beauty of the Earth” hymn

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        Voices of Earth material

        Here are the various files you will find helpful for our ACS joint venture with ESG in producing a combined virtual video of us singing the lovely VOICES OF EARTH by David Dickau, with words by Orangeville’s Archibold Lampman. (Lampman taught English for one year here back in 1882–3, and was so frustrated by the experience that he left teaching and moved to Ottawa where he worked in the Post Office …)

        Here is a link to the fine performance of ‘Voices of Earth’ performed by the Atlanta Gay and Lesbian Chorus.

        ESG ACS piano click track for Voices Of Earth Grenke Style — the basic track, over which the other voices are laid down. The piano is played by the impressive 14-year-old son of one of the ESG leads!

        Here are the ACS Voices of Earth Recording notes 2020Feb05 for recording your personal video as well as other tips about how to name and submit your video. These notes are based on those written by Bryan E., Baritone/Bass Lead for ESG, and their video producer. Please note that John L and Mark W are available by email and/or by telephone to assist you!

        Greg and I advise that everyone at least listen to the last section of the Bass-Baritone audio track (from about 18 minutes 10 seconds towards the end). In that section, Bryan, one of the ESG Bass lead singers, reviews in very clear detail how to pronounce and to align various parts of words. This greatly improves our diction! Have a listen, please. Bass-Baritone Breakout Room Audio Track

        Then there are these wonderful short videos by the various Lead Singers for ESG and produced by Bryan E. All the videos are laid over the piano click track. There are 8 videos, one for each sub-section, i.e., Bass, Baritone, etc. Then there are four videos, one for each section that combines both subsections, i.e., Bass/Baritone, etc. Next are these last videos of each section combined with the full SATB, so that you can hear your section against all of the other voices. To finish, there are Altos with Tenors, Sopranos with Altos, and Sopranos with Basses. Truly amazingly well done videos that you will be using not only to polish your part, but against which you will be able to record your part! So well done, Bryan!

        These videos are a ‘mirror’ or copy of what is in the Dropbox folder that Bryan maintains at Dropbox folder of click-track video files from ESG Lead Singers. There may be occasional updates as Shawn and Bryan improve some of the videos. I will endeavour to maintain the list below as current, checking several times a day. For instance, today, Saturday, Bryan has uploaded 9 updated files, the earliest being time-stamped 2:21 A.M. this morning, and the latest just 20 minutes ago at 5L52 P.M. I’ll check one more time tonight before I stop.

        Voice	Click-track video with Lead Singer(s)
        Soprano 1	voices_s1
        Soprano 2	voices_s2
        Alto 1	voices_A1_new
        Alto 2	voices_a2
        Tenor 1	voices_T1_new
        Tenor 2	voices_t2
        Baritone	voices_b1
        Bass	voices_b2
        Soprano 1 & 2	voices_s1_s2
        Alto 1 & 2	voices_A1_A2_new
        Tenor 1 & 2	voices_t1_t2_new
        Baritone & Bass	voices_B1_B2
        Soprano 1 & 2 with SATB	voices_S1_S2_w_(SATB)
        Alto 1 & 2 with SATB	voices_A1_A2_new_w(SATB)
        Tenor 1 & 2 with SATB	voices_T1_T2_w_(SATB)_new
        Baritone and Bass with SATB	voices_B1_B2_w_(SATB)
        Soprano 1 & 2 with Altos	voices_s1_s2_w_ALTO
        Soprano 1 & 2 with Basses	voices_S1_S2_w_(BASSES)
        Alto 1 & 2 with Tenors	voices_A1_A2_new_w(TEN)
        Alto 1 & 2 with Basses	voices_A1_A2_new_w(BASS)

         

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        RECORDINGS FROM WEEKLY REHEARSALS

        Rehearsal	Title
        March 11, 2020	Voices of Earth: Part One - 2020-03-11 Voices of Earth: Part Two - 2020-03-11 After the War - 2020-03-11 All Too Soon - 2020-03-11 Announcements - 2020-03-11 Keep the Home Fires Burning - 2020-03-11 Mairi's Wedding - 2020-03-11 SA Sectional: Untravelled Worlds - 2020-03-11
        March 4, 2020	Les Misérables - 2020-03-04 Untravelled Worlds - 2020-03-04 Announcements - 2020-03-04 After the War - 2020-03-04 After the War Compilation Grandmother Moon - 2020-03-04 Sing - Sea to Sea - 2020-03-04
        February 19, 2020	ACS AllTooSoon 2020-02-12 ACS UntravelledWorlds 2020-02-19 ACS GrandmotherMoon 2020-02-18 ACS S2S UnCanadienErrant_2020-02-19 ACS S2S IseTheBy_2020-02-19 ACS MyHeartsInTheHighlands_2020-02-19 ACS LesMiserables_2020-02-19 ACS Announcements_2020-02-19
        February 12, 2020	ACS welcome new members 2020-02-12_19 ACS After the War 2020-02-12 ACS Sea to Sea pt1 2020-02-12 ACS Sea to Sea Sop&Alto 2020-02-12 ACS Sectional TB Feb 12 ACS Keep the Home Fires Burning 2020-02-12 ACS Untravelled Worlds Sop&Alto 2020-02-12 ACS Untravelled Worlds choir 2020-02-12 ACS Voices of Earth Sop&Alto 2020-02-12 ACS Voices of Earth choir 2020-02-12 ACS Announcements 2020-02-12
        February 5, 2020	My Heart's in the Highlands - 2020-02-05 SA Sectional: Grandmother Moon - 2020-02-05 BBTSectional: Grandmother Moon - 2020-02-05 Grandmother Moon - 2020-02-05 SA Sectional: Sing-Sea to Sea - 2020-02-05 BBTSectional: Sing-Sea to Sea - 2020-02-05 Sing-Sea to Sea - 2020-02-05 SA Sectional: Voices of Earth - 2020-02-05 BBTSectional: Voices of Earth - 2020-02-05 SA Sectional: Untravelled Worlds - 2020-02-05 Les Misérables - 2020-02-05 Les Misérables: Part Two - 2020-02-05 Announcements - 2020-02-05
        January 29, 2020	ACS Mairis Wedding 2020-01-29_19 ACS All To Soon 2020-01-29 ACS Untravelled Worlds 2020-01-29_19 ACS TenorBass Untravelled Worlds Jan 29 ACS Untravelled Worlds b 2020-01-29 ACS announcments 2020-01-29 ACS TenorBass Sea to Sea Jan 29 ACS Sea to Sea 2020-01-29
        January 22, 2020	Be Thou My Vision - 2020-01-22 Voices of Earth - 2020-01-22 SA Sectional Voices of Earth - 2020-01-22 After the War - 2020-01-22 Grandmother Moon - 2020-01-22 SA Sectional Grandmother Moon - 2020-01-22 BBT Sectional Grandmother Moon - 2020-01-22 Grandmother Moon After Sectionals - 2020-01-22 Sing-Sea to Sea - 2020-01-22 SA Sectional Sing-Sea to Sea - 2020-01-22 BBT Sectional Sing-Sea to Sea - 2020-01-22 Sing-Sea to Sea After Sectionals - 2020-01-22
        January 15, 2020	My Heart's in the Highlands - 2020-01-15 BBT Sectional My Heart's in the Highlands - 2020-01-15 My Heart's in the Highlands Part Two - 2020-01-15 Sing-Sea to Sea - 2020-01-15 BBT Sectional Sing-Sea to Sea - 2020-01-15 SA Sectional Sing-Sea to Sea - 2020-01-15 Sing-Sea to Sea Part Two - 2020-01-15 BBT Sectional Untravelled Worlds - 2020-01-15 Untravelled Worlds - 2020-01-15 SA Sectional Voices of Earth - 2020-01-15 BBT Sectional Voices of Earth - 2020-01-15 SA Sectional Grandmother Moon - 2020-01-15 BBT Sectional All Too Soon - 2020-01-15 SA Sectional All Too Soon - 2020-01-15 All Too Soon - 2020-01-15
        January 8, 2020	Progam Themes - 2020-01-08 Long Way to Tipperary - 2020-01-08 Mairi's Wedding - 2020-01-08 Grandmother Moon - 2020-01-08 Les Misérables - 2020-01-08

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        Audio files from STAR LIGHT, HOLIDAY BRIGHT!

        Track name
        Star Light, Holiday Bright! (the complete music soundtrack: 47 minutes)
        Ring Those Christmas Bells In Dulci Jubilo O Come, All Ye Faithful All Bells in Paradise The Twelve Days After Christmas Rejoice and Sing This Christmas Morn Jingle Bells Mary, Did You Know? Celebration of Light ¡Cantar! Hallelujah Hark! the Herald Angels Sing Hallelujah Chorus

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      • SHEET MUSIC FOR VISITORS

        Here is some of the music we are singing in our Zoom rehearsals. Please note that this is music that belongs to the Achill Choral Society and is not for dissemination beyond our members. If you are missing other music, please contact info@achill.ca for assistance.

        • • • • • • All Too Soon, arr. S. Hatfield
                  • Ding Dong! Merrily on High
                  • Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
                  • Excerpts from Les Miserables, arr. E. Lojeski
                  • Mairi’s Wedding, arr. B. Chilcott
                  • O Love, Elaine Hagenberg
                  • My Heart’s in the Highland, Donna Gartman Schultz
                  • Sing — Sea to Sea pages 1–25, arr H. Cable
                  • Sing — Sea to Sea pages 26–end, arr H. Cable
                  • Thankful, by Sager, Foster, & Page
                  • Voices of Earth, by D. Dickau

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        PRACTICE RECORDINGS (MP3 files)

        Title	Other	Soprano	Alto	Tenor	Bass
        After The War		After the War - Soprano 1 After the War - Soprano 2	After the War - Alto 1 After the War - Alto 2	After the War - Tenor	After the War - Bass 1 After the War - Bass 2
        All Too Soon (Hatfield)		All too soon - Soprano	All too soon - Alto	All too soon - Tenor	All too soon - Bass
        Be Thou My Vision (Rutter)		Be Thou My Vision - Soprano	Be Thou My Vision - Alto	Be Thou My Vision - Tenor	Be Thou My Vision - Bass 1 Be Thou My Vision - Bass 2
        Grandmother Moon (Daley)		Grandmother Moon - Soprano 1 Grandmother Moon - Soprano 2	Grandmother Moon - Alto 1 Grandmother Moon - Alto 2	Grandmother Moon - Tenor 1 Grandmother Moon - Tenor 2	Grandmother Moon - Bass 1 Grandmother Moon - Bass 2
        Keep The Home Fires Burning (Novello / Calvert)
        Les Misérables (Boubil & Schönberg)		Les Miserables P1 - Soprano Les Miserables P7 - Soprano Les Miserables P14 - Soprano Les Miserables P17 - Soprano Les Miserables P19 - Soprano Les Miserables P23 - Soprano	Les Miserables P1 - Alto Les Miserables P7 - Alto Les Miserables P14 - Alto Les Miserables P17 - Alto Les Miserables P19 - Alto Les Miserables P23 - Alto	Les Miserables P1 - Tenor Les Miserables P7 - Tenor Les Miserables P14 - Tenor Les Miserables P17 - Tenor Les Miserables P19 - Tenor Les Miserables P23 - Tenor	Les Miserables P7 - Bass Les Miserables P14 - Bass Les Miserables P17 - Bass Les Miserables P19 - Bass Les Miserables P23 - Bass
        Long Way To Tipperary (Judge & Williams / arr. Calvert)
        Mairi's Wedding (Chilcott)		Mairi's Wedding - Soprano	Mairi's Wedding - Alto	Mairi's Wedding - Tenor	Mairi's Wedding - Bass
        My Heart's in the Highlands (Schultz)		My Heart's in the Highlands - Soprano	My Heart's in the Highlands - Alto	My Heart's in the Highlands - Tenor	My Heart's in the Highlands - Bass 1 My Heart's in the Highlands - Bass 2
        Sing — Sea To Sea (Cable)		Sing, Sea to Sea - Part 1 - Soprano 1 Sing, Sea to Sea - Part 1 - Soprano 2 Un Canadien Errant - Soprano 1 Un Canadien Errant - Soprano 2 The Black Fly Song - Soprano 1 The Black Fly Song - Soprano 2 The Red River Valley - Soprano 1 The Red River Valley - Soprano 2 Alberta Homestead and Up the Yucletaw - Soprano Great Grandma - Soprano 1 Great Grandma - Soprano 2	Sing, Sea to Sea - Part 1 - Alto Un Canadien Errant - Alto The Black Fly Song - Alto The Red River Valley - Alto Alberta Homestead and Up the Yucletaw - Alto Great Grandma - Alto	Sing, Sea to Sea - Part 1 - Tenor Un Canadien Errant - Tenor The Black Fly Song - Tenor Alberta Homestead and Up the Yucletaw - Tenor Great Grandma - Tenor	Sing, Sea to Sea - Part 1 - Bass Un Canadien Errant - Bass The Black Fly Song - Bass Alberta Homestead and Up the Yucletaw - Bass Great Grandma - Bass
        Untravelled Worlds (Halley)		Untravelled Worlds - Soprano 1 Untravelled Worlds - Soprano 2	Untravelled Worlds - Alto 1 Untravelled Worlds - Alto 2	Untravelled Worlds - Tenor	Untravelled Worlds - Bass
        Voices Of Earth (Dickau)		Voices of Earth - Soprano 1 Voices of Earth - Soprano 2	Voices of Earth - Alto 1 Voices of Earth - Alto 2	Voices of Earth - Tenor 1 Voices of Earth - Tenor 2	Voices of Earth - Bass 1 Voices of Earth - Bass 2

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        YouTube videos and recordings for Spring

        Title	Other
        All Too Soon (arr. Hatfield)	All Too Soon
        Be Thou My Vision (Rutter)	Be Thou My Vision
        Grandmother Moon (Daley)	Track 10
        Mairi's Wedding (arr. Chilcott)	Celtic 2013 1
        My Heart's in the Highlands (Schultz)	Celtic 2013 4
        Sing — Sea to Sea (Cable)	Sing Sea to Sea
        Untraveled Worlds (Halley)	Untraveled Worlds
        Untraveled Worlds (Halley, conducted by Carrington)	Untraveled Worlds by Gondwana
        Voices of Earth (David Dickau) by The Mississauga Summer Chorale	Voices of Earth, David Dickau, The Mississauga Summer Chorale

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