WAUTOMA HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR A Festival For Young Voices

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1 WAUTOMA HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR A Festival For Young Voices SOUTHERN ENGLAND JUNE 2013 PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

2 Festival Information Artistic Director Participating Groups Dr Kevin Meidl Oshkosh North High School Chorale Director: Bridget Duffy 11 singers Wautoma High School Choir Director: Benjamin Vis 21 singers Accompanist Gala Concert Dress Music folders Mrs Meredith Vis Your own group s formal concert dress should be worn. It is not necessary to memorize the music for the Gala performance by the massed chorus. If you are going to use music however you will need to bring a black folder. Instruments for accompaniment Additional instrumentation Digital piano if acoustic piano not available at venues. Flautist - Taylor Kottke TBD Performance Summary Tuesday 18 June Exchange Concert Holy Trinity Church Westbury on Trym Bristol Friday 21 June Gala Concert Southwark Cathedral London 1

3 Concert Repertoire Sacred Music Sing Unto God In Remembrance Requiem John the Revelator Simple Gifts Psalm 23 There is no Rose Paul Fetler Eleanor Daley Craig Hella Johnson Albert McNeil Leonard Bernstein Z. Randall Stroope Z. Randall Stroope Lord Make Me An Instrument Jonathan Willcocks Can You Count the Stars Jonathan Willcocks Conducted by Kevin Meidl Secular Music My Lover is a Farmer Lad Danny Boy Homeland Orange Colored Sky Longest Time Sure on this Shining Night John Jacob Niles Z. Randall Stroope Z. Randall Stroope Robert Gentry Billy Joel Samuel Barber Contemporary American Light of a clear Blue Morning Make Our Garden Grow My Luve s Like a Red, Red Rose The Pasture How Can I Keep from Singing Craig Hella Johnson Leonard Bernstein David Dickau Z. Randall Stroope Gwyneth Walker 2

4 The Event Date Place Venue Name of partner group Director: Number or performers: Exchange Concert Tuesday 18 June Bristol Holy Trinity Church Westbury on Trym Westbury on Trym Church Choir David Ogden 25 singers Name of partner group Director: Number or performers: Schedule: Bristol Schools Chamber Junior Choir David Ogden 35 singers Arrive at church Rehearsal (90 minutes) Break for dinner Return to church Change into concert dress Concert -performance by 1 st local choir -performance by Oshkosh/Wautoma -intermission (refreshments provided) -performance by 2 nd local choir -performance by Oshkosh/Wautoma - Concert concludes Please refer to itinerary for timing Venue facilities Water Changing room and bathroom available Please bring your own bottled water for the day 3

5 David Ogden David Ogden is a professional conductor and composer. He conducts Exultate Singers, City of Bristol Choir, the Royal Mail Choir, Royal School of Church Music s Millennium Youth Choir and RSCM Chamber Choir, and in his post of Head of the Bristol Choral Centre, he conducts the Bristol Schools Chamber Choirs. David has conducted numerous concerts of all kinds of music, from jazz and songs from the shows to first performances by contemporary composers, along with an extensive repertoire of songs, anthems and over 100 large-scale choral works. For over 20 years he has worked with numerous professional and amateur groups of all shapes and sizes in many fields of music making, including concerts, musical theatre and opera, community projects, primary and secondary level educational workshops, from small children s groups to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. In the UK, he works extensively with the Royal School of Church Music, and with the BBC, conducting choirs on BBC Radios 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and the World Service, working as conductor, arranger and music adviser on BBC TV s Songs of Praise. He worked as music adviser and conductor for the BBC s hit series Call The Midwife, and with choirmaster Gareth Malone rehearsing the Royal Mail Choir in the BBC Two series The Choir: Sing While You Work. He conducted the choir in a charity single with X-Factor winner Joe McElderry in April 2013 in aid of Prostate Cancer Care. His compositions are published by the RSCM and White Light Publishing, and are performed in schools and churches worldwide. His music is broadcast frequently on BBC radio and television. In April 2008 one of his anthems was performed by a 250-strong choir in the presence of Pope Benedict XVI as part of a Papal Mass in the Washington Nationals Baseball Stadium in Washington DC with a congregation of 40,000 people in attendance. In April 2009 he travelled to Assisi to conduct the RSCM Millennium Youth Choir in a week-long choral pilgrimage for the BBC, marking the 800th anniversary of the founding of the Order of St Francis. In 2004 David was made an Associate of the Royal School of Church Music in recognition of his services to church music. The Bristol Schools Chamber Choirs - Junior Choir Aimed at students aged between 7 and 11 years, this choir aims to foster a love of singing in its members by helping them to read music and sing parts in a fun and relaxed way, whilst always aiming for the highest standards. Rehearsals are Fridays from 4.45pm - 6pm at Cotham School. Westbury on Trym Church Choir Music is a vital part of the worship at Holy Trinity Church. The Director of Music is David Ogden, assisted by Organist Richard Johnson. There are separate Girls' and Boys' Choirs for children aged from 7 years, offering musical, vocal and religious education following the Royal School of Church Music's Voice for Life Scheme. The choirs are open to children from the parish, local schools and wider community. The Girls' and Boys' Choirs are supported by adult soprano and alto singers both in helping to run and administrate the choir, and providing vocal support. 4

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7 The Event Date: Place Venue Schedule: Workshop with Jonathan Willcocks Thursday 20 June London St Sepulchre without Newgate Arrive at venue Workshop (3 hours) Depart venue Please refer to itinerary for timing Repertoire Lord, make me an instrument Can you count the stars Sepulchre without Newgate Church, London St 6

8 St. Sepulchre-without-Newgate The National Musicians Church St. Sepulchre's is the largest parish church in the City of London. The church has an important history dating back to Its historic links with the Old Bailey throw up some surprisingly gruesome facts... The church s early history encompasses two rebuilds, the second of which followed the Great Fire of Importantly, the church is the final resting place of Captain John Smith, first Governor of Virginia, USA, who was buried in the church in The church s somewhat macabre links with the Old Bailey serve as a sombre reminder of the age of capital punishment. In the twentieth-century, the church became firmly associated with the musical life of the country through its connection with Sir Henry Wood, founder of The Proms, and the dedication of the Musicians Chapel. St Sepulchre s is now best known as the National Musicians Church. With its excellent and thriving musical tradition, St. Sepulchre's has links with many music colleges and institutions, providing an important venue for musical events and a centre for musicians. Musicians' Chapel This chapel on the north side of the church was formerly called St. Stephen Harding's Chapel and has a window, designed and presented by Archibald Nicholson in 1932, dedicated to St. Stephen Harding. It was here, in St. Stephen Harding's chapel that young Henry Wood learnt to play the organ. At the age of fourteen he was appointed Assistant Organist. He went on to found the famous Promenade Concerts which still run in London every summer. When Sir Henry died in 1944 it was to the Musicians' Chapel that his ashes were brought. They now lie beneath the central, St. Cecilia, window. In this window Henry Wood is shown as a young boy at the organ and as the mature Sir Henry conducting a Promenade Concert at the Queen's Hall. In the Musicians' Chapel there are also fine modern windows by Brian Thomas depicting the renowned singer Dame Nellie Melba and the composer John Ireland, and above the altar the 'Magnificat' window in memory of Walter Carroll. On the south wall of the chapel is a case containing the Musicians' Book of Remembrance. Early History The church, named after the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, is first mentioned in It was grandly rebuilt in 1450 only to be badly damaged in the Great Fire of The burnt out shell was rebuilt by Wren s masons in St Sepulchre s now stands as the largest church in the city of London. Famous in folklore, the twelve Bells of Old Bailey are remembered in the rhyme Oranges and Lemons. St Sepulchre s great bell tolled as condemned men passed from Newgate prison towards the gallows. On midnight of an execution day, St Sepulchre s Bellman would pass by an underground passage to Newgate Prison and ring twelve double tolls to the prisoner on the Execution Bell, whilst reciting a rhymed reminder that the day of execution had come. The hand bell is now displayed under glass in the church, alongside the rhyme that was read to prisoners. Captain John Smith, first governor of the State of Virginia, USA, is buried in the South aisle of the church. Smith sailed to America in the little ships in 1607 where he was captured by Indians and freed by Princess Pocahontas. He is commemorated in a beautiful stained-glass window on the South wall. 7

9 The Event Date Place Venue Name of partner group Director: Number or performers: Age range: Schedule: Gala Concert Friday 21 June London Southwark Cathedral The Financial Times Choir Paul Ayres singers aged Arrive at Cathedral Store concert dress Rehearsal in Cathedral (90 minutes) Depart Cathedral Lunch and touring Return to Cathedral Meet Financial Times Choir Combined rehearsal in rehearsal room (1 hour) Change into concert dress Combined sound check in the Cathedral FT Choir sound check Break (30 minutes) Concert commences -performance by Oshkosh/Wautoma (part program) -performance by FTC -performance by Oshkosh/Wautoma (rest of program) -combined Finale Concert concludes Please refer to itinerary for timing Combined repertoire Swing Low arr, Paul Ayres Conducted by Paul Ayres Can You Count the Stars Conducted by Kevin Meidl Jonathan Willcocks Venue information Water Supporting charity Changing rooms and bathrooms available Please bring your own bottled water for the day Proceeds in aid of the British Heart Foundation 8

10 The Financial Times Choir In tune with business The FT choir brings together staff from across the business to perform together. It started in 1990 and the choir s repertoire includes Bach, Berlioz, Britten, Duruflé, Gounod, Rachmaninov, ArvoPärt, Parry, Salamone Rossi, Stravinsky, Tallis, Warlock, Willcocks to name but a dozen. And, matching the international reach of the FT, we have sung in English, French, German, Hebrew, Latin and Russian. Several members sing with other choirs such as City Chorus, The London Concert Choir, The London Oriana Choir and the London Pro Arte Choir. Our director is Paul Ayres who, as well as looking after us, is a composer and arranger, leads children s education workshops, plays piano for improvised comedy shows and has given many solo organ recitals in the UK, Scandinavia, Europe, North America and Australia. He is also the regular conductor of City Chorus, the London College of Music choirs, the Walbrook Singers, and is the associate accompanist of Crouch End Festival Chorus. Paul Ayres Paul Ayres is a freelance musician, working in and around London, UK. As composer & arranger, mainly of vocal, choral and theatre music, Paul has had many works commissioned, performed and published. As choral conductor & musical director, Paul has worked with many groups - new music ensembles, choral societies, schools, church choirs, youth theatres, children's music workshops As organist & accompanist, Paul has given concerts and recitals throughout the world Paul has led many music education projects, in various roles as composer, conductor, workshop leader, facilitator 9

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