What’s New
OUR GOAL 2009 – 2010
• Chorus learns 5 to 6 new songs and review 5 to 6 old songs
• Women’s chorus learns 2 to 3 new songs and reviews 2 old songs
• Men’s chorus learns 1 new songs and reviews 1 old song
• Two performances
I. New songs to learn
練習曲– 西洋古典合唱曲 [choose 1 or 2 for choral music learning purpose]
1. Mozart_Ave Verum (1791)
Mozart’s final work Ave verum is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever composed.
http://www.schenectadysymphony.org/chinesechorus/Mozart_Ave_verum.pdf
Choir of King’s College, with English subtitle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY5Bg6Nk6Gc
Leonard Bernstein conducted http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KUDs8KJc_c&feature=related
Bocelli solo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL69Z0Ru5Z0&NR=1&feature=fvwp
Sectional recordings:
http://www.schenectadysymphony.org/chinesechorus/Mozart_Ave_verum_1_soprano.mp3
http://www.schenectadysymphony.org/chinesechorus/Mozart_Ave_verum_2_alto.mp3
http://www.schenectadysymphony.org/chinesechorus/Mozart_Ave_verum_3_tenor.mp3
http://www.schenectadysymphony.org/chinesechorus/Mozart_Ave_verum_4_base.mp3
2. Schubert_Salve Regina [無伴奏a cappella ]
http://www.schenectadysymphony.org/chinesechorus/Schubert_Salve%20Regina.pdf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NspKYZmNgY
藝術歌曲四首
3. 天淨沙, 馬致遠詞, 蘇同右曲
http://www.schenectadysymphony.org/chinesechorus/tien-jin-sha.pdf
4. 送別 [混聲 or 女聲] 李叔同填詞原曲為美國作曲家John Pond Ordway – Dreaming of Home and Mother
混聲四部 http://www.schenectadysymphony.org/chinesechorus/farewell_SATB.pdf
女聲三部, 李叔同配詞, 楊鴻年編曲 http://www.schenectadysymphony.org/chinesechorus/farewell_SSA.pdf
5. 本事 [女聲] 盧冀野詞, 黃自曲, 楊鴻年改編
http://www.schenectadysymphony.org/chinesechorus/ben-shi.pdf
6. 詩經三首
• 關睢[女聲] http://www.schenectadysymphony.org/chinesechorus/shi-jin_guan-ju.pdf
• 桃夭[女聲] http://www.schenectadysymphony.org/chinesechorus/shi-jin_tao-yao.pdf
• 谷風[男聲] 無伴奏http://www.schenectadysymphony.org/chinesechorus/shi-jin_gu-feng.pdf
民謠一首
7. 嘎哦麗泰 Ga’Olita, 哈薩克民歌, 杜鳴心編曲
http://www.schenectadysymphony.org/chinesechorus/GaOlita.pdf
中央交響樂團合唱團 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPjeHfqSap0
Austin Chinese Choral, Austin, Texas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4CWAfzeKWA&feature=related
流行歌曲三首
8. 蘇州河畔 [another 40’s pop song]
http://www.schenectadysymphony.org/chinesechorus/Sou-zhou%20River.pdf 台北大愛合唱團http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g92zcKEbqwM
9. 那魯灣情歌
It is a modern version of “Moon Dance”, you might think that this song is too wild, but let’s try it.
I do not have a chorus recording, but I find one which 張惠妹 sang on internet.
http://www.schenectadysymphony.org/chinesechorus/na-lu-wan_STAB.pdf
張惠妹: http://www.schenectadysymphony.org/chinesechorus/na-lu-wan_Chang%20Hui-mei.mp3
10. Love is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) [Holywood’s version of Chinese romance in 50’s]
http://www.schenectadysymphony.org/chinesechorus/Love%20is%20a%20Many-Splendored%20Thing_original.pdf
Four Aces 1955, http://www.schenectadysymphony.org/chinesechorus/Love%20is%20a%20Many-Splendored%20Thing_original.pdf
The Platters, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sgQMVXZ77s&feature=related
II. Old songs to review [choose a few songs from last year’s program.
1. 我的心裡沒有他
2. 鳳凰于飛
3. 橄欖樹 (a cappella)
4. 夜來香 (a cappella)
5. 賞月舞
6. 山在虛無飄渺間 Women’s Chorus
7. 大海啊, 故鄉 Women’s Chorus
8. 再別康橋 Men’s Chorus Debut
9. 不了情 (Unforgettable) 1961 Lyrics by Tao Qin, Music by Mo Ran, Arranged by Ran Tien-Hao
III. Performances
1. 2010 Chinese New Year Party at Egg [date to be confirmed]
Chinese New Year is on Feb 14 2010, Sunday
2. 2010 Spring Concert on May 23, May, Sunday [TBD]
Similar format as 2009 spring concert
IV. Parties.