Winter Quarter 2013!

And we're off...

Here is the syllabus for Winter quarter, with dress rehearsal and concert dates.

Course Objectives:

Students will learn and apply the following skills:

Sight Reading                                     Professional rehearsal demeanor

Performance skills                   Musicianship

Vocal technique

 

Materials:

·         Choir members may be asked to provide a blank CD for practice materials

·         Students will be assigned a number for all choir music

·         Students will fill out the music check-out form

o   You will be required to replace or pay for any music that is not returned in good condition plus a $10 processing fee.

 

Attendance

• Attendance at all rehearsals is mandatory
• If you are unable to sing due to illness that is not highly contagious, come to the rehearsal, sit in the back, and listen and take notes
• Grading is based on attendance and participation.
• Absences beyond 3 emergency/illness absences will result in a 5% grade deduction, and students with more than 7 absences will not be allowed to sing in concerts.
• I expect to be contacted via email in advance for any absence.
• Tardiness or early departure will be considered ½ an absence
• Concerts are equivalent to exams:
• Missed concerts will lower grade by two i.e. 4.0 to 2.0 (A to C).
• Missed concerts will only be excused for extenuating circumstance.

 

Calendar – Required Events (Schedule work off now!)

• Fall kick-off Jauary 11 (Fri.) 12:00-2:00 (extended class time) – pot-luck

• Dress rehearsal – March 6^th,  6:00-9:00 pm
• Concerts–March 8^th & 9^th Call time 6:00 on stage

Concerts 7:30 @ Pierce College PUY, AAH building theater.

What are we singing this Quarter?

Subject to change...

Hodie, Christus natus est by William Mathias
Adam Lay yBounden by Sheldon Curry
A Choral Fantasy by Mark Riese
Ding! Dong! Merrily on High arr. by Howard Helvey
Candlelight Carol by John Rutter
Magnificat attributed to Dietrich Buxtehude - we will combine with guest choir Canto del Cuore, and a few strings and a harpsichord for this one.

Fall 2012

Welcome to Choir, Fall 2012
Important things to remember

9/24/12 - (Mon.) Choir starts

AAH 102, 12:00 to 12:50 - rehearsal time

Fall Quarter Calendar – Required Events (Schedule work off now!)

• Fall kick-off Oct. 5 (Fri.) 12:00-2:00 (extended class time) – pot-lucl
• Dress rehearsal – Dec. 5^th,  6:00-9:00 pm
• Concerts– Dec 7^th & 8^th Call time 6:00 on stage
• Concert 7:30 @ Pierce College PUY, AAH building theater.
• Community Concert Dec 9^th call 6:00, Concert 7:00 @ church 13420 94^th Ave E, Puyallup WA.  Singers must stay for the entire concert (sneaking out after we're done is rude to those groups still performing).

The choir is not auditioned, but I do have each person sing for me so I can place them in the right section.

 

Spring 2012

So the blog has been a little neglected since we started a Facebook page, but here is the basic information for Spring 2012

Repertoire:

Parce mihi Domini - by Christobal Morales w/improvised saxophone

Niska Banja - from the Balkan region

Gloria - by Vivaldi with hired orchestra and soloists

May 18th - 2 year college choir festival at Pierce College Puyallup

June 1st and 2nd - Spring Quarter concert. With guests, Puyallup High School Concert Choir and hired orchestra for the Vivaldi Gloria

Rehearsals start April 2nd!

Spring Quarter 2010

We had an incredible quarter ending with an awesome concert on March 11th. For winter quarter our theme was "Requiem for Winter." and was full of lots of great music.

Spring is here and we've had a little turn over, but the choir is going to be great again! Our new theme is "Of Life and Music," which is pretty broad, but the music will certainly be more cheery than it was last quarter.

Some of the music we'll be singing:

Salmo 150

A Maiden is in a Ring

The Waking

Past Life Melodies

Tambur

Its not too late to join us. Rehearsals are Mon-Fri from 12:00-12:50, contact Dr. Owen for details (253)864-3202

Chamber Choir rehearsals are Wednesday March 30th, and we'll see how big the group is this quarter. A lot of the decisions on chamber choir's music are still up in the air.

Spring Quarter concert is June 3rd.

Winter Quarter

Exciting things ahead for Winter Quarter.

Concert: March 11th @ 7:30pm $5 general admission, students free

Tentative Program

Concert Choir:

Dies Irae from Mozart's Requiem

Requiem, arr. Craig Hella-Johnson

Dies Irae from Verdi's Requiem

The Stars Stand Up in the Air - Eric Barnum

Chamber Choir

When Somebody Loved Me, from Toy Story

The Night is Young - arr. Carey

The Seal Lullaby - Eric Whitacre

Concert Choir

Sleep - Eric Whitacre

Other Exciting things going on:

February 9th - choir festival day

Karen Fulmer, President of ACDA will work with us

Karen Thomas, Director of Seattle ProMusica will work with us

Seattle Pro Musica will perform at Pierce College Puyallup

In Fall Quarter the Concert Choir rehearsed only 3 days a week and the chamber choir met at the same time for the other two days of the week. Though our concert was a success, I felt that both groups could be even better with more rehearsal time. This quarter the Concert Choir will meet Monday through Friday from 12:00-12:50. The Chamber Choir will likely be smaller and will need to meet at a different time, most likely the hour before or after choir (preferably after). This additional rehearsal time will facilitate the challenging music that we will be performing in March.

Welcome!

Welcome to Pierce College Choir!
please enter your information and answer the questions above.
For the first 2 weeks we will meet as the whole Concert choir M-F, then we will begin to work with only the chamber choir on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you are interested in the chamber choir, be prepared to stay past 12:50 on Tuesdays and Thursdsays.

Naxos
To access the listening assignment, go to the library home page:
www.pierce.ctc.edu/library/
click on the word Databases
Find "Naxos Music Library" under "Arts and Humanities
It may ask you for your Student ID and last name.
Once you are into Naxos click on "paylists" in the grey bar that runs accross the top of the screen.
Select choir and listen to Riu Riu Chiu and other things we will be singing!