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 Midi files Feel the Spirit

1. Joshua fit the battle Tutti Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Performance
2. Steal away Tutti Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Performance
3. I got a robe Tutti Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Performance
4. Sometimes I feel
    
starts at bar 12
Tutti Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Performance
5. Ev'ry time I feel the spirit Tutti Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Performance
6. Deep River Tutti Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Performance
7: When the saints Tutti Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Performance
Walk Together Children Tutti Sop 1
Sop 2
Alt 1
Alt 2
Tenor Bass
Didn't my Lord deliver Daniel Tutti Voice 1
Soprano
Voice 2
Alto
Voice 3
Tenor
Bass
I'm goin' to sing Tutti Soprano Alto Tenor Bass
Over in the Gloryland
Bars 47 to 79 omitted
Tutti Soprano Alto Tenor Bass

 Rehearsals

Feel the Spirit, 7 movements:
1. Joshua fit the battle; 2. Steal away; 3. I got a robe; 4. Sometimes I feel like a motherless child; 5. Every time I feel the spirit; 6. Deep river; 7. When the saints go marching in.

Five octavos:
I'm going to sing; Didn't my lord deliver Daniel? Over in the gloryland; Walk together, children; Chariot's coming 

23/01

Introduction to music

30/01

Feel the spirit 1,2,3,4,  Walk together, Didn't my lord

6/02

Feel the spirit. 5,6,7, I'm goin’ to sing,  Chariot's coming,Gloryland

13/02

Feel the spirit 2,3,4,7,  I'm goin’ to sing, Didn’t my lord

20/02

Feel the spirit 1,5,6, Walk together, Gloryland, Chariot's coming

25/02

Workshop day

27/02

Revision plus AGM

4/03

Benefit concert

5/03

Revision

12/03

Revision, establish standing positions for solo pieces.

19/03

All songs

24/03

Concert day.

   Program for 2012

  Rehearsals start for Feel the Spirit on 23rd January

Saturday 25th February

Workshop for Feel the Spirit and other.  From 10 am to 3 p.m. at Leisure Living (venue to be confirmed)

Monday 27th February

Annual General Meeting after rehearsal at 9 p.m.

Sunday 4th March

Music Variety Spectacular at Mingara Club. This is in the afternoon and time of assembly will be notified.

Saturday 24th March

Feel The Spirit concert at Holy Cross School, Kincumber commencing 7.30 p.m.

Sunday 25th March

the first Leisure Living Concert from 3 p.m.

Monday 26th March

NO REHEARSAL.

Monday 2nd April

commence rehearsals for our next concert (workshop date to be advised).

Monday 9th April
( Easter Monday)

NO REHEARSAL

Sunday 27th May

GALA CONCERTS at Central Coast Leagues Club. Times to be confirmed but usually all day.

Monday 28th May

NO REHEARSAL.

Sunday 3rd June

Leisure Living 2nd concert commencing 3 p.m.

Saturday 5th August

Love, Laughs and  Chocolate Concert at 2 p.m. Holy Cross School Kincumber (to be confirmed)

Sunday 12th August

3rd Leisure Living concert commencing 3 p.m.

Saturday 1st September

Social night where we entertain ourselves.  7 p.m. Kincumber Community Centre.

Saturday 3rd November

7.30 p.m.- Life, Peace and Remembrance (includes Faure Requiem) Christ Church (to be confirmed)

Sunday 9th December

commencing 3 p.m. – Leisure Living Christmas Concert

Saturday 15th December

7.30 pm.- Christmas Concert at Christ Church (to be confirmed)

In addition we may get the request from Terrigal Chamber of Commerce to do the “Carols by the Sea”

  Committee members 2011

Trevor Moore  President
Monica Bray  Vice President, S/L altos
Beate Loftus  Secretary
Ian Wood  Treasurer, S/L basses
Philip Rees  Musical Director
Duncan Waight  Librarian
Sue McCarthy  Publicity
Mark Thomas  S/L tenors
June Morin  S/L sopranos
Anne-Maree Turner  Catering
Quentin Reynolds  


 Choir constitution

The constitution was varied at the AGM in February 2008. The see the revised constitution click here.


 Latin pronunciation

 

Sound

Never

A

As in FATHER

NEVER as in FAT

E, AE, OE

As in FAIR

NEVER as in  FLAY, SAY, HAY

I and Y 

As in FEET

NEVER as in FIT

O

As in FORT

NEVER as in  FONT

U

As in FOOT

NEVER as in FLUNG

C

Ch as in Church before e, ae and  i
K as in  Cat before a, o, and u

 

 

As in Text

Pronounciation

Re-qui-em aeternam do-na e-is, do-mi-ne

Rair-quee-airm   air-tair-nahm  dor-nah  air-ees,    dor-meen-nair

Et lux per-pe- tu-a   lu-ce-at  e-is

Airt loox   pair-pair-too-ah   loo-chair-art  air-ees

Te-de-cet hym-nus,  De-us, in si-on     

Tair- dair-chairt  hym-noos , Dair-oos,  een-see-orn

 

 

In Text

Pronounciation

K      =  K

Kyrie   

Kee-ree-air

Ch    =  K

Christe    

Krees-tair

J       = Y

Jesu,  Justus   

Yair-soo,   Yoos-toos

Au    = OW

Causa

Kow-sah

xc

Excelsis

ek –shairl-sees

Agnus:

The  gn sound as the n  in onion

Ah- gnoos

Spanish pronunciation

  Vowels

  Written as Pronunciation Example
  a   between cat and arm   casa, camisa
  e   let   escalera, lejos
  i   kit   disinto, primero
  o   lost   nombre, solo
  u   good   uno, fruta
  u + e   wet   bueno
  i + e   yet   tiene
  e + i   wait   aceite
  i + u   you   ciudad

  Consonents

  Written as Pronunciation Example
  v   bed   Vacaciones, viejo
  z   sink   zona, zapato
  ci  or ce   sink   centro, cine
  h   not pronounced   hermano, helado
  j   Scottish loch   jamón, jugo
  gi or ge   Scottish loch   gente, gigante
  ń   onion   nińo, pińa
  r start of word or
  after l, n, s 
  rolled   roja, sonrisa
  r between vowels   softer rolled   pero, era
  rr   rolled   perra

  Combinations

  Written as Pronunciation Example
  qu   k (u not pronounced)   queso, quiero
  cu   hard c   cuello
  ll   yet   llave, calle
  gui or gue   hard g (u not pronounced)   guerra, guitarra
  gu + other letters   hard g (u pronounced)   guapo

 

 

 

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