FOR CHORUS MEMBERS

July 4 Concert at Tabernacle: America in Song

Dress rehearsal: Thursday, July 2, 6:30 pm at the Tabernacle

Concert: Saturday, July 4, 7:00 pm. All chorus members should be at Tabernacle by 5:30 pm

Please put your music in order before the dress rehearsal;

The order of the program is:

We belong
North Providence
Africa
The Promise of Living (quintet)
My Lord, What a Morning
Recuerdo (We were very tired)
Hold Fast to Dreams
I’m glad there is you
Kitty Hawk
Getting to know you
God Bless America
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor
What the World Need Now is Love
Love is What We Need
America the Beautiful

Here are some recordings which I hope you will find useful in practicing your music.

North Providence

Soprano

Alto

Tenor

Bass

Africa

Note that you will hear the ending of North Providence to help with transition

Soprano

Alto

Tenor

Bass

Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor

A bit faster than we are taking it, and director doesn’t observe fermatas in second verse…

Choose Something Like a Star

(we will not perform Choose Something Like a Star in July, so no need to practice it now)

Soprano

Alto

Tenor

Bass I

Bass II

Recuerdo (We were very tired, we were very merry)

Soprano

Alto

Tenor

Bass

Love is What We Need

I’m Glad There is You

Full recording

Soprano

Alto

Tenor

Bass

Hold Fast to Dreams

We Belong

(note: we will likely sing this for the 4th of July concert, so I leave these links here)

Alto part:

Tenor part

Bass part

Please note: Chorus ByLaws are four pages. Go to bottom of first page and arrow down to access pages two, three and four

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