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Our Program
Our Program
The Song Sisters and Brooks Brothers chose to explore a concert theme of "Nostalgia". You will hear 3 virtual choir projects as well as a library of nostalgic songs from our friends and families. You will see our composer deep dive and art inspired by our reflections. We hope you enjoy the products of our remote learning classroom!
Word Cloud Art created by Caroline HammelThis is a product of themes that emerged from the singers' reflective writing assignments after interviewing our family members and friends about how music relates to nostalgia.
Song Sisters
Song Sisters
"Songs of a Disney Princess"
"Songs of a Disney Princess"
arr. Mac Huff
Solos by Emma Gordon, Louisa Rossano, Alex Auth & Fiona Zhou
Immediately upon learning the meaning of nostalgia, Disney songs started floating through the air in Song Sisters classroom. We couldn't possibly choose just one song, so the singers were presented with 3 different medley options. They preferred the length and song options in this arrangement. The length of the medley was always going to be a challenge, as well as the Soprano 2 and Alto needing to fight the urge to sing the well-known melodies.
One of our projects was to interview family and friends to find out specific songs that make them feel nostalgic and why. We made a library of songs that carry meaning to members of the 8th Grade Chorus community and shared them via padlet here in 2020.
Brooks Brothers
Brooks Brothers
"Since I Don't Have You"
"Since I Don't Have You"
arr. Mac Huff
Solos by Ray Zhang & Luca Scirica
The choice for the singers in this case was between a Doo-Wop style "Since I Don't Have You" and a Barbershop style "Coney Island Baby". This song won by a landslide (perhaps because of our positive Step-Up Concert experience). The solo in this song is particularly challenging because of its wide range. The boys sing this in 3-part harmony, a demanding feat for any small ensemble.
8th Grade Chorus
8th Grade Chorus
"Wanting Memories" by Dr. Ysaӱe Barnwell
"Wanting Memories" by Dr. Ysaӱe Barnwell
The Composer
The Composer
The 8th Grade Chorus members chose one slide each to learn more about this amazing performer, composer, educator, and author. Scroll through to learn more about Dr. Barnwell's time with Sweet Honey in the Rock, her talks on the role of music in the community, and her many incredible projects.
Take 1
Take 1
- our first virtual choir -
Wanting Memories - TAKE 1.mp3This was our very first attempt at participating in a virtual choir. Students recorded themselves individually (a courageous undertaking), then their tracks were collected and layered into Garageband. Check out this doc to learn more about our process!
Self Evaluation
Self Evaluation
A regular part of rehearsal and good musicianship is analyzing a performance and setting specific goals for improvement. Students used a google form to critique the first recording and decided to focus on improving uniform consonants, vowel shape, and phrasing.
Wanting Memories
Wanting Memories
Final Cut!
Final Cut!
The pictures in this recording were submitted by chorus members. We are grateful to our loved ones for the memories we share.
Wanting Memories Skye video.MOVArtword Video by Skye Jacobsinspired by our reflections on music and nostalgia
Soprano
Izzy BidaEva BogdanovitchBrooke BovieEmma GordonCaroline HammelCatie HillmerZoe HuangSarah HutchinsonArianna Jean-LaurentCaitlin KellyFiona LloydLorelei MartelloHannah MerrittAlisa MiyamotoNiamh MosleyMary NicolettaKate PaquetteKara RanaldiMariana RodriguezLouisa RossanoMaria-Lila ShuttsLibertad VaughnXan VellaBella WangLeah WechslerLea YehiavEmily YuFiona Zhou
Alto
Paige AblonLiv AckermanAlex AuthLana BrockelmanAllison CameronSophie CoteElizabeth FlowerEmma HammondEliza HirscheyAnnie HodgeSkye JacobsAlex JosephAva LackIsabella LeoneMatilda MartinianIzzy McKayMia MelettaCharlotte NielsenEmerson PaquetteAlexa PeakSkyler PerettieEloise SvedlundCecie Ward
Tenor
Zach BenderColin ByrneJasper GanderEoghan KelleyOliver KilgoreFinn MathewsSam PerozekLuca SciricaWilliam Wang
Bass
Ritvick AbrolDeclan AhernNacho DoglioliTristan GardnerMax HoffmanChris JohnsonPaul MizziNick NicolazzoNathan Sierra-SuanPreston SsempalaVedant SwarupRay ZhangJonathan Zhang
WMS art: Zoe Huang
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