Job, Job

Great balance, energy, and a stellar soloist. I will hear auditions for soloists during finals week and think the tonal quality needs to be soulful and fearless like this singer!

Daniel

"Daniel"- our combined Kennedy piece for Benaroya Hall this year, can be found at about 21 minutes into this video. I know it is really boring to watch, but it is conducted by the composer and the group has a pretty good sound. The girl in the center is on the tenor line- don't let that throw you. Listen, then take out your music and practice with it in front of you!

Sweatshirts & Basketball

Remember that all sweatshirt orders must be received on Monday, November 28 when we get back from Thanksgiving break. Make checks payable to the school. Extra forms are on my office door.

Excalibur- Monday night is our sing at the SU basketball game. Meet in the music room at 4:30 pm in your formal gowns/tuxedos, with a sack dinner or money for food at the stadium. The bus will leave from the stadium back to school at 8:40, so we should be back by 9:00 pm or so. You will get in to the game for free, but parents will have to purchase tickets at the door. The music room will be open after school for a couple of hours for study hall purposes, so feel free to just hang out and do homework there.

Lastly, happy Thanksgiving to all of you! I am thankful for the days I get to spend making music with such an inspiring group of young people. Thank you for working so hard and giving so much of yourself in order to bring the joy of music to others- what a gift!

Practice Tracks

Practice Tracks for 2012 Benaroya Hall concert can be found here.

Bravo!

Congratulations to the students who performed this afternoon as a part of the Northwest High School Honor Choir Festival! The musical growth that you made in two days was incredibly impressive and the concert was beautiful. Everyone walked out of that hall singing "didn't my Lord deliver Daniel?" with lifted spirits and smiles on their faces. Your passion and perseverance payed off! What a unique gift you gave your audience. Nice work- I am very proud of you!

Just for my altos!

Check this out!

UPS Honor Choir

Practice file links are located on my school webpage. Just click on the left sidebar labeled Excalibur and there should be files for all six files that open up. One of the links is acting weird and I will try to troubleshoot it in the next 24 hours. Please let me know if you experience any other problems with the practice files and have fun learning the music! It is great stuff- I can't wait!