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Mar
28
Written by:
Steve Erbach
Sunday, March 28, 2010 5:37 AM
Another wonderful concert by the Lawrence Academy of Music Girl Choir. This concert was even more special for me because all of my brothers and sisters were able to attend: Jane Zatkowsky from Manassas, Virginia, Mark Ebben from San José, California, Dan Erbach from some undisclosed site in Afghanistan, and Kate Erbach from Appleton, Wisconsin joined me and our mother, Phyllis Ebben for the 2:00 show.
My wife, Janet, played accompaniment for three of the six choirs...and she was the expert page turner for another accompanist. Just about bust my buttons, I did!
I attended both performances. For the first I played unofficial photographer. I took a total of 210 pictures with my wife's Canon EOS digital. I'd taken the trouble to haul along a tripod because the light levels are pretty low in the Lawrence Chapel. That made all the difference.
This is a shot from the balcony of the final bows taken by the combined choirs. The five choir directors are in front of the girls.
I won't bore you with a lot of pictures (more on my Facebook page), but I do want to show you my daughter, Eleanor, in the center of this picture of the Allegretto Choir:
All right, to the music. These are unofficial, bootlegged recordings made on my Olympus DS-30. I've listed all the songs below with their 2:00pm and 7:00pm versions so you can compare.
The Ragazze Choir is made up of 37 3rd through 5th grade girls in a non-auditioned choir. Patricia Merrifield is the Director.
| Make New Friends |
2:00 pm |
7:00 pm |
| Getting to Know You |
2:00 pm |
7:00 pm |
| La Paloma Se Fué (The Dove that Flew Away) |
2:00 pm |
7:00 pm |
| Mrs. Jenny Wren |
2:00 pm |
7:00 pm |
The 43-member Primo Choir is the first auditioned choir for 3rd and 4th grade girls. Karrie Been is the Director.
| Un Canadien Errant |
2:00 pm |
7:00 pm |
| The Night Wind |
2:00 pm |
7:00 pm |
| A Great Big Sea |
2:00 pm |
7:00 pm |
The Intermezzo Choir is comprised of 64 5th, 6th, and 7th grade girls. Amber Evey Schmidt is the Director.
| from Mass in G: Benedictus |
2:00 pm |
7:00 pm |
| Suliram |
2:00 pm |
7:00 pm |
| from Faywood School Songs: Winds and Stars |
2:00 pm |
7:00 pm |
The Cantabile Choir, directed by Karen Bruno, the Lawrence Academy of Music Girl Choir Artistic Coordinator, contains 57 girls in 7th, 8th, and 9th grade.
| Cantate Domino |
2:00 pm |
7:00 pm |
| Romance |
2:00 pm |
7:00 pm |
| Overture to The Magic Flute |
2:00 pm |
7:00 pm |
| Revelation 19 |
2:00 pm |
7:00 pm |
The finale was performed by all six choirs. Most of the girls were on-stage, but some memers of the Bel Canto Choir occupied the balconies and Cantabile Choir split into three groups in the center, left, and right aisles of the hall.
| Good Friend |
2:00 pm |
7:00 pm |
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4 comments so far...
Re: Lawrence Academy of Music<br />Girl Choir Concert - March 27, 2010
WOW! Wonderful efforts, Steve...positively stellar results!!! The photography...your presentation here...and, of course the MUSIC!!!
I'm at a loss for words. Thank you!!! ALL of you!!! Much appreciated!
By Dickford Cohn on
Sunday, March 28, 2010 5:19 PM
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Re: Lawrence Academy of Music<br />Girl Choir Concert - March 27, 2010
Why, thank you, Dickford! It was a great day.
Steve Erbach
By tc on
Monday, March 29, 2010 9:15 AM
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Re: Lawrence Academy of Music<br />Girl Choir Concert - March 27, 2010
THAT must have been a true delight (!) and the photography is terrific as well :) THANKS!!!!!
You have a wonderfully talented family....what fun!
By Lee on
Monday, March 29, 2010 10:47 AM
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Re: Lawrence Academy of Music<br />Girl Choir Concert - March 27, 2010
Breath taking performance. I will miss it. But have already laid the ground work for a return at at later date. Take care keep up the good fight.
Scott
By Scott Janssen on
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 9:54 AM
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