Young Voices Redux

Congratulations to Jessica Dews and Stephanie Moore, who will be representing Rudd Middle School at the annual Young Voices Festival, sponsored by the Alabama Vocal Association and held at Auburn University. You are both to be commended for your accomplishments.

We will attend Young Voices this Friday and Saturday.

Young Voices

Those of you auditioning for Young Voices this Saturday might appreciate these recordings of some of your songs provided by their publishers.

Won't You Join the Dance?

Johnny Said, "No!"

In Paradisum (This is a bit fast for my taste. . . .)

Ha Shalom (Requires RealPlayer)

Don't forget--our audition time is 9:30 on Saturday, February 9. Plan to be at Simmons Middle School by 9:00.

"Bye Bye Birdie" Solos

"Telephone Hour"

Helen: Kanden Dawkins
Nancy: Elisha Jarvis
Alice: Amanda Hunt
Margie: Mikayeln Francis

Understudies: Deantra Alexis
Sid'Toria Melton
Hannah Trucks
Peyton Jackson

Harvey Johnson: Dwight Martin

Understudy: Austin Dunion

"A Lot of Livin' to Do"

Conrad Birdie: Jordyn Pope

"Kids"

Harry MacAfee: Atiya Bealer

Understudy: Kanden Dawkins


Thanks to everyone who tried out, and congratulations to those of you who made it. I do not enjoy having to choose from so many outstanding singers. We will have more solo auditions very soon.

Solo Auditions: "Alleluia for Our Time," "I'll Make the Difference," and "Walkin' on that Heavenly Road"

Auditions for the solos in the non-Bye Bye Birdie songs will be held on Tuesday, January 29 in class for seventh- and eighth-graders and during after-school rehearsal for sixth-graders.

"Alleluia for Our Time"

Alto Solo (Can be sung by soprano)

"I Will Make the Difference"

Soprano

"Walkin' on that Heavenly Road"

Soprano/Tenor

I hope to be able to announce the soloists by Wednesday morning.

Solo Auditions: Bye Bye Birdie

Auditions for the solos in the Bye Bye Birdie medley will be held on Friday, January 25 in class. Any sixth-graders wishing to audition may do so during rehearsal on Thursday, January 24. I will post the soloists outside my door and on the website after seventh period on Friday. Note that the solo in "Kids," though traditionally sung by Harry and Randolph McAffee, can be male or female in this medley.

Female solos:

"Telephone Hour"

Helen

Nancy

Alice

Margie

"Kids"

Gender-neutral solo

Male solos:

"Telephone Hour"

Harvey Johnson

"A Lot of Livin' to Do"

Conrad Birdie

"Kids"

Gender-neutral solo

Alleluia for Our Time

Click here to listen to a recording of Jay Althouse's "Alleluia for Our Time."

Der Tanz

Here is a link to a translation and MIDI audio of Schubert's "Der Tanz." Be forewarned, the audio is of the SATB arrangement and is in a different key.

Here is a rough pronunciation:

Ehs RAY-deht oont TRAWEE-meht dee YOO-gehnt zo feel
fawn TAHN-tsehn gah-LOH-pehn geh-LAH-gehn
ah-oof AHEEN-mahl ehr-RAHEESHT zee aheen TRÜG-lish-ehs tseel
dah hört mahn zee ZOHEEF-tsehn oont KLAH-gehn
bahlt SHMEHR-tzeht dayr hahlz oont bahlt SHMERH-tzeht dee broost
fehr-SHVOON-dehn ihst AHL-luh dee HIHM-lih-shuh loost
noor DEES-mahl nawx kayr meer geh-ZOONT-haheet tsoo-RÜk
zoh FLAY-eht fohm HIH-mehl dayr HAW-fehn-duh blihk

*Achlaut, as in "le xa na e le sha be ax"