Classroom Cantatas. can ta ta singers. Neighborhood House Charter School. Open a Book. Composed and Performed by NHCS 4th Grade Classes

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1 Composed Performed by NHCS th Grade Classes Classroom Cantatas Neighborhood House Charter School Open a Book Cantata Singers, 2013 can ta ta singers

2 OPEN A BOOK: FOLKS TALES, MYTHS AND FAIRY TALES written performed by THE FOURTH GRADE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL SPRING 2013

3 About Classroom Cantatas These two cantatas were written performed by Neighborhood House Charter Schools th Grade classes as part of Classroom Cantatas, an educational program of Cantata Singers. Working with musicians from Cantata Singers in weekly sessions, students sang toger, discussed components of song writing, met in small groups to write new songs. The groups n learned each or s songs rehearsed m, resulting in a new cantata, a collection of songs on one topic. The students performed ir cantata for or participating urban Boston schools on a field trip to Rol Hayes School of Music in Roxbury where all cantatas were recorded put on CD for each student. By performing ir cantata for ir families, school community or participating schools, students experienced unique accomplishment of sharing original work with an audience. Each student receives a souvenir copy of this piano-vocal score. ABOUT CANTATA SINGERS David Hoose, Music Director Jennifer Hughes, Executive Director Sara Libenson, General Manager Joshua Taylor, Education Coordinator 729 Boylston St, Third Floor, Boston, MA ph: ; fax: Cantata Singers was founded in 196 to present what was n a long-neglected repertoire, cantatas of J.S. Bach. Since that time, group has exped its repertoire to include choral works from seventeenth century to present day. The Cantata Singers recordings performances can be heard regularly on local national public radio. For much more about Cantata Singers, visit our website: CLASSROOM CANTATAS AT NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE CHARTER SCHOOL DORCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS KEVIN ANDREWS, HEADMASTER CARA MCCARTHY, JESSICA ADELMAN AND ALEX BAUGHER, FOURTH GRADE TEACHERS KUMI DONAGHUE, JAMES DARGAN, KAY PATTERSON AND SUSAN NAVIEN: CLASSROOM CANTATAS TEACHING ARTISTS

4 Open a Book: Folk Tales, Myths Fairy Tales A Cantata Written by Fourth Grades Students Neighborhood House Charter School, Dorchester MA Spring 2013 CHORALE STONE SOUP ZOMO ANANSI POSEIDON PANDORA MEDUSA THREE LITTLE PIGS THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA

5 Chorale Voice Piano Adagio mf O pen f a book f mf mf you will 5 3 trav trav el, trav el, trav el el through ti me to far a way pla ces Turn page you will meet char ac ters of all dif ferent

6 1 kinds The stor ies, stor ies are 19 fic tion have mor als to tell. Folk tales, myths fair ly tales O pen books, 3 o pen books 3 see that you'll learn. And you may live 29 rit. hap pi ly ev er af ter. 2

7 Stone Soup Ida, Colin, Andres, Jalen Ashley with Susan Navien, Cantata Singers Voice Allegro Piano Once up on a time, three men walked in to a vil lage, 7 beg ging for some food. "No, no, no!" said all vil la gers. 12 Then we'll make soup from some stones for our selves!" "But how is that

8 17 pos i ble?" "Plop pi ty plop, put stones in pot. [Plop, Plop, Plop, Plop, 21 Stir it up! Stir it up! Ex cuse me, does Plop, Plop, Plop, Plop] 25 an y one have salt pep per? Stir it up! Stir it up! 29 Car rots, po ta toes, Bar ley on ions Stir it up! Stir it up! 2

9 33 cab bage, to ma toes, beef ci lan tro! Stir it up! Stir it up! 37 Fi nal ly we fi nished soup! Now let's all eat it! [Slurp!] Yum!" 1 "Soup from some stones is pos si ble!" Stone Soup is best but stones do nuttin'! 3

10 Zomo Alejro, Anisa, Diego, Janayah John with James Dargan, Cantata Singers Voice Allegretto Zo mo rab bit, Zo mo rab bit, Sky Zo mo God! rab bit Sky Zo God! mo rab bit. To get wis dom you must 7 earn it Sky God said to Zo mo rab bit. To 9 earn it you must do three im pos si ble things

11 11 Scale a big fish from sea 3 3 Milk a wild cow get a 1 tooth from a leo pard Laugh ing at a cow he got 17 a ni mal to charge a tree Thunk, cow got stuck 19 Zo mo got milk with milk scales he got leo pard to slip 2

12 22 out popped his tooth The Sky God gave Zo mo his wis dom! 27 3

13 Anansi The Spider Jeda, Kadel, Laura, Peter Vladimir with Kay Patterson, Cantata Singers Voice Moderato f Piano p f A nan si spi der to A shan ti 8 Six sons had he! off to save A nan si y went! 13 mp y did just that! A nan si found a great globe of light in fo rest at 2013 Classroom Canatas

14 19 mf home. To son that saved me, this globe will go. Un ab le to de 23 cide, Ny ame God of all things took light in to Sky 27 And it was al ways re for all to see! f Classroom Canatas

15 Voice Allegro 3 Repeat 3x, crescendo breeze. god, Poseidon Hermela, Dream, Jae Mario, Jaden Mario with James Dargan, Cantata Singers S. Rec Piano Po sei don, Po sei don, God of sea, Po p p His eyes pierced haze his blue ha ir streamed in A moo dy vio lent vio lent f when he struck ground earth trrrrrem bled

16 12 ope ned wide; when he struck sea winds howled 3 S. Rec S. Rec. S. Rec moun tain high waves would rise! mp But Po sei don could al so be calm stil ling sea rai sing new ls. 2

17 Pora Adalia, Amilcar, Christian, Christina Somee with Kumi Donaghue, Cantata Singers Voice 3 Allegro Misteriously p Piano 3 3 p Pan do ra, Pan do ra was giv en a box. But 8 told to nev er, ev er op en locks. mf Too mf cur ious, 15 (Thunderdrum) she ign ored her fa r Zeus. p And

18 22 op ened box, let 8va ting 8va all e 8va vil loose. 8va But 28 3 as world was flood ded with sin, she 3 3 shut box 3 rit. (Thunderdrum) kept rit. hope in. 8va pp 2

19 Medusa Aneaus, Ashley, Jahlissa, Jaelinn Klein with Susan Navien, Cantata Singers Voice Allegro Piano Me du sa was a beau ti ful mai den, but she 6 bragged too much of her beau ty. A na, god dess of wis dom 12 was so jeal lous, And she want ted to teach her a les son So Ath

20 16 e na cursed Me du sa: turned her hair in to snakes! 20 made her a dis grace. An y one who looked at her turned to 25 stone. So Me du sa lived all a lone. 2

21 Three Little Pigs Griffin, Jada, Joshua Kilain with Kumi Donaghue, Cantata Singers Voice 3 Allegro mf Piano 3 3 mf The three lit tle pigs went out to build ir 9 own hous es. Slower Straw, sticks bricks. mp Allegro a tempo The big, bad 16 3 wolf came. The big, bad 3 3 wolf came. He huffed puffed

22 22 blew house down. gliss. He huffed puffed blew house down. 29 He huffed puffed... p but mf did n't blow house down! 2

23 Voice Moderato The Princess Pea Amira, Cecelia, Damyah, Jalen Ryan with Kay Patterson, Cantata Singers Piano Long a go p a Prince was lo oking for a 6 9 Princ ess. On a dark stor my night, re mf came a knock at door of pal ace. There stood a sad look ing 13 pp prin cess that no one seemed to be lieve. The que en had a test, 2013 Classroom Canatas

24 18 mf placed a pea un der her mat tress. Pi ling twen0 ty 22 mat tres ses a top of pea. The prin cess did n't sleep 26 well as she felt pea be neath her. On ly a true prin cess could be 31 so sen si tive. The prince prin cess lived hap pi ly e ver af ter! Classroom Canatas

Composed and Performed by Ms. Scotts 4th Grade Class Classroom Cantatas Tobin K-8 School Character Cantata can ta ta Cantata Singers, 2014 singers

Composed and Performed by Ms. Scotts th Grade Class Classroom Cantatas Tobin K-8 School Character Cantata Cantata Singers, 201 can ta ta singers CHARACTER CANTATA written and performed by MS SCOTT S FOURTH