Musical Notes. Celebrate and Sing! Upcoming concerts and events

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1 Our mission is to perform a wide variety of quality choral music for the enrichment and enjoyment of our community while providing local singers the opportunity to expand their musical knowledge and experience. Upcoming concerts and events Celebrate and Sing concert June 11 at 7:00 pm and June 12 at 3:00 pm. Guests conductor: Pat Castro. World Premiere: The Winds of Africa by local composer Ken Kraintz. Inside this issue: Celebrate and Sing concerts June 11 & 12 The Winds of Africa The Snohomish County Children s Choir coming performances June, 2016 The Everett Chorale s final concert of our 50th season offers a collage of American choral music performed by the Chorale over the past 50 years. This concert features a selection of favorites including Celebrate and Sing by Laura Farnell, Some Folks, Stephen Foster; choral selections from The Sound of Music, Rodgers and Hammerstein, when previous Choral members and the audience will be invited to sing along; With a Voice of Singing, Martin Shaw; Hear My Prayer, Moses Hogan; Ye Followers of the Lamb, Edwin Ferguson; Three Contemporary Madrigals, Eugene Butler; All My Trials, Norman Luboff; Coffee Grows on White Oak Trees, Jack Boyd; and This Land is Your Land, Woody Guthrie. The Chorale will present a world premiere of The Winds of Africa, by local composer Ken Kraintz. The Eisenhower Middle School Choir from Everett, under the direction of Jaci Cummings, will join the Chorale for this performance. See page 2 for more information. As a special surprise, Pat Castro, who conducted the Chorale from 1988 to 1993, will conduct The Road Not Taken, one piece by Randall Thompson from Frostaina, a suite of seven pieces, with words by Robert Frost. Pat conducted the chorale in the entire Frostaina suite on his last program in Musical Notes Volume III, Number IV Celebrate and Sing! The concert will finish with Say it with a Song, by Don Besig. Please mark your calendar now and plan to join us on June 11 at 7 pm or June 12 at 3 pm in the Everett Performing Arts Center for CELEBRATE AND SING. Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for students/ seniors. Tickets available at and at the Everett Performing Arts Center. Call Everett Chorale 50th Anniversary Book on sale at concerts 4 The Everett Chorale The Everett Chorale Gala is coming! 5 Celebrate and Sing concert details 6 The Evening Choir, 1967

2 The Everett Chorale s 50th Season World Premiere: The Winds of Africa The Everett Chorale s third and final concert of our 50th year will feature The Winds of Africa, a world premiere composed by Ken Kraintz. Describing his new work, Ken stated, This piece was written as a light concert choir piece to depict the never ending winds that constantly drift across the African landscape. The harmonies used in this work convey a sense of openness and the massive size of the African continent. The rhythmic patterns change from a smooth, flowing texture to that of a lively, animated jungle chant introduced and accented by the piano accompaniment. The selection ends quietly using both themes as night falls and Africa readies itself for yet another day of endless winds. Ken describes his musical career: During my 33 years as a public school teacher and arts administrator, I developed and observed many outstanding choral music programs. Each of them had these common characteristics: a strong, dedicated teacher, access to a broad spectrum of students and performance of quality literature that challenged, entertained and motivated choir members. In the last fifteen years I have spent the majority of my time writing, arranging, and publishing vocal jazz while also serving as a guest clinician/conductor at music festivals and conferences throughout the US and Canada. My emphasis was primarily high school and college ensembles, however I always looked forward to working with middle school groups. The honest effort and boundless energy displayed by these young people and their directors is the motivating factor for establishing my new company, SingFree.net. The winds of Africa is the cornerstone of a set of five new compositions that I ve written specifically for middle school choirs which will be released later this year. Although the music is all original, the real unique angle is that the pieces are delivered to the directors and choir members over the internet. Using their electronic devices, students can see, hear, and practice their new music at any time. Ken Kraintz Like us on Facebook at

3 Page 3 The Everett Chorale s 50th Season The Snohomish County Children s Choir Coming performances Plan to join the Snohomish County Children s Choir at one or more of their upcoming performances. Tuesday, May 24, 2016: The Snohomish County Children s Choir performs at Arlington Health and Rehab, 620 Hazel Street, Arlington, 5:00 pm Sunday, June 5, 2016 Spring Concert and Awards at First Presbyterian Church of Everett, 2936 Rockefeller Avenue. Concert at 6 pm. Accepting New Members year round! Snohomish County Children s Choir is planning an exciting season full of fun opportunities for singers from age 5 through high school, and we want YOU to be a part of one of our groups. No audition is required. CAN T GET ENOUGH SINGING? We have a place for you! Angelissimo Age 5 through Grade 2 Intermezzo Grades 3 through 6 Bella Coro Grades 7 through 12 (plus up to age 20 college students) For more information Diana Lawrence at dianalaw13@gmail.com Or go online to our website,

4 Page 4 Everett Chorale Association PO Box 485 Everett, WA info@everettchorale.org The Everett Chorale s spring quarter starts April 18, We rehearse Mondays 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm at Our Savior s Lutheran Church 215 Mukilteo Blvd, Everett, WA To arrange for your audition, new singers should contact director Lee Mathews at or We re on the web! To unsubscribe from mailings from the Everett Chorale, please send a reply to info@everettchorale.org with Unsubscribe in the subject line Limited Edition! Everett Chorale 50th Anniversary History Book on sale at concerts Season Tickets available until November 15 Celebrate with the Everett Chorale with a copy of Everett Chorale /Fifty Years of Memories. This full color limited edition book of approximately 100 pages features pictures, stories and memories from all 50 years of the Everett Chorale s history. Beginning with the first season in 1965 as the Evening Choir, reviewing the highlights of performances, sing-outs, domestic and international music festivals, this book will bring you back to some of the memorable events in the Chorale s history, and documents the highlights of a half century of musical excellence. Printed in full color, on glossy paper, your history book will be perfect bound with a heavy cardstock cover. Limited number of these books will be available at the Chorale s concerts in Don t miss your chance to own this piece of Everett music history! Everett Chorale Web Site Like us on Facebook at

5 Page Annual Gala, is coming! You won t want to miss the 2017 annual gala, sponsored by The Everett Chorale. Mark the date, February 24, We re not ready to announce the theme yet, but, based on previous year s events, we can promise you elegant decorations, delicious food and drink and great entertainment. This special evening features a full buffet at the Rosehill Community Center, Mukilteo, Washington. As always, we ll feature songs by the Everett Chorale, audience sing-alongs, fabulous auctions and fun raffles, The Rosehill Community Center, Everett, WA Like us on Facebook at

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