Composed and Perormed by Ms. Kelley s and Ms. Murphy s 2nd Grade Classes Classroom Cantatas Mendell Elementary School Countries and Oceans Continent Cantata Cantata Singers, 201 can ta ta singers
COUNTRIES AND OCEANS AND CONTINENT CANTATA written and perormed by THE SECOND GRADE ELLIS MENDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPRING 201
About Classroom Cantatas These two cantatas were written and perormed by Ellis Mendell Elementary School 2 nd Grade classes as part o Classroom Cantatas, an educational program o Cantata Singers. Working with musicians rom Cantata Singers in weekly sessions, students sang toger, discussed components o song writing, and met in small groups to write new songs. The groups n learned each or s songs and rehearsed m, resulting in a new cantata, a collection o songs on one topic. The students perormed ir cantata or or participating urban Boston schools on a ield trip to Roland Hayes School o Music in Roxbury where all cantatas were recorded and put on CD or each student. By perorming ir cantata or ir amilies, school community and or participating schools, students experienced unique accomplishment o sharing original work with an audience. Each student receives a souvenir copy o this piano-vocal score. ABOUT CANTATA SINGERS David Hoose, Music Director Jennier Hughes, Executive Director Sara Libenson, General Manager Joshua Taylor, Education Coordinator 729 Boylston St, Third Floor, Boston, MA 02115 ph: 617-8-5885; ax: 617-8-772 Cantata Singers was ounded in 196 to present what was n a long-neglected repertoire, cantatas o J.S. Bach. Since that time, group has expanded its repertoire to include choral works rom seventeenth century to present day. The Cantata Singers recordings and perormances can be heard regularly on local and national public radio. For much more about Cantata Singers, visit our website: www.cantatasingers.org. CLASSROOM CANTATAS AT ELLIS MENDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS JULIA BOTT, PRINCIPAL JENNA KELLEY AND BEATRICE MURPHY, SECOND GRADE TEACHERS CAROLA EMRICH-FISHER, KAY PATTERSON, DANIEL ROSENSWEIG AND SARA WYSE-WENGER: CLASSROOM CANTATAS TEACHING ARTISTS
Countries and Oceans A Cantata Written by Ms Kelley s Second Grade Ellis Mendell Elementary School, Roxbury MA Spring 201 CHORALE: SO MANY PEOPLE NORTH AMERICA ASIA ANTARCTICA OCEANS
ces pla ny ma so rom Come ces ces pla ny ma a ma ny So rom so Come ces ny a ma States ted So ces pla ny ma So ni U in ple peo ple Peo ny ma So ple peo ny ma So ple peo ny ma So ple peo ny ma So p m p m mp m 15 11 6 Chorale: So Many People Piano Voice
Voice Piano 8 Moderato, =9 On m = con ti nent you'll get to see land orms you won't or get. p Moun tains or ive Great Lakes. The Grand p North America Amos, Jayden, Najima and Weslyn with Daniel Rosensweig, Cantata Singers m third lar gest Like Roc ky Broadening Can yon with its 11 rit. a tempo ea gles and rat tle snakes. Rat tle snakes, Rat tle snakes,
Rit. = a tempo Broadening, rit. = = o ple peo nect nents con ti ven con in ty states i or get don't Se ca. i A mer world. North But co Me xi and na da Ca ti nent: con nent, ti con The tle snakes. Rat 8 8 8 2 2 22 19 16 1
Voice Piano 8va co vered with o ceans; earth Oceans Bianca, Cristian, Mekhi and Lena with Sara Wyse-Wenger, Cantata Singers The earth is all co vered with seas. is all The 7 10 earth is all co vered with o ceans: more wa ter than land, don't you see? Wa ter wa ter all o ver world. Wa ter wa
1 ter all o ver sea... So sal ty and cold are o 18 ceans so sal ty and cold are seas. Too sal ty and too cold or 22 me. Too sal ty and cold or me. At lan tic Pa ci ic and Arc tic and 27 n re's In di an too. These o ceans al most co ver our plan et. 2
2 I named m now can you? At lan tic Pa ci ic and Arc tic and 6 n re's In di an 7 too. These o ceans al most co ver our pla net; I 1 gliss. named m now can you? gliss. I named m now can you?
Voice Asia Jovanni, Laylah, Nathan, Nuh and Tatiana with Carola Emrich-Fisher, Cantata Singers Piano The lar gest con ti nent is where 5 world's tal lest moun tain rea ches in to air. 9 One out o ev ery our peo ple in world live re. It's home o pan da 1 bear; it's home o pan da bear. The high est point is Mount
17 Ev e rest you see. There's 22 so ma ny pla ces to tra vel to; re's so ma ny pla ces to tra vel to. Like 26 Chi na, Rus sia, In dia, Is ra el and Tur key. Se ven con ti nents con nect 0 peo ple o world o world! 2
Anarctica Abraham, Adrianna, Dakari and Lauren with Kay Patterson, Cantata Singers Voice Piano pp It's so cold m ev ery where you go! Pen guins wish y had a coat! Ice and snow! Ice mp and snow! Po lar bears live re, and some times 6 y catch ish! Po lar bears m live re and some times y catch
8 ish! That's why no body lives re! Se ven con ti nents co 10 net peo ple o world! 2
Continent Cantata Written by Ms Murphy s Second Grade Ellis Mendell Elementary School, Roxbury MA Spring 201 CHORALE: SO MANY PEOPLE SOUTH AMERICA AFRICA AUSTRALIA EUROPE
Chorale: So Many People Voice Eights are swung m Piano m So ma ny peo ple So ma ny a ces So ma ny pla ces 6 So, So, so, so ma ny pla ces So, so, so, so ma ny pla ces 10 meno mosso dolce mp meno mosso dolce mp Peo ple in U ni ted States
12 m meno mosso Peo ple in U ni ted States Come m rom so ma ny pla ces. 1 a tempo 2
South America Anna, Azmelanie, Emmanuel, Jadier and Lola with Kay Patterson, Cantata Singers Voice Moderate (7 bpm) p Piano The rain i est place in world is here! mp rain i est place in world is here! It gets more than twen ty two eet o 5 rain ev ry year! The An des moun tains run all way rom
8 p north to south pp Pi 10 ran nas in A ma zon would like to put you in ir 11 m mouth! Pi ra nahs in am a zon would like to put you in ir mouth Pi 1 ra nas in am a zon would like to put your in ir mouth! 2
15 Can you name con ti nent? It's South A mer i ca! 18 Se ven con ti nents co nect peo ple o world!
Australia Aolani, Jacklyn, Kevon, Kysmel and Martina with Sara Wyse-Wenger, Cantata Singers Voice Piano Ko a la bears in eu ca lyp tus trees live on smal lest con ti sur nent roun ded by seas 7 Hop ping hop ping hop ping a round are
9 kan ga roos and wal la bies. Its na tive peo ple are called A bo ri gi nes. 12 Some peo ple call it O ce a ni a. Can you name 16 con ti nent? (Hop ping hop ping hop ping a round are 2
19 ga kan and wal roos la bies.) It's Aus tra li a! 2 en Sev con ti nents con nect peo ple o world. 25 Sev en con ti nents con nect peo ple o 27 world.
Arica Amir, Anthony, Derwin, Josie and Yomahiry with Daniel Rosensweig, Cantata Singers Voice Quickly, =105-110 m 2 Piano m The se cond lar gest con ti nent has 2 2 5 2 2 2 li ons, li ons and e le phants. The wor ld's lon gest ri ver lows 8 past py ra mids. Sa ha ra de sert gets so hot. Some years it does n't
11 2 rain one drop. B 2 2 You can see E gyp tian 1 py ra mids.. Can you name con ti nent? It's 17 Rit. p Broadly, =90 A ri ca. Rit. It's p A ri ca. Se ven con Broadly, =90 ti nents con nect 20 peo ple o world. p B 2
Europe Carlos, Carly, Jasmine, Rosie, Tyler and Xzavier with Carola Emrich-Fisher, Cantata Singers Voice p Piano p Ma ny small coun tries orm this se cond smal lest con ti nent. The Rhine and Thames 6 m and Da nube ri vers run through it, m ri vers run through it, ri vers run through it.
8 m m Spain, Greece, 12 France, and I ta ly Sur round Med i terr a ne an Sea The Eu ro 16 is ir com mon cur ren cy Can you name con ti nent? It's Eu rope 20 Se ven con ti nents con nect peo ple o world. 2