Repertoire List and Notes to Teachers
VCDA District IX Junior Mixed Honor Choir, February 2013
Patrick K. Freer, conductor
I. ALL
The Arrow & The Song (Elliot Z. Levine)
SATB and Piano
Shadow Press, #SP123 (JWPepper #3227840)
II. ALL
Soldier Boy (John Rutter)
SATB and piano
Hinshaw, #HMC-813
NOTES FOR TEACHERS:
A. A decent recording (despite the baby at the beginning!) can be heard at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kEOksGSPPg
B. We’ll take breaths in a few different places than the recording. In general,
breathe where marked or where there is punctuation. The exceptions:
1. No breath between mm. 11 and 12
2. No breath between mm. 16 and 17
3. No breath between mm. 29 and 30
4. No breath between mm. 33 and 34
5. Connect mm. 50 to 53
-at m. 53, tenors breathe on beat 2+ while SAB breathe on beat 3
6. Breathe before “Just” in m. 55
7. No breath (tenors) after “years” in m. 60
III. SOPRANOS & ALTOS
Ave Maria (Caccini)
Unison and piano
Choral Public Domain Library – PDF score attached to email cover letter
NOTE FOR TEACHERS:
Breaths should occur at punctuation in the text (stagger the breath where
needed; please assign these breaths prior to arrival at first group rehearsal)
IV. ALL
The Cuckoo (arr. Robert Hugh)
SAB, Piano, and Cajon
Hal Leonard, #HL 08750093
NOTES FOR TEACHERS:
A. Divisi parts should be handled as follows:
Descant: only a few soprano voices
A and A2: equal split of alto voices (see note below for measure 30)
B. Change the pitches in the following measures:
 9 - SAB voices: change "C#" to an "E"
 17 - SB voices: change "C#" to an "E"
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19, 23, 27, 31, 35 - Baritones (part B): change "low C#" to an "E"
30 through 38: Part B2 should be sung only by those singing A2 (an
octave higher than notated)
 33, 37 - A2 voices (singing Part B2): change "C#" to an "E"
 47 - SAB voices: change "D" to an "F"
C. A decent recording (the changed pitches noted above are not included in this
recording): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-Msbda35Ss
D. Cajon part is notated in score. The cajon used in the recording is the “Jingle
Cajon” (made by Pearl).
V. TENORS & BARITONES
Colorado Trail (arr. Donald Moore)
TTB and Piano
BriLee Music, #BL162
NOTE FOR TEACHERS:
A good recording (chorally, not the accompaniment!) can be found at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eFO6R2PuyU
VI. ALL
Walk in Jerusalem (arr. Rollo Dilworth)
SATB and piano
Hal Leonard, #08744360
NOTE FOR TEACHERS:
A. Please treat the vocal lines "classically," emphasizing legato and phrasing.
You should also know that the recording available at JWPepper.com is fairly
bizarre -- something is clearly wrong!
B. A great recording is available on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-wuKfsyT8o
VII. ALL
It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got That Swing (Duke Ellington, arr. Mac Huff)
SAB, piano, percussion (trap set) and bass (electric or amplified acoustic)
NOTE FOR TEACHERS:
Please be sure you have the correct version of this piece -- SAB voicing
arranged by Mac Huff; it's item #1602739 at JWPepper.com (you can see a
pdf of the first two pages).
Originally: CPP Belwin, 66841C3X
Now: Warner Brothers