Soundings Studio private lessons and group class instruction
Private lessons and group classes provide personalized instruction
- an interview is required prior to acceptance into the studio
- a commitment to and payment for eight lessons is required for acceptance into the studio
- approximately 15 lessons or classes per semester
- all lessons and classes are one hour long
- lessons may be taken weekly or every other week
- all lessons and classes are held at the Soundings Studio unless otherwise noted
- a studio recital will occur every spring
- a "dress" rehearsal will always proceed the studio recital
Soundings Choral Group
The primary goal of the Soundings Choral Group is to create singing communities for dedicated amateur musicians who love choral singing, want to be vocally and musically challenged, and long for an opportunity to be with other singers with the same passion.
- ensembles in the Soundings Choral Group (at present)
- middle school ensemble (Wednesday afternoons from 1:15-3:15)
- high school ensemble (Monday nights from 6:30-8:30)
- women's ensemble (Thursday nights from 6:30-8:30)
- audition/interview required prior to acceptance
- a commitment to and payment for one semester of rehearsals required for acceptance
- approximately 15 rehearsals per semester PLUS "week of concert " rehearsal(s) and a dress rehearsal
- weekly rehearsals are 2 hours long
- all rehearsals are held at the Soundings Studio unless otherwise noted
- a public performance (or performances) concludes each semester's work
Soundings Choral Group Repertoire by Year
High School Ensemble/Choir
SEASON ONE
December 2007: Inaugural feast (Held in the Lutz home in Kenilworth)
- Alle- psallitte cum -luya, French conductus
- Fuga a tre by Praetorius
- Though Philomela lost her love by Morley
- Springtime manteleth every bough by Morley
- There is no rose, medieval carol
- Be merry, be merry, medieval carol
- Make we joy now in this fest, Renaissance carol
- Musica est Dei donum optimi by Lassus
May 2008: Spring Concert (Held at St. Mark's Lutheran, Asheville)
- Luci care, luci belle; Se lontan ben mio tu sei; Ecco quel fiero istante by Mozart
- Domine Fili a 3 by Martini
- Agnus Dei by Lange
- Laudate Dominum by Charpentier
- What A Friend We Have in Jesus; Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley, arr. by Martin
SEASON TWO
December 2008: Feast of Food and Song--Destination: FRANCE (Held in the Manor House, Montreat College, Black Mountain)
- Prendes i garde, by d'Amiens
- Aro que nostre Seignes nat, traditional Provencal
- Fi, maris, de vostre amour by de la Halle
- Il est bel et bon by Passereau
- La, la, la je ne l'ose dire by Certon
- Il est ne le divine enfant, traditional carol
- Noel nouvelet, traditional carol
- Entre le boeuf et l'ane gris, traditional carol
May 2009: Songs from Seven Continents (Held at Trinity Presbyterian, Asheville)
- Bi Ye Ba Yeti Ba: Africa
- Shackleton: Antarctica
- Tunggare: Australia
- Tres Cantos Nativos: Brazil
- Savory, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme: Canada
- El Mambi: Cuba
- Ale Brider: Eastern Europe
- Akatombo: Japan
- Arirang: Korea
- Dowidzenia: Poland
- Niska Banja: Serbia
- Ol' Dan Tucker: United States
SEASON THREE
November 2009: Performance on Asheville Lyric Opera Christmas Concert (Held at Diana Wortham Theatre, Pack Place, Asheville)
- Carol of the Bells by Leontovich
- O Bambino by Capra/Velona
- Christmas Lullaby by Bardos
- Christmas Rose by Carlson
- Deck the Halls in 7/8; arr. McKelvey
December 2009: (Held at Covenant Reformed Presbyterian, Asheville)
- Sing Gloria in Excelsis Deo by Spevacek
- Have Your Lamps Gone Out?; arr. Dalglish
- Carol of the Bells by Leontovich
- O Bambino by Capra/Velona
- Christmas Lullaby by Bardos
- Christmas Rose by Carlson
- Deck the Halls in 7/8; arr. McKelvey
- Shine On Me; arr. Dillworth
May 2010: Grassroots Music: Rounds, Canons, Folksongs, Hymns and Spirituals (Held at Grace Baptist, Asheville)
- Alleuia Canon of William Boyce
- The Tragedy of Macbeth: a jazz canon, by Drotos
- Socrates, Plato and Sinatra: a round, by Rogers
- Mouth Music: Celtic lilting or diddling song, by Keane/Faulkner
- Bheir Mi O: Gaelic folk song, arr. Emlen
- Cluck Ol' Hen: Appalachian fiddle tune, arr. Rhodes
- Have Your Lamps Gone Out?, arr. Dalglish
- Leaning on the Everlasting Arms, arr. Roberts
- Shine on Me, arr. Dillworth
Women's Ensemble
SEASON ONE
November 2008: Mid-to-Late 19th century French composers (Held at Christ School, Arden)
- Panis Angelicus by Franck
- Ave Verum Corpus by Chausson
- Ave Maria by Saint-Saens
- En Priere by Faure
- Messe Basse by Faure
- O Salutaris Hostia by Messager
- Da Pacem Domine by Gounod
April 2009: The Hebrew-Spanish-Ladino Connection (Held at Temple Beth Ha-Tephila, Asheville)
- Qadish, Shir Hamma'alot and Barekhu by Salamone Rossi Hebreo
- Ladino folk songs: Adio, Kerida and Durme, Durme
- Babi Yar from Cradle of Fire by Michael Issacson
- Spanish Lullabies: Criome mi Madre, Tengo Sueno and Cucu by Francisco J. Nunez
SEASON TWO
November 2009: Voices of the Baroque: 150 Years of Drama (Held at Trinity Episcopal, Asheville)
- Nel puro ardo by Peri
- Lasciatemi morire by Monteverdi
- Verbum caro factum est by Scheutz
- Bois epais by Lully
- Sound the trumpet by Purcell
- What can we poor females do? by Purcell
- Alleluia by Couperin
- Laudamus te by Vivaldi
- Lascia ch'io pianga by Haendel
- Den Tod niemand zwingen konnt by Bach
- Wir eilen mit Schwachen by Bach
- Quando corpus morietur/Alleluia by Pergolesi
April 2010: The Scots-Irish Echo In Appalachian Music (Held at the Folk Art Center, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville)
- Three Mountain Ballads: He's Gone Away, Will He Remember and Barbara Allen, arr. Nelson
- Danny Boy, arr. Duson
- I Gave My Love A Cherry, arr. Neaum
- My Lagan Love, arr. Tillen
- Waly, Waly, arr. Szymko
Photo Gallery and Audio Gallery of the Sounding Choral Group
- coming soon
Soundings choir retreats-workshops-clinics
- 1-2 day retreats for church, community and school choirs
- improve the quality of your choir's vocal production and choral ensemble
- retreats-workshops-clinics are customized to your needs
Soundings summer camps
- One-Act Musical Camp for middle and high school students was held in July 2009 closing with a performance of "Dick Whittington and His Cat" and in July 2010 closing with a performance of "Motley Tales".
- Music and musical theatre camps are planned for the summer of 2011.
