Timothy Wilds

Services

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.

The Soundings Choral Group began in Fall 2007 with the formation of the 14-voice Soundings High School Ensemble, which over the past five seasons has grown into the Soundings High School Choir .  The Group expanded in the Fall of 2008 with the start of the Soundings Women's Ensemble. Fall 2010 commenced the founding of the Soundings Middle School Ensemble.

  • Soundings Choral Group
    • middle school ensemble for 6th to 8th graders
    • high school choir for 9th to 12th graders
    • women's ensemble for adult women
  • audition/interview MAY BE required prior to acceptance
  • a commitment to and payment for one semester of rehearsals required for acceptance
  • 10-14 rehearsals per semester; one or two extra rehearsals toward the end of the semester; and one dress rehearsal
  • weekly rehearsals are 1.5 or 2 hours long
  • all rehearsals are held at Trinity Presbyterian Church in East Asheville
  • a public performance (or performances) concludes each semester

Soundings Studio private lessons and group voice class instruction

Private lessons and group voice classes provide personalized instruction

  • an interview is required prior to acceptance into the studio
  • a commitment to and payment for four 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

Soundings Choral Group Repertoire by Year

Middle School Ensemble

SEASON ONE

December 2010: (Held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Asheville)

  • Sing a New Song by Praetorius
  • A Canon of Praise by Sleeth
  • Christ the Lord is Come to Earth by Stammers
  • Sans Day Carol, arr. Stroope
  • A Christmas Soliloquy by Nelson
  • A La Media Noche, arr. Gilpin

May 2011: (Held at Arden Presbyterian Church, Arden)

  • Wake Every Breath by Billings
  • Laudate Dominum by Perosi
  • Laudamus Te by Vivaldi
  • Domine Deus by Haydn
  • Gloria Tibi by Bernstein
  • Canon in 5 Parts by Bernstein
  • Shalom Chaverim (traditional)

SEASON TWO

December 2011: (Held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Asheville)

  • Sing a New Song to the Lord by Sleeth
  • Shout with Joy by English
  • With Music I Will Praise Thee by Sleeth, arr. Giardiniere
  • A Joyful Jubilate, arr. Moore
  • Sussex Carol, arr. Young
  • Gloria! by Stephens

May 2012: (Held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Asheville)

  • Alleluia by Boyce
  • Ich will den Herrn loben by Telemann
  • Quando Corpus Morietur by Pergolesi
  • Laudamus te by Paisiello
  • Bourree from 2nd English Suite by Bach
  • Gavotte from 5th French Suite by Bach
  • South African Suite, arr. Leck
  • Feel Good by Tyson/Scott

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

SEASON FOUR

December 2010: (Held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Asheville)

  • A medley of African worship songs: Louez, le Seigneur; Oui, Christ est la; Talemwa; Jeswandi Konda; Il n'y a vraiment personne comme Jesus/Palibe ofana di Jesu/There's no one like Jesus
  • Yonder Come Day, Georgia Sea Islands spiritual
  • Free At Last by Eggleston
  • Caroling, Caroling by Burt
  • Rise Up Shepherds and Follow, arr. Emerson
  • Still, Still, Still, arr. Eilers
  • While by My Sheep I Watched at Night, arr. Pooler
  • Masters In this Hall, arr. Bennet
  • Maringa Krimes, arr. Faldu-Deen

May 2011: (Held at Arden Presbyterian Church, Arden)

  • Wake Every Breath by Billings
  • Amor Vittorioso by Gastoldi
  • Domine Deus by Haydn
  • Gloria by Haydn
  • Ave Verum Corpus by Mozart
  • Salmo 150 by Aguiar
  • Followers of the Lamb, arr. Dietterich
  • Elijah Rock, arr. Hairston
  • Shalom Chaverim (traditional)

SEASON FIVE

December 2011: (Held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Asheville)

  • Clap Your Hands by Christiansen
  • Bless the Lord, O My Soul by Ippolitof-Ivanof
  • Laudate Dominum by Victoria
  • Come Sing to God by Hassler
  • Now Sing We All Noel by Hopson
  • Deck the Halls, arr. Farnell
  • Jingle Bells, arr. Marlowe
  • Go Tell It on the Mountain, arr. Schuermann
  • Good King Wenceslas, arr. Schuermann

May 2012: (Held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Asheville)

  • As Late In My Accounting by Weelkes
  • Four Arms, Two Necks, One Wreathing by Weelkes
  • Since Robin Hood by Weelkes
  • Agnus Dei by Lange
  • Orcha Bamidbar, arr. Givon
  • Erev Shel Shoshanim, arr. Klebano
  • Tres Canot Nativos dos Indios Krao, arr. Leite
  • The Rain in Over by Shur
  • Hasidic Niggun, arr. Shur
  • Free at Last by Eggleston
  • Shine on Me, arr. Dilworth

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

SEASON THREE

November 2010: Johannes Brahms and his Early Music Library (Held at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Asheville)

  • Sing dem Herrn by Praetorius
  • Non nobis Domine by Byrd
  • Kanons, Op. 113 by Brahms: Grausam erweiset sich Amor an mir; Ich weiss nicht, was im Hain de Taube girret?
  • Pleni sunt coeli by Palestrina
  • Adoramus te, Christe by Lasso
  • Vere languores nostros by Lotti
  • Drei geistliche Chore, Op. 37 by Brahms: O bone Jesus; Adoramus te; Regina coeli
  • Liebeslieder, Op. 52 and Neue Liebeslieder, Op 65 by Brahms: Wie des Abends; Wohl schon bewandt war es vorehe; Vogelein durchrauscht die Luft; Alles, alles in den Wind; Wahre, wahre deinen Sohn; Nein, geliebter, setze dich mir so nahe nicht
  • Ave Maria, Op. 12 by Brahms: Ave Maria

April 2011: African-American Spirituals and Black Gospel (Held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Asheville)

  • Marchin' to Freedom, arr. Dilworth
  • Wade in the Water, arr. Verhaalen
  • There is a Balm in Gilead, arr. Dawson
  • Hold On, arr. Broeker
  • Deep River, arr. Patriquin
  • Ain't No Grave Can Keep My Body Down, arr. Caldwell/Ivory
  • Freedom Come by Allaway
  • Go Where I Send Thee, arr. Caldwell/Ivory

SEASON THREE

May 2012: Music from the Lyric Stage (opera-operetta-musical theatre) (Held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Asheville)

  • Here in Sarastro's hallowed border (Magic Flute) by Mozart
  • Behold the golden sun up soaring (Magic Flute) by Mozart
  • Smoke rings make their lazy way (Carmen) by Bizet
  • Humming Chorus (Madama Butterfly) by Puccini
  • When at night I go to sleep (Hansel and Gretel) by Humperdinck
  • Tripping hither, tripping thither (Iolanthe) by G&S
  • Over the bright blue sea (HMS Pinafore) by G&S
  • Climbing over rocky mountain (Pirate of Penzance) by G&S
  • Twenty love-sick maidens we (Patience) by G&S
  • List and learn (Gondoliers) by G&S
  • Fair is Rose (Ruddigore) by G&S
  • Braid the raven hair (Mikado) by G&S
  • June is bustin' out all over (Carousel) by R&H
  • Many a new day (Oklahoma) by R&H
  • It's a grand night for singing (State Fair) by R&H

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".