A Renaissance

Ren·ais·sance

[noun]

1.the activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world.

2. ( lowercase ) a renewal of life, vigor, interest, etc.; rebirth; revival.

I think we experienced a little of our own "renaissance" last night returning to rehearsal. Our sound and musicality were quite good right out of the box. As you listen and think about our program of Renaissance music, think about the way in which the music is sung in addition to the notes and rhythms. We touched on most of our concert program last night, so spend at least some time with the music until we meet again on September 10. Here is my plan for next time:

Come Ye Sons of Art (will distribute at rehearsal)

Though Amaryllis Dance (new scores will be distributed)

Let Thy Merciful Ears

Look Down O Lord

Ave Verum Corpus

It Was a Lover

Call to Remembrance

The Silver Swan

Have a great Labor Day holiday. See you in a couple of weeks!

Back to blogging (and rehearsal)

Hi all - welcome to the new season of Choral Guild fun! I will be keeping you up to date each week with some fun or important info (or maybe even both!) right here on our blog. For starters, check your email for a link to access music files for listening and rehearsing pieces on our upcoming Early England concert. Also in that dropbox folder are the tracks from our recording session in May.

One of the pieces is a musical setting of Shakespeare's poem "It Was a Lover and His Lass." You won't want to miss the real meaning of that playful and famous text. See you at rehearsal tonight!