• The two age groups are, roughly, 1st-5th grade for the children’s choir, and 6th-12th grade for the youth choir. Age ranges are flexible, and depend on how you group your choirs. These ages are just a guideline.
• This is a prepared festival. The elementary-age kids should come with the music memorized, and the teens may use music but need to be familiar with it.
• We bring in world-class directors to work with your kids, so it is well worth the preparation time for the kids to have this opportunity.
• The children will sing two anthems, the teens will sing two anthems, and there will be three combined anthems. Because there are no individual choir performances, this is the ideal event for small choirs, choir programs just starting out, or even individual singers who would like to have a wonderful choral experience!
• Think you will have trouble finding the choir time to teach the music? We will offer a couple of group rehearsals to familiarize your kids with the music.
• Think you will have trouble fitting the music cost into your budget? Ask us about music sharing. We will help you get the music you need!
• Think the music is too challenging? We can help you with lesson plans and strategies. Just ask! We’re here for you!
• Is the cost a challenge? At just $5 per child, we offer the best musical education bargain in San Diego.

Below, please find the 2014 Choristers Guild Spring Festival Repertoire.

Please let us know how we can help and encourage you in your choral adventures this year!

Sincerely,

Katy Lundeen and Robin Segarra San Diego Choristers Guild

2014 Choristers Guild Spring Festival

Repertoire

Children:

The Lord God Made Them All, Lynn Shaw Bailey and Becki Slagle Mayo (CGA1322),

http://www.choristersguild.org/CatalogueRetrieve.aspx?ProductID=7321731&A=SearchResult&SearchID=4739135&ObjectID=7321731&ObjectType=27

Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning, arr. Greg Gilpin (2-part)

http://www.collavoce.com/catalog/item/keep-your-lamps-trimmed-and-burnin-20-96430
(Henry Leck Choral Series)

Youth:

With Gladsome Heart, Mark Patterson, SATB, Word Music (080689171239)

http://www.jwpepper.com/With-Gladsome-Heart/10309128.item

How Can I Keep from Singing, arr. Perry Downs Tullock, SATB (CGA 1305)

http://www.choristersguild.org/CatalogueRetrieve.aspx?ProductID=6662002&A=SearchResult&SearchID=4947083&ObjectID=6662002&ObjectType=27

Combined:

Take My Life and Let It Be, arr. Margaret Tucker (uni/2 part – mix for youth) (CGA1111)

http://www.choristersguild.org/CatalogueRetrieve.aspx?ProductID=1144631&A=SearchResult&SearchID=4739753&ObjectID=1144631&ObjectType=27

We are Blessed, Andrea Ramsey CGA1205

http://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/search.jsp?keywords=We+are+blessed+Ramsey (adaptable for SATB)

For the Choristers Guild link: http://www.choristersguild.org/CatalogueRetrieve.aspx?ProductID=1144862&A=SearchResult&SearchID=4739139&ObjectID=1144862&ObjectType=27

The Lord Bless You and Keep You, John Rutter, Oxford University Press/Hinshaw Music (HMC570). At JW Pepper:

http://www.jwpepper.com/1422054.item#.Ufsmz5iQc

To listen:

Festival Parts – 2014

Combined anthems part assignments:

 The Lord Bless You and Keep You (Rutter):

All sing from beginning through “and be gracious unto you”

Starting at “The Lord Lift up” : Youth only

Starting at “Amen”  Add children on either soprano or alto line (or split between the two, whatever makes sense for your choir)

Take My Life (Tucker):

Vs. 1 All
Vs.2  Pt I children, Pt II Youth
Vs. 3 Youth
Vs. 4  Pt I  Children + altos/basses; Pt II  sopranos/tenors (split at end: Sops on top, tenors on bottom)

Note: Children may split into both Part I and/or Part II on verses 2 and 4 if you desire.

We Are Blessed (Ramsey):

All singers learn all of page 1. Festival director will divide up if they wish.

Part I: Women/treble voices

Part II: Children

Part III: Men/changed and changing voices (in octave written if possible)

Again, part assignments are flexible. Do what works for your choir and it will all even out at the festival.