Acton Community Chorus - Rehearsal Resources

Please check here regularly for new resources to help with your practice!
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Der Tanz (The Dance) - Schubert, arr. Robinson
http://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=10304777
Practice Files:
der_tanz_diction.m4aDICTION: 
Soprano: der_tanz_-_soprano.m4a
Alto: der_tanz_-_alto.m4a
Baritone: der_tanz_-_baritone.m4a

Mary Had a Baby - arr. Craig Courtney
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crwgbcfFXO8
Practice Files:
S1: mary_had_a_baby_-_s1.m4a
S2: mary_had_a_baby_-_s2.m4a
Alto 1: marry_had_a_baby_-_a1.m4a
Alto 2: mary_had_a_baby_-_a2.m4a
Tenor: mary_had_a_baby_-_t.m4a
B1 (Baritone): mary_had_a_baby_-_b1__baritone_.m4a
B2 (Bass): mary_had_a_baby_-_b2__bass_.m4a

Shlof, Mayn Fegele (Sleep, My Little One) - arr. Kesselman
Authentic arrangement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el9103UnDzA
Kesselman arrangemnt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGKKG1vIYtE

When I Sing to Make You Dance - John Michael Trotta, Poem by Rabindranath Tagore
​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9srY_7JxnBA
(Song starts at 35 seconds)
Practice Files:
Soprano: cm9250_when_i_sing_to_make_you_dance_pt1.mp3
Alto: cm9250_when_i_sing_to_make_you_dance_pt2.mp3
Baritone (Bass and Tenor): cm9250_when_i_sing_to_make_you_dance_pt3.mp3

In the Bleak Midwinter - John Michael Trotta, Poem by Christina Rosetti
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq-j48lnZRU

Now I Become Myself - Gwyneth Walker, Poem by May Sarton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3DKnVNciWs
Soprano: now_i_become_myself_soprano.m4a
Alto: now_i_become_myself_alto.m4a
Bass: now_i_become_myself_bass.m4a

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day - arr. Helvey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhCz2O7PJOo

A Red, Red Rose - James Mullholand, Poem by Robert Burns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mqv7wRqv0o&sns=em
Practice Files:
​Soprano: a_red_red_rose_soprano.m4a
Alto: a_red_red_rose_alto.m4a
Tenor: a_red_red_rose_tenor.m4a
Bass: a_red_red_rose_bass.m4a

We Are One by Brian Tate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cbsFKnGIMc
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Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal - Alice Parker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI4OT2OG62E
Practice Files:
Sop 1: hark_i_hear-_soprano_1.m4a
Sop 2: hark_i_hear-_soprano_2.m4a
Alto 1: hark_i_hear_-_alto_1.m4a
Alto 2: hark_i_hear_-_alto_2.m4a
Tenor 1: hark_i_hear_-_tenor_1.m4a
Tenor 2: hark_i_hear_-_tenor_2.m4a
Bass: hark_i_hear_-_bass.m4a

Lord I Know I Been Changed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6ZjbxqEuGs

Sing Me Home - Carl J. Nygard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQQ-9dWGS8M
(Do NOT sing like this choir...it is the only recording I could find anywhere.)
Soprano: sing_me_home_soprano.m4a
Alto: sing_me_home_alto.m4a
Baritone: sing_me_home_baritone.m4a

Dances to Life - Mack Wilberg
1. Wonder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuYeSx_owkc
SOPRANO: soprano_wonder.m4a
ALTO 1: alto_1_wonder.m4a
ALTO 2: alto_2_wonder.m4a
TENOR: tenor_wonder.m4a
BASS: bass_wonder.m4a

2. Here I stand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTxo-YvJpcY
(2nd movement starts at 2:49)
BASS: bass_here_i_stand.m4a

3. If clarions sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTxo-YvJpcY
(2nd movement starts at 2:49)
Alto 1: if_clarions_sound_alto_1.m4a
Alto 2: if_clarions_sound_alto_2.m4a
BASS: bass_if_clarions_sound.m4a

If You Can Walk You Can Dance - Elizabeth Alexander
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a22OhFK43rc


Chamber Choir:

Christmas in About 3 Minutes
​Full performance: http://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=3296671
Soprano: christmas_in_3_minutes_-_soprano.m4a
Alto: christmas_in_3_minutes_alto.m4a
Baritone: christmas_in_3_minutes_-_baritone__tenors_and_basses_.m4a