How to Join
Become a Member of the San Francisco Lyric Chorus!
Altos, Tenors and Basses Especially Needed!
Join the San Francisco Lyric Chorus for our exciting Spring 2012 season, Modern American Voices: Aaron Copland, john Corigliano, Eric Whitacre settings of poetry
The concert program will be:
Aaron Copland The Boatmen’s Dance
Aaron Copland Little Horses
Aaron Copland Long Time Ago
Aaron Copland The Golden Willow Tree
John Corigliano Fern Hill
Eric Whitacre Animal Crackers
Eric Whitacre Water Night
Eric Whitacre Five Hebrew Love Songs
Auditions:
Contact Interim Music Director Robert Gurney at (415) 721-4077 or info@sflc.org
Rehearsals:
Spring season rehearsals begin Monday, January 9, 2012, 7:15 p.m.
Macondray Hall
First Unitarian Universalist Church
1187 Franklin Street (at Geary)
San Francisco
Performances:
Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 7 p.m., St. Mark's Lutheran Church, San Francisco
Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 5 p.m.,St. Mark's Lutheran Church, San Francisco
Further information can be found on the Membership Information page.
Here are web links to composer biographies:
Copland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Copland#Biography
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/aaron-copland/about-the-composer/475/
http://www.biography.com/articles/Aaron-Copland-9256998
http://www.naxos.com/person/Aaron_Copland_27127/27127.htm
http://www.humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=r&p=a&a=i&ID=758
Corigliano
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Corigliano
http://www.schirmer.com/default.aspx?TabId=2419&State_2872=2&ComposerId_2872=290
http://www.johncorigliano.com/index.php?p=item1
http://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/pghsymph.nsf/bios/John+Corigliano
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/john-corigliano-q7190/biography
Whitacre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Whitacre
http://ericwhitacre.com/about
http://www.ted.com/speakers/eric_whitacre.html
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jun/19/entertainment/la-ca-eric-whitacre-20110619
http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2011/06/poetry-and-music
Here are web links to Youtube performances of the music:
Copland: The Boatmen’s Dance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57uH3aqi4G4
Copland: Little Horses: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwZyW6E1lCE
Copland: Long Time Ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpzO858rCNA
Copland: Golden Willow Tree: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEe2tTSQukE
Corigliano: Fern Hill: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tp7yyn1xcY&feature=related, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhEnCb0LJeU&feature=related
Whitacre: Animal Crackers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKIjiqVs5yc
Whitacre: Water Night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pg0tuah-VA
Whitacre: Five Hebrew Love Songs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQeoarRrlcA&feature=related
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