Practice Files/Example Recordings

Links to help familiarize you with the Willapa Harbor Chorale Spring 2024 Concert music. It might look like there are only a few songs, but the total music time is about 55 - 56 minutes.

A bit about the practice files: all vocal parts are present in each "part" file as "piano + voice" (syynthesizer "aah"--sometimes a little funny sounding). The focus part for each file is much louder than the other parts. The tempo and rhythms are about what we are aiming for, HOWEVER, there is no dynamic variation in these files. We'll work on that in rehearsal. If there are solos, they are included also.

An American Celebration:

Performance HERE. Performance w/instruments, but has a good tempo.
PRACTICE: Soprano
PRACTICE: Alto
PRACTICE: Tenor
PRACTICE: Bass

Fiddler on the Roof:

Performance HERE. Publisher provided recording; the last two sections are a little fast for my taste.
PRACTICE: Soprano
PRACTICE: Alto
PRACTICE: Tenor
PRACTICE: Bass

From a Distance:

Performance HERE. OK performance, a little loose with the rhythm in spots. Pretty quiet.
PRACTICE: Soprano
PRACTICE: Alto
PRACTICE: Tenor
PRACTICE: Bass

Go Gently Into the Morning:

Performance HERE. Great performance. Mostly a bit fast for my preference.
PRACTICE: Soprano
PRACTICE: Alto
PRACTICE: Tenor
PRACTICE: Bass

The Phantom of the Opera (medley):

Performance 1 HERE. Publisher provided recording; orchestrated version.

Performance 2 HERE. High school choir performance. “Angel of Music” section a bit rough, but overall pretty good.
PRACTICE: Soprano
PRACTICE: Alto
PRACTICE: Tenor
PRACTICE: Bass

Prayer of the Children:

Performance 1 HERE. Children's choir that absolutely nails it.

Performance 2 HERE. Adult choir nails it also.
PRACTICE: Soprano
PRACTICE: Alto
PRACTICE: Tenor
PRACTICE: Bass

Rock, Rock-a My Soul:

Performance HERE. Oddly, this is the only performance I could find. Asian choir, pretty good intonation, a bit slow though. They skip the repeat at the beginning.
PRACTICE: Soprano
PRACTICE: Alto
PRACTICE: Tenor
PRACTICE: Bass

Rodgers & Hammerstein on Broadway:

Performance HERE. Good performance, good tempos. They repeat a small part of “Wash that Man” that we won’t do.
PRACTICE: Soprano
PRACTICE: Alto
PRACTICE: Tenor
PRACTICE: Bass

When the Saints Go Marching In (John Rutter, arr.):

Performance 1 HERE. Professional recording with the Cambridge Singers and BBC Concert Orchestra with John Rutter conducting.

Performance 2 HERE. Texas A&M Century Singers with piano & clarinet.
PRACTICE: Soprano
PRACTICE: Alto
PRACTICE: Tenor
PRACTICE: Bass