The Good Musician

Choral singers and directors: if you had a 30 voice a capella chamber group, with proficiency ranging from gifted amateur to trained, professional singer, what would you build into your repertory?
Any period, any genre. Here are a few of my favorites–a contemporary American, a French Impressionist, and a French 20th century composer.

Les Chansons des Roses Morten Lauridsen
Trois Chansons Claude Debussy
Four Christmas Motets or O Magnum Mysterium Francis Poulenc

What would you program for an a capella choral concert? Your suggestions are welcome–who knows–one day you may get to hear your dream program.
Image details: Claude Debussy served by picapp.com

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AVAE will present an evening of vocal chamber music by American composers on Thursday, April 3 at Hope Presbyterian Church. Also performing at the 8:00 p.m. concert are singers from St. Edward’s University. From Shaker songs to the tonal and rhythmic complexity of Lauridsen’s setting of “Ubi Caritas,” the night will be an aural feast. Mostly a capella, the works that include piano are tastefully delivered by David Utterback. Kenny Sheppard puts the choir through their paces–in Chris Foley’s exhaustive rubric to assess professional skills, Kenny would be three-star, all the way.
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