CHORUS 2024
the REHEARSAL RESOURCES
the MUSIC
*Recordings are provided for reference. Our versions will vary in lots of ways. Don't get too locked into doing it just like the recording.
Hunt the Wren: This is to give you a feel for tune and tempo. We'll away to the woods, says Robin the Bobbin, We'll away to the woods, says Richard the Robbin, We'll away to the woods, says Jack of the Land, We'll away to the woods, says everyone. Where, oh, where? says Robin the Bobbin, Where, oh, where? says Richard the Robbin, Where, oh, where? says Jack of the Land, Where, oh, where? says everyone. Mark: In yonder green bush. Matt: What shall we do there? Chantal: We'll hunt the wren. Khane: I see him, I see him, Robin: How’ll we get him down? Wesley: With sticks and stones. Sylvia: How’ll we get him home? Nesh: In the brewer’s big cart. Laurice: How’ll we get him cooked? Zorba: In the brewer’s big pan. Christine: How’ll we get him et? Women: With knives and forks. Kids: The eyes for the blind. The legs for the lame. The pluck for the poor, The bones for the dogs. The wren, the wren, the king of all birds, Was have caught, Stephen's Feast-day, in the furze; Although he is little, his family is great, I pray you, good dame, do give us a treat. Lo, How Rose/Est is ein Ros:
Here is the first verse and the canon in German. A small ensemble will sing the first verse in German, we'll all sing the next 2 verses in English, then we'll all do the canon in German. |
the DANCES
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the CONTEXT
the PRODUCTION TEAMclick picture to contact
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the SCHEDULE
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Wear comfortable clothes and shoes for dancing.
No flipflops, please. You'll need a 3-ring binder and a pencil. Please put your name on everything you bring. |
If you will be late/absent
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