Summer Singers – CELEBRATE: MUSIC FOR JOYOUS OCCASIONS
MOS celebrates returning to in-person summer singing with a program of well-known choral compositions all written for celebratory events such as birthdays, weddings, and coronations. The program includes Holst’s I Vow to Thee, My Country, Randall Thompson’s Alleluia, Handel’s Zadok the Priest, and Alice Parker’s arrangement of Beethoven’s Joyful, Joyful, among others.
UPDATE: Registration for the in-person Summer Singers has now ended. Singers may still enroll to participate ONLINE.
The Michael O’Neal Summer Singers is a non-auditioned summer chorus, now in its 18th year. No audition is required, but previous choral experience is strongly recommended. In-person participation requirements include rehearsal attendance for at least six of the seven scheduled rehearsals, as well as the dress rehearsal and performance; and a participation fee of $75 per singer which will include scores and audio rehearsal materials. All in-person singers must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, and upload proof of vaccination at the time of registration.
In-person singers will need to provide their own black folder and concert dress–tuxes or black suits with black bow tie for men and 3/4- or long-sleeved black outfits for women (can be dresses, skirts and blouses, or slacks and blouses; skirts/dresses must be tea-length or longer).
The 2022 Summer Singers program is also available in MOS ONLINE format, for singers who would like to participate remotely. All registered singers will receive links to the marked scores, audio part-learning aids, and a special MOS ONLINE concert live stream. Rehearsals can be experienced live via Zoom, or via recorded YouTube videos at a time of the singer’s choosing. The participation fee for ONLINE Summer Singers 2022 is $35. Click the registration button above to enroll.
Schedule
Date | Time (EDT) |
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Monday, June 13, 2022 | 7 – 9:30pm |
Monday, June 20, 2022 | 7 – 9:30pm |
Monday, June 27, 2022 | 7 – 9:30pm |
Monday, July 4, 2022 | NO REHEARSAL |
Monday, July 11, 2022 | 7 – 9:30pm |
Monday, July 18, 2022 | 7 – 9:30pm |
Thursday, July 21, 2022 | 7 – 9:30pm |
Dress Rehearsal Saturday, July 23, 2022 |
9:30am – 12:30pm |
Concert Sunday, July 24, 2022 |
3pm (Call Time 2pm) |
All rehearsals take place at Roswell United Methodist Church.
The repertoire includes:
Piece | Composer |
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Zadok the Priest (Coronation Anthem No. 1) | G. F. Handel |
The King Shall Rejoice (Coronation Anthem No. 3) | G. F. Handel |
I Vow to Thee, My Country | Gustav Holst |
Hymn for America | Stephen Paulus |
Let the People Praise Thee, O God | William Mathias |
This is the Day | John Rutter |
Alleluia | Randall Thompson |
The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune | Ralph Vaughan Williams |
O Clap Your Hands | Ralph Vaughan Williams |
O Taste and See | Ralph Vaughan Williams |
Joyful, Joyful (adapted from Symphony #9) | Beethoven, arr. Parker |