Kindred Khorale 2005 – part II

“The Road Less Traveled”

Program Note:

“This piece represents the Kindermusik spirit in that it encourages us all to reach beyond average, beyond mediocrity, beyond the customary, to that exclusive ‘Circle of Excellence’!!”

Words and Music by Carl Strommen (SSA)

On that road less traveled, places far and wide,

On that long and winding road, let your dreams take flight.

On that road, that distant road, make the way your own.

Trackless seas and unknown shores, there are miles to go.

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Wrap your dreams in a rainbow. Hang your hopes on a star.

On the wings of song I fly to that place so far.

Wrap your dreams in a rainbow.  Hang your hopes on a star.

On that long and winding road, there are miles to go.

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Go beyond the here and now, where you’ve never been,

To that secret place you know, where your dreams begin.

Fare-thee-well and Godspeed ’till we meet again.

On that dark and winding road there are miles to go.

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Wrap your dreams in a rainbow.  Hang your hopes on a star.

On the wings of song I fly to that place so far.

Wrap your dreams in a rainbow.  Hang your hopes on a star.

On that long and winding road, there are miles to go.

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“Battle Hymn of the Republic”

Words by Julia Ward Howe, Music by William Steffe, Arr. by Jay Althouse (SSSSAA)

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.

His truth is marching on.

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Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.

He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored.

He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword.

His truth is marching on.

Refrain

 Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah!

Glory, glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching on.

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I have seen Him in the watchfires of a hundred circling camps.

They have builded Him an altar in the eve’ning dews and damps.

I can read His righeous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps.

His day is marching on.

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In the beauty of the lilies, Christ was born across the sea.

With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me.

As He died to make men holy, let us live to make men free,

While God is marching on.

A Taste of the Kindred Khorale from 2005

There has been some discussion on the KMLoop recently about convention – is it worth the investment of time, money, and travel?  There were also questions from new educators about the Kindred Khorale – what is it?  What’s the purpose?  Why wasn’t it heard in Greensboro?

Well, I can’t honestly tell you why it wasn’t a part of the Greensboro convention, because I don’t know.  I do remember telling Betsy Flanagan, director of the Kindred Khorale, at convention how much I had hoped to hear them again and possibly participate.  As well as I remember, she smiled and said that she had hoped they could as well, but it just didn’t work out this year.  (Betsy, please correct me if I’m wrong!)

To give new educators a taste of what they can anticipate hearing, I’ve been able to upload some of my video from Nashville onto Youtube.  I was thrilled to be there, as a listener in the audience.  I’m hopeful that this year in Chicago I can be a participant.  These ladies can sing!

“All Ye Who Music Love ”

All ye who music love and would its pleasures prove,

Oh, come to us who cease not daily,

From morn till eve to warble gaily.

Fa la la…..

Come lads and lasses all, obey the tuneful call.

Oh, come to us who cease not daily,

From morn till eve to warble gaily.

Fa la la…..

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“Jump, Jive an’ Wail”

Words by Betsy Flanagan, Music by Louis Prima, Arr. by Mac Huff (SSAA)

Baby, baby, don’t worry, you’re not gonna fail.

Process, NOT performance is what we hail.

You better come inside and let me teach you how to jive and wail.

Refrain

Oh, you gotta jump, jive and then you wail away.

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Papa’s in the classroom, wishing he had some ale.

Mama’s in the classroom also looking kind of pale.

Baby’s in the classroom learning how to jive and wail.

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Come listen everybody to the Kindermusik Leadership tale.

Carol Penney is our idol, with her teachings we cannot fail!

With Dougherty’s direction, our bus’nesses will all prevail!!!!

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“K-E-A Convention” – oh, wow, the detail!

Planning, planning, oh, so much to unveil.

All that work so we can learn how to jive and wail!

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As you can plainly see, these performances were from the heart and obviously enjoyed by “kindred” spirits there in the ballroom, resulting in some impromptu dancing spirits from Australia who couldn’t resist jivin’ away!

 I have two additional videos that I’m still working with, trying to upload them to Youtube.  For some reason, they won’t accept them, although they’re in the same format as these.  And I think those yet to come are the best of the four.  I hope you’ve enjoyed these and that they’ve given you a taste of what you’ll experience there in Chicago.   See you there!