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ChoirChoir

Grades 9-12Grades 9-12Directed By: Ms. Jennifer CalhounDirected By: Ms. Jennifer Calhoun

Class Date: December 8Class Date: December 8thth, 2005, 2005

Our Newest Song!!!Our Newest Song!!!

Arranged By: Arranged By: Mack HuffMack Huff

A medley of A medley of songs from some songs from some of the world’s of the world’s most beloved most beloved musicals by musicals by Richard RogersRichard Rogers

Your Voice PartsYour Voice PartsSopranosSopranosShelly Smith*Shelly Smith*

Christie MathersChristie Mathers

Rachel NorrisRachel Norris

Nessa HaughmanNessa Haughman

Karen TeressKaren Teress

Sarah PurcellSarah Purcell

AltosAltosSally Donaldson*Sally Donaldson*

Cindy BitnapCindy Bitnap

Jenny CarsonJenny Carson

Lindsey YaoutzLindsey Yaoutz

Tess VirteTess Virte

Beth FerrisBeth Ferris

TenorsTenorsPatrick Kyle*Patrick Kyle*

Matt McDougalMatt McDougal

Wilson MitchellWilson Mitchell

Greg HamptonGreg Hampton

Jeff PettersJeff Petters

BassesBassesRyan Winters*Ryan Winters*

Neil ColemanNeil Coleman

Brian PotterBrian Potter

Aaron TruemanAaron Trueman

*Section Leader*Section Leader

Section Leaders should come Section Leaders should come to the piano at this time.to the piano at this time.

Please collect enough music Please collect enough music for your entire section.for your entire section.

Some Richard Rogers Some Richard Rogers BackgroundBackground

Richard Rogers Richard Rogers is a very well is a very well known composerknown composer

Famous for Famous for serveral famous serveral famous musicalsmusicals

His career His career spanned more spanned more than six decadesthan six decades

Richard Rogers cont.Richard Rogers cont.

Richard Rogers was half of a Richard Rogers was half of a few well known partnershipsfew well known partnerships

Rogers and Hart (Lorenzo Hart)Rogers and Hart (Lorenzo Hart)Rogers and Hammerstein (Oscar Rogers and Hammerstein (Oscar Hammerstein II)Hammerstein II)

He also did quite a bit of solo He also did quite a bit of solo workwork

Some Well Known Rogers Some Well Known Rogers WorksWorks

Cinderella Cinderella (1957)(1957)Oklahoma (1943)Oklahoma (1943)Flower Drum Flower Drum Song (1958)Song (1958)Fools for Fools for Scandal (1930)Scandal (1930)Hallelujah, I’m Hallelujah, I’m a Bum! (1933)a Bum! (1933)On Your Toes On Your Toes (1936)(1936)The Sound of The Sound of Music (1959)Music (1959)

South Pacific South Pacific (1949)(1949)State Fair State Fair (1945 and 1962)(1945 and 1962)They Met in They Met in Argentina (1941)Argentina (1941)Too Many Girls Too Many Girls (1939)(1939)The King and I The King and I (1951)(1951)Victory at Sea Victory at Sea (1952)(1952)

Carousel(1945)Carousel(1945)Allegro(1947)Allegro(1947)Pipe Dream Pipe Dream (1955)(1955)You’ll never You’ll never Know(1921)Know(1921)Babes in Babes in Arms(1937)Arms(1937)The American The American Idea (1973)Idea (1973)Me and Juliet Me and Juliet (1953)(1953)

““Richard Rogers in Concert”Richard Rogers in Concert”

This medley contains excerpts from seven This medley contains excerpts from seven different musicals by Richard Rogers.different musicals by Richard Rogers.

The Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music South PacificSouth Pacific CarouselCarousel Babes in ArmsBabes in Arms The King and IThe King and I On Your ToesOn Your Toes OklahomaOklahoma

The Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music

““The Sound of The Sound of Music”Music”

““Do-Re-Mi”Do-Re-Mi”

South PacificSouth Pacific

““There is Nothing There is Nothing Like a Dame”Like a Dame”

CarouselCarousel

““June is Bustin’ June is Bustin’ Out All Over”Out All Over”

Babes in ArmsBabes in Arms

““My Funny My Funny Valentine”Valentine”

The King and IThe King and I

““I Whistle a I Whistle a Happy Tune”Happy Tune”

““March of the March of the Siamese Children”Siamese Children”

On Your ToesOn Your Toes

““Slaughter on Slaughter on Tenth Avenue”Tenth Avenue”

Oklahoma!Oklahoma!

““The Surrey With The Surrey With the Fringe On the Fringe On Top”Top”

““Oklahoma!”Oklahoma!”

Online References Online References LinksLinks

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/databashttp://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/rodgers_r.htmle/rodgers_r.html

http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/special/rodgers.hhttp://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/special/rodgers.htmltml

http://www.rnh.com/org/http://www.rnh.com/org/ http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/rr100/nprahttp://www.npr.org/programs/specials/rr100/npraudio.htmludio.html

http://www.answers.com/topic/richard-rodgershttp://www.answers.com/topic/richard-rodgers http://www.activemusician.com/store/product.asphttp://www.activemusician.com/store/product.asp?sku=HL.08621218&sn=40&c=CDCBB22385D047D98A440E?sku=HL.08621218&sn=40&c=CDCBB22385D047D98A440E7A363D9BEB&s=2&nav=sms-ii7A363D9BEB&s=2&nav=sms-ii