The Training Choir will perform two songs alone, Hine Ma Tov and Good Night, and two songs with the Concert Choir. The Concert Choir program includes a beautiful work by Randall Thompson called Alleluia from The Song of the Blest. The piece is divided into four sections made up of A and B themes which are varied from section to section. The text is made up of the two words, Alleluia and Amen, and the lyrical quality of the music suits the children's voices beautifully. The group also is singing a set of a cappella pieces and a number of popular holiday songs including Christmastime is Here, The Holly and the Ivy, A Child is Born, Carol of the Bells, and all children will join in for the finale, Winter Wonderland.
Admission is free.
Works on the program include Laudate Dominum from Mozart's Vesperae solennes de donfessore, and Bach's Sicut locutus est. The Chorale is a mixed ensemble of singers in grades eight through twelve. The ensemble was formed in 1993 to enrich and support choral music education and performance for middle and high school singers in the Southern Maine region. Young singers from all over the southern half of the state are involved in both the Southern Maine Youth Chorale and the Southern Maine Children's Chorus. For more information about the ensembles call 780-5003.