BHS CHORAL PERSONNEL

Woman’s Chorus / Concert Choir / Select Chorus
Soprano I / Soprano / Soprano I
Erica Carroll / Elizabeth Barnum / Alison Hall
Mickey Carter / Taylor Carnes / Amanda Pratt @
Katie Evans / Heather Cole / Emily Robinson @
Kelly Francis / Lavonne Dozie-Nnamah / Soprano II
Meraleigh Queener * / Hannah Feathers / Brooke Fitzwater #
Shawnlisa, Whitehead / Bre Graham / Morgan Thompson
Mady Woodruff / Teneka Hooper / Rissa White ^
Soprano II / Akilah Loftin / Alto I
Samantha Bermudez / Kelsey McWhorter / Abbey Crawford
Heather Eisinger ^ / Vanida Saraphanh / Becca Kirk
Hannah Fox / Katelyn Watson / Chynna Walker #
Rosie Gregory / Michaela Weatherington / Alto II
Sarah Gregory ^ / Crista White / Chelsea Bradley #
Autumn Keith / Alto / Michaela Dodge
Emma Lemoine / Michele Carden * / Sierra Haynes ^
Alexah Lyons / Eloiza Ferraz / Tenor I
McKenzie Ogg * / Liz Hicks / Adrien Fitzwater @
Alto I / Jae Hoy / Michael Martinez
Shelby Gilliland / Monica Nelson / Tenor II
Candler Hineman / Zoe Phillips / Andrew Dodge *
Jada Lyons / Corisha Stovall-Simmons / Evan Hall
Kami Moore / Ragan White * / Kadin Kellum
Allie Stowe / Katie Young / Bass I
Jia Wright / Tenor / Justice Howard
Alto II / Seth Parks / Cash Lehman
Haneen Ahmad # / Lee Ratanaphom / Bass II
Alara Bishop-Pryor / Jamie Wolfe / Collin Harrison
Tori Hinds * / Bass / Mark Johnson
Elizabeth Long / Price Bishop *
Initia Walker / Nicholas Buckley
Chelsea White / Graham Church
Rob Effler / CHORAL
Joseph Harrison / HONORS
Simeon McClain /
All-state @
All-state Atl. #
Mid-state ^
Freshman
Honors *
The Blackman High School Choral Department

presents

Land of the Free!

A Veterans Day Choral Celebration

featuring

The Blackman High School

WOMEN’S CHORALE, concert ChOir & select chorus

Gerald Patton, Choral Conductor

Kelli Cox, Collaborative Artist

Blackman High School Auditorium

Monday, November 11, 2013

7:00 PM

Free Admission

Program

*****

Welcome Gail Vick, Principal

Presentation of Colors Blackman High SchoolJROTC

BHS Color Guard

Commander: Cadet Captain Ryan Barnes

Unit Colors: Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Dillan Halstead

Right Guard: Cadet Captain Kyle Stroud

Left Guard: Cadet First Sergeant Will Caffey

Pledge of Allegiance Adrien Fitzwater

Blackman High School

Women’s Chorale

The National Anthem Frances Scott Key

Shenandoah Arr. Margaret Vance

American Folk Song

Katie Evans, Soloist

Freedom is Coming Anders Nyberg

South African Freedom Song Arr. by Henry Leck

Nick Mays & Davonte Cheers, Percussionists

Blackman High School

Concert Choir

America! Words by K. L. Bates / Music by S. A. Ward

Arr. by Joyce Eilers

Nicholas Buckley, Speaker

Hannah Feathers & Bre Graham, Descant

Down in the Valley Arr. by Linda Spevacek

Traditional American Folk Song

Cripple Creek Arr. by Emily Crocker

Traditional American Fiddle Tune

Blackman High School

Select Chorus

Eternal Father, Strong to Save Words by William Whiting

The National Navy Hymn Music by John B. Dykes

In Flander’s Fields Words by Dr. John McCrae

Music by John Jacobson & Roger Emerson

Abbey Crawford, Soloist

God Bless America Words & Music by Irving Berlin

Arr. by Roy Ringwald

Blackman High School

Combined Choruses

Salute to the Armed Forces (Medley) Arr. by Don Wyrtzen

U.S. Air Force Words & Music by Robert Crawford

Caissons Go Rolling Along Words & Music by Edmund L. Gruber

Anchors Aweigh Words by George D. Lottman Music by Alfred H. Miles & Charles A. Zimmermann

Marine Corps Hymn Words by Offenbach, Music by Phillips

Battle Hymn of the Republic Words by Howe, Traditional Music

Army, navy, air force, and marine veterans and those currently in the services are asked to stand when their song is sung. All service men and women are asked to stand again for “Battle Hymn of the Republic” and remain standing

until the song ends.

Veterans, we thank you for all that you have done

for our country!

Performance Etiquette

  • Identify exits in case of an emergency
  • Remain seated & quiet during selections
  • Take flash photography only between selections
  • Exit and re-enter when necessary only between songs
  • Be courteous and respectful to those seated around you
  • Do not call out / yell at performers
  • Turn off pagers and cellular phones
  • No food or drink in the auditorium
  • Applaud by clapping when appropriate, and enjoy the show!

The BHS Chorus believes in teaching proper theatre/concert etiquette. In doing so, we ensure that you will have a memorable and enjoyable musical experience. Thank you for your cooperation.

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the following

  • Choir Booster Officers & Parents
  • BHS Administration, Teachers & staff
  • Gail Vick, Principal
  • BHS Jrotc
  • BHS Band
  • BHS Theature
  • Kelli Cox – Pianist
  • Matt Brewer – Sound / Lights
  • Sharon Hood – Alterations (522-6294)
  • Street Tuxedo – Tuxedos (890-0955)

Join us for our Holiday Christmas Concert on

Thursday, December 5th @ 7 PM

Program Notes

TheNational Anthem (1813) should need no introduction. However, it has become fashionable at sporting events and patriotic celebrations to present it as a personal expression of freedom. It sings of the anonymous sacrifice of many selfless patriots whose unified efforts in harmony preserve the rights and liberties of the individual. It was adopted as our national anthem in 1931.

Shenandoah! (1981) is one of America’s most famous folk songs. Folk songs have been passed orally from generation to generation and their authorship is generally unknown. This song describes the early American settlers’ home sickness as they leave the Shenandoah river valley and cross the wide Missouri River.

Freedom is Coming (1992) is a South African folk song arranged by Henry Leck. “Freedom is Coming” was made popular during the years of racial struggle and oppression as a song of hope for better things to come.

America the Beautiful (1893) is one of America’s best known and best-beloved patriotic songs. The text was written by Katherine Lee Bates in the summer of 1893 after she returned from the summit of Pike’s Peak in Colorado.

Down in the Valley, also known as “Birmingham Jail,”was originally an Appalachian Mountain courting song that descended from a British air. Sung in part on this concert, the whole text of the song describes the singer’s unrequited love for his/her sweetheart.

Cripple Creek is an Appalachian fiddle tune that grew in popularity at the turn of the twentieth century. The creek referred to in the text is still unknown to this day, as it could refer to Cripple Creek, Virginia (which would make sense, as this is an Appalachian fiddle tune), or to Cripple Creek, Colorado, where in 1890 gold prospectors found a fair share of precious gold in the riverbed.

Eternal Father Strong to Save (1860) is often called the “Navy Hymn,” because it is sung at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It is also sung on ships of the British Royal Navy and has been translated into

French. It was the favorite hymn of U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and was sung at his funeral in Hyde Park, New York, April 1945. The Navy Band played it in 1963 as U.S. President John Kennedy’s body was carried up the steps of the U.S. Capitol to lie in state.

In Flanders Fields (1998) Dr. John McCrae (1872-1918) wrote the text to “In Flanders Fields” in twenty minutes while sitting in the back of an ambulance, watching the poppies blow in the wind across newly dug graves. Disgusted, Dr. McCraw threw the poem away. An officer found

the poem and published it in 1915. Composer John Jacobson and Roger Emerson display such artistry with this beautiful yet poignant setting in their arrangement of the piece.

God Bless America (1934; rev. 1969) was written by Irving Berlin; however, this soulful arrangement is by arranger Kirby Shaw. Mr. Shaw took this American favorite and decorated it with an amazing piano accompaniment that the audience will surely enjoy.

Salute to the Armed Forces (1986) is a medley combing all the songs from the various armed forces. The piece was arranged by Don Wyrtzen, a noted composer, pianist, and organist. Wyrtzen has arranged and written over 400 anthems and songs.