Gathering Roses in Winter - Madison Youth Choirs

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OUR CHOIRSChoraliers is our youngest performing choir, for girls in grades three to five. It focuseson unison singing skills, beginning two-part singing, note reading, and rehearsal techniques.Con Gioia (kawn-JOY-ah) means “with joy”in Italian and includes girls in grades fiveto seven. It further develops part-singing, vocal techniques, and sight-reading.Capriccio offers girls in grades seven to nine a more advanced choir experience.Music from a variety of choral traditions is studied; girls perform challenging two andthree part literature in a variety of languages. Their name refers to a free-flowing andlively piece of music.Cantilena (kahn-tih-LAY-nah) is an Italian term referring to a smooth flowing melodyor vocal style. Girls in this choir are in grades nine to twelve and study and performchallenging three to four part literature in a variety of languages.Cantabile (kahn-TAH-bee-lay) literally means “in a singing style” and is our mostadvanced treble choir, with girls in grades nine to twelve. Singers focus on advancedliterature and vocal technique.The Madison Boychoir for boys with unchanged voices maintains the centuries-oldtradition of a treble boychoir through the study of a wide range of repertoire. Itincludes three performing choirs, all named after famous British composers:Purcell (boys, grades 3-6)Britten(boys, grades 5-8)Holst (boys, grades 6-9), a select group of boys chosen for their skill andcommitment. These boys have unchanged, changing and newly changed voices. Theliterature they sing varies with their vocal needs but they often sing SATB music.Ragazzi (rah-GAH-tsee) literally means “guys”in Italian and is our choir for boys withchanged voices. Singers explore a variety of musical styles and occasionally combinewith Britten or Cantabile to present SATB literature.And…Tallis (TA-lihs) and Colla Voce (KO-la VO-chay) are our two introductory choirs; youmight see some of those singers (who will join our performing choirs in the spring)here today.
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