Thursday, December 25, 2014

Petersburg Community Winter Concert 2014

December 22, 2014 at the Petersburg Lutheran Church


The Oxford Carolers performed seven numbers during the course of the concert. It was a standing-room-only crowd at the Lutheran Church. A variety of performances were given and enjoyed by those who came.

Monday, December 15, 2014

2014 - Important Dates, Times, Song Lists


Dates and Times

Date/TimeLocationWhat
18-Dec /
5:30 p.m.
Lutheran ChurchRehearsal 
20-Dec /
1:00 p.m.
LibraryPerformance / Meet 12:30 p.m.
21-Dec /
1:00 p.m.
MuseumPerformance / Meet 12:30 p.m. @ Presbyterian Church
22-Dec /
7:00 p.m.
Lutheran ChurchPerformance / Meet 6:30 p.m.
24-Dec /
1:00 p.m.
PMC - LTCPerformance / Meet 12:50 p.m.

Song Lists


Library


  • Boar's Head Carol
  • In the Bleak Mid-Winter
  • Sans Day Carol
  • Caroling, Caroling

Museum

  • O Little Town
  • Coventry Carol
  • Carol of the Field Mice
  • Sing We Now of Christmas

Winter Concert

  • Boar's Head Carol
  • Cold December's Winds Were Stilled
  • I Saw Three Ships
  • Milford
  • In the Bleak Mid-Winter
  • Sussex Carol
  • O Little Town

Songs Practiced But Not in Programs

These can be used, with the others, during Julebukking.
  • A Christmas Round (Welcome)
  • Sans Day Carol
  • Gloucestershire Wassail

2014 Performances

As of now, we have the following performances scheduled.
  • December 20: Holiday Literary at the Petersburg Public Library - 1 p.m.
  • December 21: Clausen Museum Holiday Open House - 1 p.m.
  • December 22: Winter Concert at the Petersburg Lutheran Church - 7:00 p.m.
  • [add] December 24: Julebukking, begin at Long-Term Care - 1:00 p.m.

Friday, October 31, 2014

Practice Music 2014

Here is the practice music for the 2014 holiday season. Click on title to access MP3 audio file. The tempo on these is somewhat slower than what we will be using for actual performance.
  • Intro: There is a short (usually 2 measures) intro before the vocal entry.
  • Lead-in: There is a drum lead-in to count off one to two measures before vocal entry.
TitleNotes
Boars Head CarolIntro + 3x
Carol of the Field MiceIntro + music
Caroling CarolingIntro + 3x
Cold Decembers WindsIntro + 3x
Coventry CarolIntro + 3x
Gloucestershire WassailIntro + 4x
I Saw Three ShipsIntro + 5x (v. 1, 2, 3, 6, 9)
In the Bleak MidwinterIntro + 4x
MilfordLead-in + 3x
O Little TownIntro + 4x (v. 1, 2, 3, 5)
Sans Day CarolLead-in + 4x
Sing We Now of ChristmasIntro + 5x
Sussex CarolLead-in + music