𝄞 Next Concert: May 4th, 2026 𝄞 The Theme is: Rivers 𝄞
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Part 1:
The River
Log Driver’s Waltz
Black Fly Song
Riviere
Lullaby to An Ancient River
Wood River
River
Song for the Mira
All the Little Rivers
Part 2:
Washing of the Water
Shenandoah
Back to the River Saint John
Down in the River
Down By the Riverside
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Please review the following documents at the AGM and have them handy - printed or on your tech. Remember we will have a rehearsal during the first part of the evening then finish up with the AGM, which promises to be short.
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To Access the Printable/downloadable Scores:
You are responsible for accessing the 7 new electronic scores, so either print them, or read them on your device. As always, they’re in the “MVS current scores” folder on our Members website.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lFF-qjufchHXbT3aewChP2AVFDdIX3U
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Practice are available for our use (a big thanks to Marc Coderre), but due to copyright restrictions, we can't publish the link on the website. Please contact Marjorie if you need the information.
Marjorie can be reached at: MusicaVivaMembership@gmail.com
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Michel Rivard singing Riviere:
https://youtu.be/1-onATVjOkc?si=tZZ84H_9wXA6_qBX
Peter Gabriel's studio recording of Washing of the Water:
Our arrangement of Washing of the Water:
The choir sounds fine and the recording gives a sense of the rhythmic feel.
Washing of the Water (with sheet music)
Lullaby to an Ancient River from the publisher's website:
Lullaby to an Ancient River - by Robbie Smith; arranged by Frances Farrell
Bliss Carman's poem 'The Rivers of Canada':
The composer has been 'inspired by' this poem, but has made something quite different out of the text.
Rivers Of Canada by Bliss William Carman
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Please advise your section leader if you have to miss a rehearsal. If a section is short (e.g. only a single sop-1) Scott would have the opportunity to delay rehearsing a piece that relies heavily on that section. So he must know in advance.
Your section leaders, who will advise Scott on your behalf, are:
Sopranos - Martha Nabatian
Altos - Kate Reekie
Tenors and Basses - Bill Osborne
The contact information for the section leads was distributed via e-mail.