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 The First Unitarian Church of Orlando is hosting the 6th Annual Florida District UU Choral Festival on Sat and Sun February 25-26, 2012. All Florida District UU choir and/or music ministry members are invited to participate. The overall theme for the Festival this year is Compassion and the music will include at least one new original piece by a UU composer.
We, at The First Unitarian Church of Orlando are celebrating our 100th anniversary this year and as part of our celebration we would like to host 100 (or more) performers at the Festival. So, please, put this date on your calendar and share this info with all Florida UU choir and other music ministry members.
See below for more info. If you have any questions, feel free to email us at:
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"To seek, to sustain, to share, AND TO SING!"
Here is the ordering info:
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#1
"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
arranged by Mark Hayes
SATB version with piano accompaniment
Product number #35008972
Shawnee Press
Order online: http://www.shawneepress.com/product/viewproduct.do?itemid=35008972&lid=0&keywords=He ain't heavy&publisher=&publishercode=&isbnean=&series=&voicing=SATB VOICE&format=&pianolevel=&bandlevel=&
Or call: 1-800-962-8584
Available for Download:
Soprano Recording (HeAintHeavy_Soprano.mp3)
Alto Recording (HeAintHeavy_Alto.mp3)
Tenor Recording (HeAintHeavy_Tenor.mp3)
Bass Recording (HeAintHeavy_Bass.mp3)
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#2
"Distant Land"
 by John Rutter
SATB with piano accompaniment
Product number # HMC1908
Hinshaw Music
See details: http://media.hinshawmusic.com/details.php?details=HMC1908&pdf=1?=0
Order by calling: 1-800-568-7805
Available for Download:
Soprano 1 Recording (DistantLand_Soprano_1.mp3)
Soprano 2 Recording (DistantLand_Soprano_2.mp3)
Alto 1 Recording (DistantLand_Alto_1.mp3)
Alto 2 Recording (DistantLand_Alto_2.mp3)
Tenor 1 Recording (DistantLand_Tenor_1.mp3)
Tenor 2 Recording (DistantLand_Tenor_2.mp3)
Bass 1 Recording (DistantLand_Bass_1.mp3)
Bass 2 Recording (DistantLand_Bass_2.mp3) -----------------------------------
#3
"Do Your Little Bit of Good"
by Jamie Sterrett
Ordering details: Thanks to the composer, the sheet music is available for download to Festival participants at no charge!
Available for Download:
Sheet Music Version 2 (LittleBitOfGood_Score.pdf)
SATB Recording (LittleBitOfGood_SATB.mp3)
Soprano Recording (LittleBitOfGood_Soprano.mp3)
Alto Recording (LittleBitOfGood_Alto.mp3)
Tenor Recording (LittleBitOfGood_Tenor.mp3)
Bass Recording (LittleBitOfGood_Bass.mp3) -----------------------------------
#4
"The Love We Give"
by Tim Buchholz
Ordering details: Thanks to the composer, the sheet music is available for download to Festival participants at no charge!
Available for Download:
Sheet Music Version 3 (TheLoveWeGive_Score.pdf)
SATB Recording (TheLoveWeGive_SATB.mp3)
Soprano Recording (TheLoveWeGive_Soprano.mp3)
Alto Recording (TheLoveWeGive_Alto.mp3)
Tenor Recording (TheLoveWeGive_Tenor.mp3)
Bass Recording (TheLoveWeGive_Bass.mp3)
----------------------------------- Saturday Schedule - 11:30 - 13:00 Lunch, check in
- 13:00 Welcome, logistics, warmup
- 13:30 Rehearsal
- 17:30 Break, hotel check-in, home hosp meet up
- 18:00 Dinner (group 1) and Workshops (group 2)
- 19:00 Dinner (group 2) and Workshops (group 1)
- 20:00 Variety Show
Sunday Schedule - 8:00 warmup,
- 8:45 prelude (slots for 2 ensembles to sing, choir seated)
- 9:00 - 10:00 service,
- 10:00 - 11:15 RE classes or social hour.
- 11:15 prelude (slots for 2 ensembles to sing, choir seated)
- 11:30 - 12:30 service
- 12:30 - 13:30 social hour.
 Every Festival participant must register for the Festival before Feb 17, 2012, using the Registration Form below. There is no registration fee for the Choral Festival. However, each choir or singer is expected to purchase a copy of each piece of the Festival music for each singer. Special arrangements have been made with the composers of 2 of the pieces to provide the sheet music to Festival participants at no cost.
Each singer is expected to learn the music in advance - there is no time at the Festival for note-learning. Thanks to Festival music director Jamie Sterrett and composer Tim Buchholz, downloadable mp3 files are available to registered participants to aid in note-learning.
A box lunch will be available for Saturday lunch for $5-$7. The lunch must be reserved on your registration form. Payment will be collected Saturday at noon. Don't forget to bring cash! Saturday dinner and all snacks for the weekend are being provided by the members of First Unitarian Church of Orlando at no charge for Festival attendees. Dress code for Sunday: White tops and black bottoms. What to bring to rehearsal: black binder, pencil, refillable water bottle We have a total of 4 slots for ensemble or solo singing during the preludes. If you or your group would like to perform in one of those slots, let us know. The song must fit the general theme of "Compassion". Preference will be given to ensembles of 4-8 people. Groups or solos may submit a recording or audition on Saturday at 11:00. Note: Every Festival participant must register for the Festival before Feb 17, 2012.
If you have questions about registration, email:
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Register online (Fill in the SurveyMonkey form and be sure to click "Done" at the bottom!) OR Download a Word document to email to us OR Download a pdf document to mail to us. Hotel Information Hotel rooms are already in short supply as this is NBA All-Star weekend in Orlando. Note that there may be traffic problems downtown and just west of downtown. As of Jan 26, 2012, these hotels still had rooms: BEST WESTERN WINTER PARK (4.0 miles from church)
http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productinfo.do?propertyCode=10020
110 S Orlando Avenue, Winter Park, FL
Phone: 407-647-1166 BEST WESTERN ORLANDO EAST Inn & Suites (6.5 miles from church)
http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/US/FL/Orlando-hotels/BEST-WESTERN-Orlando-East-Inn---Suites/Hotel-Overview.do?propertyCode=10346
8750 E Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL
Phone: 407-282-3900 (sold out) COMFORT SUITES DOWNTOWN (2.1 miles from church)
http://www.comfortsuites.com/hotel-orlando-florida-FL094?promo=gglocal
2416 North Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL
Phone: 407-228-4007 HILTON GARDEN INN ORLANDO AIRPORT (25 minutes from church)
http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en/gi/hotels/index.jhtml;jsessionid=NGEIDKVFJMNBACSGBJBN2EQ?ctyhocn=ORLAHGI
7300 Augusta National Drive, Orlando, FL
Phone: 407-240-3725
LA QUINTA INN & SUITES ORLANDO AIRPORT NORTH (25 minutes from church)
http://www.lq.com/lq/properties/propertyProfile.do?ident=LQ171&propld=171&IATA=9902571&sisearchengine=231&siproduct=171&clearppc=1
7160 North Frontage Road, Orlando, FL
Phone: 407-240-5000 Home Hospitality Information
Note: Home Hospitality guests must apply before Feb 10, 2012.
If you have questions about home hospitality, email:
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Home Hospitality is available for Sat Feb 25 (a limited number of beds will be made available for Friday night also, to attendees coming from more than four hours away - request this extra accommodation on your guest form). To apply for home hospitality, download this guest form and either email or mail it back to us.
We are pleased to offer the following workshops for Festival attendees: - "The Labyrinth and a Short History of First Unitarian Church of Orlando" by Tom Cook
- "Jazz and Contemporary Singing Styles" by Tim Buchholz
- "Creating Unity Through Rhythm" by Sean Richards
- "Basics of Songwriting, Lyric Writing and Composition - their similarities and dissimilarities" by Jamie C. Sterrett
Two of the workshops will be offered at 6:00 PM and the other two at 7:00 PM on Saturday evening during the two dinner hours. Saturday evening after dinner all Festival attendees are invited to participate in an informal variety show which has become a Festival tradition. Let your hair down and bring out those show tunes and funny skits, etc. Sign up will be at check in on Saturday.
1901 East Robinson St.
Orlando, FL 32803
407-898-3621 Click here for a map.
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