Coventry High SchoolCoventry High SchoolPopular Sounds Select Popular Sounds Select
ChoirChoir
Grades 9-12Grades 9-12Directed By: Ms. Jennifer CalhounDirected By: Ms. Jennifer Calhoun
Class Date: December 8Class Date: December 8thth, 2005, 2005
Our Newest Song!!!Our Newest Song!!!
Arranged By: Arranged By: Mack HuffMack Huff
A medley of A medley of songs from some songs from some of the world’s of the world’s most beloved most beloved musicals by musicals by Richard RogersRichard Rogers
Your Voice PartsYour Voice PartsSopranosSopranosShelly Smith*Shelly Smith*
Christie MathersChristie Mathers
Rachel NorrisRachel Norris
Nessa HaughmanNessa Haughman
Karen TeressKaren Teress
Sarah PurcellSarah Purcell
AltosAltosSally Donaldson*Sally Donaldson*
Cindy BitnapCindy Bitnap
Jenny CarsonJenny Carson
Lindsey YaoutzLindsey Yaoutz
Tess VirteTess Virte
Beth FerrisBeth Ferris
TenorsTenorsPatrick Kyle*Patrick Kyle*
Matt McDougalMatt McDougal
Wilson MitchellWilson Mitchell
Greg HamptonGreg Hampton
Jeff PettersJeff Petters
BassesBassesRyan Winters*Ryan Winters*
Neil ColemanNeil Coleman
Brian PotterBrian Potter
Aaron TruemanAaron Trueman
*Section Leader*Section Leader
Section Leaders should come Section Leaders should come to the piano at this time.to the piano at this time.
Please collect enough music Please collect enough music for your entire section.for your entire section.
Some Richard Rogers Some Richard Rogers BackgroundBackground
Richard Rogers Richard Rogers is a very well is a very well known composerknown composer
Famous for Famous for serveral famous serveral famous musicalsmusicals
His career His career spanned more spanned more than six decadesthan six decades
Richard Rogers cont.Richard Rogers cont.
Richard Rogers was half of a Richard Rogers was half of a few well known partnershipsfew well known partnerships
Rogers and Hart (Lorenzo Hart)Rogers and Hart (Lorenzo Hart)Rogers and Hammerstein (Oscar Rogers and Hammerstein (Oscar Hammerstein II)Hammerstein II)
He also did quite a bit of solo He also did quite a bit of solo workwork
Some Well Known Rogers Some Well Known Rogers WorksWorks
Cinderella Cinderella (1957)(1957)Oklahoma (1943)Oklahoma (1943)Flower Drum Flower Drum Song (1958)Song (1958)Fools for Fools for Scandal (1930)Scandal (1930)Hallelujah, I’m Hallelujah, I’m a Bum! (1933)a Bum! (1933)On Your Toes On Your Toes (1936)(1936)The Sound of The Sound of Music (1959)Music (1959)
South Pacific South Pacific (1949)(1949)State Fair State Fair (1945 and 1962)(1945 and 1962)They Met in They Met in Argentina (1941)Argentina (1941)Too Many Girls Too Many Girls (1939)(1939)The King and I The King and I (1951)(1951)Victory at Sea Victory at Sea (1952)(1952)
Carousel(1945)Carousel(1945)Allegro(1947)Allegro(1947)Pipe Dream Pipe Dream (1955)(1955)You’ll never You’ll never Know(1921)Know(1921)Babes in Babes in Arms(1937)Arms(1937)The American The American Idea (1973)Idea (1973)Me and Juliet Me and Juliet (1953)(1953)
““Richard Rogers in Concert”Richard Rogers in Concert”
This medley contains excerpts from seven This medley contains excerpts from seven different musicals by Richard Rogers.different musicals by Richard Rogers.
The Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music South PacificSouth Pacific CarouselCarousel Babes in ArmsBabes in Arms The King and IThe King and I On Your ToesOn Your Toes OklahomaOklahoma
The Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music
““The Sound of The Sound of Music”Music”
““Do-Re-Mi”Do-Re-Mi”
South PacificSouth Pacific
““There is Nothing There is Nothing Like a Dame”Like a Dame”
CarouselCarousel
““June is Bustin’ June is Bustin’ Out All Over”Out All Over”
Babes in ArmsBabes in Arms
““My Funny My Funny Valentine”Valentine”
The King and IThe King and I
““I Whistle a I Whistle a Happy Tune”Happy Tune”
““March of the March of the Siamese Children”Siamese Children”
On Your ToesOn Your Toes
““Slaughter on Slaughter on Tenth Avenue”Tenth Avenue”
Oklahoma!Oklahoma!
““The Surrey With The Surrey With the Fringe On the Fringe On Top”Top”
““Oklahoma!”Oklahoma!”
Online References Online References LinksLinks
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/databashttp://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/rodgers_r.htmle/rodgers_r.html
http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/special/rodgers.hhttp://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/special/rodgers.htmltml
http://www.rnh.com/org/http://www.rnh.com/org/ http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/rr100/nprahttp://www.npr.org/programs/specials/rr100/npraudio.htmludio.html
http://www.answers.com/topic/richard-rodgershttp://www.answers.com/topic/richard-rodgers http://www.activemusician.com/store/product.asphttp://www.activemusician.com/store/product.asp?sku=HL.08621218&sn=40&c=CDCBB22385D047D98A440E?sku=HL.08621218&sn=40&c=CDCBB22385D047D98A440E7A363D9BEB&s=2&nav=sms-ii7A363D9BEB&s=2&nav=sms-ii