The GCSF will present “December in the Americas”. Choristers from all five levels of our program will sing music that is both traditional to the season, and which also highlights American composers and arrangers of the Americas. Repertoire will include two extended works: Conrad Susa’s “Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest”, accompanied by harp, marimba, and guitar; and Benjamin Britten’s “Ceremony of Carols”, also accompanied by harp. While Britten was English by birth, he spent much time in the United States, and it was during one of his stays in New York that he conceived of the idea for “A Ceremony of Carols”, arguably his most famous work for treble voices. The Susa work was commissioned for and designed as a companion piece to Britten's work. Along with these works, each ensemble will present seasonal selections, in many languages and styles, as well as professionally choreographed modern works from jazz and musical theatre genres.

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The Girl Choir of South Florida will present “Taste, Touch, See”. While music is primarily an auditory experience, vocal music, because it includes text, is unique in that it can express and explore senses beyond sound. In this program, we will provide audiences with a chance to “taste”, “see”, and “feel” music, as conveyed through poetry in song. Each choir will explore these senses through a variety of works from composers ancient to modern, and from many cultures. Selections will include a diversity of repertoire-from a setting of “Beautiful Soup”( from Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland), to Z Randall Stroop’s “I Had a Paintbox”, an exquisitely descriptive piece that uses the idea of color to capture emotion; from Béla Bartok’s Hungarian folk song “Bread Baking”, to a rollicking vocal jazz piece entitled “Chili con Carne”. To open this program, all of our choristers will join in song to present an original work arranged by Gayle Giese, one of our GCSF accompanists. Lighting, movement, and staging will be used to enhance the experience for listeners and choristers alike.

The Girl Choir of South Florida will present “Sound Sense”. While music is primarily an auditory experience, vocal music, because it includes text, is unique in that it can express and explore senses beyond sound. In this program, we will provide audiences with a chance to “taste”, “see”, and “feel” music, as conveyed through poetry in song. Each choir will explore these senses through a variety of works from composers ancient to modern, and from many cultures. Selections will include a diversity of repertoire-from a setting of “Beautiful Soup”( from Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland), to Z Randall Stroop’s “I Had a Paintbox”, an exquisitely descriptive piece that uses the idea of color to capture emotion; from Béla Bartok’s Hungarian folk song “Bread Baking”, to a rollicking vocal jazz piece entitled “Chili con Carne”. To open this program, all of our choristers will join in song to present an original work arranged by Gayle Giese, one of our GCSF accompanists. Lighting, movement, and staging will be used to enhance the experience for listeners and choristers alike.