PART 1: Oakland School for the Arts-Vocal Music Winter Concert 2017

Part I: The OSA School of Vocal Music
PEACE CONCERT
[please note the song list below; you can skip directly to any song by clicking on the Running Time (RT 0:00) next to the song title.
1. [RT 0:45] Vocal Music High School
Deep Peace by Bill Douglas, Arrangement by Lisa Forkish
2. [RT 4:14] Foundational Choir -Marie Plette, Director
What a Wonderful World by Bob Theile and George David Weiss
3. [RT 6:25] Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Harold Arlen and Yip Karlberg, Arr. by Iz
Soloists: Dela Dominique, Mackenzie Brain, Jules Crossland
4. [RT 9:52] Dona Nobis Pacem Traditional canon with Latin text
Soloists: Orin King, Carmen Rios, Alisia Marques
Joined by VM Senior Class of 2018
5. [RT 12:14] One Voice - Solas Burke-Lalgee, Director
A la Nanita Nana by Juan Francisco Muñoz Y Pabón
6. [RT 14:30] Heaven by Beyonce
Soloists: I’mani Bryant, Nick Perry
7. [RT 17:23] The Color Purple by Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell, and Allee Willis Soloist: Nina Latzko
8. [RT 21:06] Encore - Lisa Forkish, Director
Scars to Beautiful/Something Beautiful by Allessia Cara & Tori Kelley,
Soloists: Suede Sanders and Tai-Ge Min Arrangement by Bri Holland
9. [RT 24:34] One Voice by The Wailin’Jennys, Arrangement by Lisa Forkish
10. [RT 27:24] Save the World/Don’t you Worry Child by Swedish House Mafia
Soloist: Jordyn Diew Arrangement by Mark Brymer
11. [RT 30:38] Encore & Vocal Rush - Lisa Forkish, Director
If You’re Our There by John Legend, Arrangement by Lisa Forkish
Soloists: Rene Jones, Kaya Griffin, Charlotte Cohen and Genesis Chambers
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Dear Families and Friends,
Welcome to the annual School of Vocal Music Winter Concert! This year we wanted to share a moment of tranquility with all of you. School can be stressful and work can be challenging, but sometimes in this hectic life, we can find a moment of peace. Sometimes a single song can change the way we see the world around us.
This evening will open with the Gaelic blessing Deep Peace, and will continue with wishes for peace in Latin, English, Spanish, and Hebrew. Our students will demonstrate their ability to sing in complex harmony across various musical genres. All six of our choirs have been working daily to polish their musical skills and bring you this lovely selection of choral music. Our students are dedicated and talented young people with a love of music and singing, and it is a joy to know them and share their musical journey. We are very proud of these beautiful young people and are honored to be their teachers.
We would like to take a moment to thank our OSA community of families, friends, faculty and colleagues. The Vocal Music faculty are so very grateful for your support!
Wishing all of you a wonderful holiday season and a peaceful new year!
Warmly,
Marie Plette, Vocal Music Chair
Cava Menzies, Artistic Director and VM Faculty
Lisa Forkish, Faculty
Solas Burke-Lalgee, Faculty
Branice McKenzie, Artist-in-Residence
Valerie Troutt, Artist-in-Residence
Vincent Tolliver, Artist-in-Residence
Delores Thompson, Artist-in-Residence