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Hi all. Here's a the Miao Jia explanation. Both english and chinese are used to explain, depending on which is easier to understand. The words in red are explanations for individual words/phrases. The words in blue are meanings for each sentance. I know the chi is damn chim, so I have watered them down to plain and easy-to-understand- chinese. (序曲) The Calling
*Note: As the title of this movement is called, this passage depicts the calling between two lovers with the male and female soloists Yoyoyos. The rest of the choir humming represent the wind, so remember to be GENTLE and OPEN HUM.
1st Movt (思春曲)The anticipation:
*Note: This movement, as the title suggests, speaks of the anticipation between two lovers meeting. (like DUH) I'm only typing this OBVIOUS statement for the sake of all those peeps who've been singing blindly all these while.
*Note: DON'T BE BLUR HOR. Over here the two lovers meet already, thats why the song suddenly jump from emoing to flirting. Once again typing this out for all the gong kias in case you guys have been confused. (actually i was a gong kia too until i decided to activate my brain -.-)
苗家月初升呀, 哎呀苗女正青春呀 月亮刚升起,月光下是年轻美丽的苗女
草原跳月人在花荫鬓上鸡羽轻呀, 哎呀腰际锦带紧呀 跳月: 跟月亮跳舞 花荫鬓: amidst the shadows of the flower 鸡羽轻: light as a chicken feather 她在草原上跳起优美的舞, 轻飘飘的, 就如一根羽毛 莺飞燕语一片欢笑声 她头上有莺飞过和燕子在说话, 声音像是欢笑声
苗家月光明呀, 哎呀苗女解风情呀 解风情: flirt 月亮越照越明, 苗女开始与爱人解风情
芦笙 幽韵 绣笼 风声银环两鬓绕呀 芦笙: 一种乐器 幽韵:lastingly deep and serene 绣:embroider 笼:cage 爱人为她吹着芦笙, 风中充满了幽韵的歌声, 歌声环绕着苗女的耳旁
3rd Movt (跳月舞 )The Celebration: *Note: The lalalas demarkate the opening of the clebration. Sing with gusto and excitement, preferably with an extra punch of the diaphragm.
月上三更, 歌尽三叠 三更: 指很晚 尽:finish 叠:layers 夜以深, 歌过了三个movements也要唱完了 *note: this is the 3rd movement
一唱一和, 笼来笙往心相成 笙: 芦笙 两个情人开始合唱, 表达彼此之间的相爱
风初定, 夜阑静 阑静:很静 风刚刚停,夜晚变得很静
斗转参横, 狂歌欢舞 到天明 参横: 深夜 突然间进入了深夜, 大家开始狂歌欢舞到天明
酒酣半醒舞成一团春 大家一起喝个痛快,尽情跳舞,非常开心
*Note: Now the lalalas demarkate the end of the celebration, Hence the slowing down and decresc.
4th movt( 定终身) The Romance:
*Note: This movement is like the finale. The song closes off with the two lovers' pledge of love to each other. They are FINALLY tgt after all the emoing and flirting and drinking(and puking) and dancing, hence the increasing volume of happiness towards the end. So sound happy instead of millitary-march-like!
*(yet another) Note so that you guys can understand the overall flavour:
The song progresses through the 4 movements like this:
+longing->meeting and flirting->celebrating their getting tgt -> finale with their declaration of love. +as the song enters into each new movement, the night becomes darker and the moon becomes brighter.
a pair of miao zu silver earrings
a miao zu girl
dude playing lu sheng.
-anqi
AHSChoir
The AHS Choir in the last few years has witnessed unprecedented growth and accomplishment under the inspired baton of our resident conductor, Terrence Toh.
A few of these achievements include the coveted Gold with Honours at the 2007 and 2009 SYF Central Judging for Choir and a Gold at the International Festival of Songs in Olomouc, Czech Republic in 2008.
However, these accolades are not the choir’s only source of pride and joy, but rather the instilling of a passion for the choral art form and a deep desire to bring music to our community.
With this focus in mind, the choir has sung in a host of community based performances, including our annual concerts and as invited guests at various ceremonies held by government and community organizations.
For Terrence Toh and the Anglican High School Choir, no stage is too small nor informal, no challenge too insurmountable nor unnerving, as long as we stay true to the music we make.
Committee 2011/2012
PRESIDENT Kimberly Poh VICEPRESIDENT Chin Ying Xin SECRETARY Krystin Foo TREASURER Jamie Koh DISCIPLINE IC Melvyn Ng DISCIPLINE IC Hui Ting Chen WARDROBE IC Chloe Tan LOGISTICS IC Javen Seow PUBLICITY IC Cheryl Foo SOP SL Lee You Xuan SOP SL Cheryl Ang ALTO SL Joanne Lim ALTO SL Christabel Tan TENOR SL Alcalvie Leong TENOR SL Ng Yu Hng BASS SL Tan JunHong BASS SL Leong Ken
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Hope you enjoy you stay here! :)
The AHS Choir in the last few years has witnessed unprecedented growth and accomplishment under the inspired baton of our resident conductor, Terrence Toh.
A few of these achievements include the coveted Gold with Honours at the 2007 and 2009 SYF Central Judging for Choir and a Gold at the International Festival of Songs in Olomouc, Czech Republic in 2008.
However, these accolades are not the choir’s only source of pride and joy, but rather the instilling of a passion for the choral art form and a deep desire to bring music to our community.
With this focus in mind, the choir has sung in a host of community based performances, including our annual concerts and as invited guests at various ceremonies held by government and community organizations.