9, in the Peoples Church Auditorium at 7 p.m. It also is difficult to learn a new style of directing.”Īfter returning from Disneyland and performing in the Candlelight Concert, the choral program will present Lessons & Carols, Dec. “You get a new opinion under a new choir director, but at the same time they might work a piece in a way you don’t want to do or in a way that sounds bad. “I think that the best part of the trip is that we get to go to Disneyland and sing there, that is pretty cool,” Weimer said. A choir member in junior high and high school, this is Weimer’s first experience in the chamber choir. 8.įirst-year chamber choir singer, Noah Weimer, ‘22, shares his thoughts on the upcoming Disneyland Candlelight Concert. In the following podcast, Andrew Rieker interviews Noah Weimer about his feelings about his upcoming performance in Disneyland Candlelight Concert, Dec. The carols are sung during the processional with the composed pieces in between each passage of scripture read. The mass choir will sing eight composed pieces and five carols in the performance. “The students, parents and I are so very excited and honored to sing with this select group of musicians,” Ainley said, “and we can’t wait to participate in one of Disneyland’s oldest and most cherished traditions.” Pleased with her and the choir’s success, Ainley looks forward to the performance. The group number varies, but, this year’s group numbers 500+.Īlthough initially denied the chance to audition for the concert, Ainley persisted and was given the opportunity to send in audition tapes. The mass choir is made up of a large group of singers that have been selected based on their audition piece they submitted to Disneyland. It is unknown to the public who the reader will be until soon before the performance. Similar to the FC Lessons and Carols Christmas concert, scripture is read by a randomly selected celebrity followed by singing from the mass choir, accompanied by an orchestra. 8, students will return to perform in their annual Christmas concert, Dec. And, of course, as a choir director, I thought to myself ‘I have to do this.’”Īlong with their performance at the Disneyland Candlelight Concert, Dec. I literally could not believe what I was seeing and hearing. It was a moving experience, completely spiritual and festive at the same time. Suddenly, I saw an actress I recognized, Molly Ringwald, stand and start to read the Christmas story from the Bible. “The choir sang so many Christmas carols as they walked down Main Street and up to the risers, each singer holding a lit candle. “I was not prepared for the beautiful concert that was performed that evening,” Ainley said. Witnessing the Disneyland Candlelight Concert for the first time in 2012, choir director Susan Ainley felt inspired to submit her choir for auditions after seeing the performance. The Cantiamo choir earned a gold rating at last year’s festival permitting them to travel to Nashville for a festival of gold in the spring. In previous years the choir department has competed in the Heritage festival. This is not the first time the FC choral department has traveled to Los Angeles, and specifically Disneyland, for performances. The Disneyland Candlelight Ceremony tradition began in 1958 as a way for Walt Disney to show his gratitude to the Orange County community that was home to his first theme park. 8, to sing in their annual Christmas concert, Dec.
8.Īfter months of preparation, including various auditions and director’s conferences at Disneyland, the choir will sing in two performances and plans on returning, Dec. The campus chamber choir plans on singing in a mass choir at the annual Disneyland Candlelight Concert, Dec. Chamber Choir stops at Madonna Inn for breakfast on one of its three trips to Los Angeles to audition for the Disneyland Candlelight Concert, Nov.
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