Hello NHMEA South Central Festival Singers!&nbsp;

There is no recording available online of the SAB version (I’m hoping we can change that!) but here is the original song recording by The Highwaymen for reference.

Approach this piece with a pop influenced tone, inflection, and vowels.

All sopranos should prepare the soprano line throughout. S1 interested in singing the optional part that begins at m84, should learn that in addition to learning the soprano line through to the end.
Focus your practice on the 3 part chorus sections
- m25 -40 and m58 - m73 (which are the same)
- m84 - end

We will use this round to make a unique arrangement of this piece that is special to our performance! Please be ready to try out new things and I’d love to hear ideas of your own!

In measures 12 -15, Sopranos and Baritones should prepare the top melody, Altos should prepare the lower harmony.
Please mark the following breaths:
- measure 4 after the word, “wall”
- measure 8 after the first “each other”
- measure 12 after the word “stone”
Please note, there is no breath in measures 5, 9 or 13.

A Path to Each Other
by Jocelyn Hagan & Timothy Takach

Soprano Rehearsal Track

Soprano 1 Rehearsal Track

Secret for the Mad
by Dodie arr. Chung

Soprano 2 Rehearsal Track

I have adored this piece since I first heard it an hope you will love it too! I’d love to incorporate the performance suggestion of writing out the things that are daily stressors or that weigh us down and pairing those with the things that lift us up too.

The Soprano I line from measures 5 - 18 and measures 29 - 34 will be a solo. All sopranos should prepare the soprano II line until measure 34
S2, ignore small notes in measures 68 - 73.
All S1s sing bottom notes (melody) in measures 105 - 108.
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- All S2 should sing the top note in measures 108 - 109, the bottom note (A natural) in measures 110 - 111, and the top note in measures 112 - 115.
- All Altos should sing the top notes.
- All Baritones should sing the top notes.

Really focus your efforts on nailing the tricky harmony that occurs in measures 37-43 and which repeats again in measures 92 - 98 and finding your starting notes from section to section.

This song brings us the great opportunity to really be story tellers and explore vocal tone and physical character that will the character of this wise old man, passing us by.

The rhythms will be accurate, relaxed and expressive, delivered like speech.

No other notes, just enjoy learning this ostinato parts that will layer together beautifully and especially enjoy any time you're on the melody!

Until I Reach-a Mah Home
African American Spiritual arr. Dilworth

Soprano Rehearsal Track