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© Paul Morrill
The Tour Choir on the steps of the Basilica of
Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome
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Snapshot: "A
small,
cramped stage on a hot summer night, inside an ancient Medici villa on
the outskirts of Florence, Italy. The men and women of Los Robles Master
Chorale, dressed in formal singing attire, are intermingled with the
folk-costumed Cantantutti Cantanch'io Choir. It's unbearably warm, but
there are smiles all around as the two groups sing "Santa
Lucia" together in Italian to end their joint concert. The
audience rises to its feet in an enthusiastic standing ovation.
In Rome, Florence, and Opatija, joint concerts took place with local
choirs, proving that music really is a universal language. Each choir
sang its own music separately - Los Robles performing a combination of
American and European sacred pieces, American classics by composers such
as Aaron Copland and Samuel Barber, and American folk songs and
spirituals. Then the choirs combined voices to sing the American musical
classic, It's A Grand Night For Singing by Richard Rogers, as
well as local favorites such as Italy's Santa Lucia, or Croatia's
version of Amazing Grace, Milost. Each time, that's when the
magic occurred and the room filled with mutual respect, admiration and
understanding." -----------------------------------------
Following are some photos provided by the Tour's
"Official Photographer," Paul Morrill, husband of Ruth Morrill,
a LRMC singer.
Duet by Brenda and Ed - Santa Maria del Rosario, Venice
All photos © Paul
Morrill. All rights reserved.
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The following e-mail message was received from the
LRMC Assistant Director, Wilbur Skeels, who, with his wife Dee, a singer
with LRMC, extended their trip to include visits to Germany, Switzerland
and Spain:
July 16, Munich
From here we go tomorrow to Switzerland and
Spain. I'm looking
forward to driving the Alps!
Wilbur Skeels
©Copyright Los Robles Master
Chorale, except as
otherwise marked.
Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome
Snapshot: A restaurant
outside of Rome, in the quaint village of Anguillara Sabizia on Lake
Bracciano. A Saturday night concert has just taken place at the village
church there, featuring the Los Robles Master Chorale and the Roman
choir, "Ronde." Now, following a treacherous-but-lovely walk
down a steep and narrow cobblestone street, Ronde is treating the Los
Robles singers to dinner. The wine flows, and conversation, in broken
English and Italian, is earnest and lively. After dinner the singers of
Ronde gather and begin singing again with broad smiles. Who'd imagine
that of all songs they could sing, they'd perform the American jazz tune,
"Java Jive," in perfect English? Some Los Robles singers who
also know the song jump up to join them, and the impromptu song ends
with laughter and hugs all around.
© Kerrie Sadler
The gentleman trying to emulate the statue in the
Vatican Museum is "Bo," the LRMC's Tour Guide.
Choir director of "Ronde" with combined choirs
LRMC Tour Choir, Collegiate Church of Santa Maria Assunta
Maestro Stemen conducting with Dr. Skeels at the keyboard, Collegiate
Church of Santa Maria Assunta
Tour Choir, Florence Cathedral - singing Mass
Wilbur at the organ - Florence Cathedral
Welcome from Cantantutti Cantanch'io, Villa Montalvo, Campi Bisenzio
Combined groups - LRMC Tour Choir with Cantantutti Cantanch'io, Villa
Montalvo
Tour Choir - Santa Maria del Rosario, Venice
LRMC Tour Choir outside of Opatija Parish Church, St. Jacobs, Opatija,
Croatia
Combined choirs - LRMC Tour Choir & Jeka Primorje Choir, Governor's
Palace, Rijeka, Croatia
David Newton, Solo - "In Dat Great Gettin' Up Mornin'," with
Tour Choir, Governor's Palace
Jeka Primorje Choir, Rijeka, Croatia - Governor's Palace Concert
LRMC Tour Choir - Governor's Palace Concert
Special musical presentation - Farewell Dinner, Ambassador Hotel,
Opatija
Duet by Joan and Bill Low - Farewell Dinner
The "Shop-A-Littles" trio - Farewell Dinner
"In Dat Great Gettin' Up Mornin'" - Kerrie, Peggy, Marilyn,
and Elizabeth - Farewell Dinner
Farewell performance of "The Hummers." We may never see their
kind again!
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