Twa Tanbou - Sydney Guillaume

Cypress Chorale - District MPA 2009

This Creole folk song is based on a poem by Louis-Marie Celestin. This text is about three drums: the big Boula (the loudest), the smaller Tanbouren (the most beautiful sounding drum), and the little Kata drum. The message behind this poem is that all members of a team must work together to achieve their common goal. if all of the drums work

This Creole folk song is based on a poem by Louis-Marie Celestin. This text is about three drums: the big Boula (the loudest), the smaller Tanbouren (the most beautiful sounding drum), and the little Kata drum. The message behind this poem is that all members of a team must work together to achieve their common goal. if all of the drums work together, there will be beautiful music. The song itself expresses the sounds and roles of each drum through the music, and represents the teamwork between the three instruments. This song is both challenging and unique, which reiterates the message even further that working as a team is a difficult, yet unique experience.

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2016 FVA District MPA

Women's Chorus

The Women's Choir, which is a combination of Intermezzo and the sopranos and altos from Cypress Chorale, dazzled with this performance, earning superior ratings from all adjudicators. The drum sound in Panta Rhei is created by members using 6-7 foot long bamboo sticks.

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The Singing Heart

Cypress Chorale - District MPA 2015

This performance of The Singing Heart is from the Florida Vocal Association District Music Performance Assessment at North Port High School in March of 2015. The beautiful piece features double choir and handbells. Comments received from the adjudicators for this performance - "umm...ok...WOW.. Thank You. This was a Musical Feast of Genius" "The

This performance of The Singing Heart is from the Florida Vocal Association District Music Performance Assessment at North Port High School in March of 2015.  The beautiful piece features double choir and handbells. Comments received from the adjudicators for this performance - "umm...ok...WOW.. Thank You. This was a Musical Feast of Genius" "The sheer beauty & perfection brought tears to my eyes" "As a choral musician, I live for the day I can experience things like this.  You have more than just skill, you have passion!  Unbelievable.  Thank you for sharing this with us.

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