Hello, dear readers!
This coming musical season I'll be back at two of my favorite singing destinations, the Elm Ensemble in Dexter, Michigan and the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra.
I have three gigs planned and you can read about them here according to date.
October 2019:
In October I'll be joining the Elm Ensemble for another Evensong, which is always such a lovely experience. We'll be singing a bit of German as well as other English-language pieces.
The Elm Ensemble is comprised of singers from the Dexter/Ann Arbor, MI area as well as singing friends from more distant locations like Milwaukee (me) and Minneapolis, MN. Some of us have sung together before and some of us are new, however it's one of the best groups of people I've sung with. Every weekend singing with Elm is like a weekend spent with good friends.
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The Elm Ensemble
Conducted by Sally Messner
Program includes:
"Anthem: O Praise The Lord of Heaven" by William Billings
"Nun danket alle Gott" by Johann Pachelbel
"Shields" from Wyeth's Repository, Part 2nd
and more
Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.
Reception to follow
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The Elm Ensemble
Conducted by Sally Messner
Program :
Schütz Habe deine Lust an dem Herren
Schütz Herr wenn ich nur dich habe
Hassler Cantate Domino
Purcell Let My Prayer
arr. Walker Hail the blest morn!
Sunday, February 23, 2019, 4:30 p.m.
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I love singing with the Elm Ensemble.
One of the best parts of singing with the Elm Ensemble is raising money for good causes, which is a part of the Evensongs I've participated in. As part of the April 2019 Evensong a freewill collection was taken for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) chapter in Washtenaw County, where the Elm Ensemble is based.
The collection was quite awesome that day.
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Last Fall I joined up with the Elm Ensemble in Dexter, Michigan for a fantastic weekend of music-making. (There may have been excellent food & drink involved, but that's just between you and me. Bacon-fried Brussels sprouts, that's all I'm saying.)
The Elm Ensemble has published the recordings we made as a playlist on YouTube, which is fabulous and fantastic!
I'd like to draw your attention to this recording of Mary to Her Savior's Tomb, Sacred Harp 451, which was at the time the first recording appeared on YouTube, from what the co-director Josh Messner could see. Sally was really sick during this Evensong, and she sang like a real trooper in this duet! It is actually a duet for the entire piece, however I sang it alone to save her voice.
There's more to come re: Elm Ensemble 2019 and the 2019-2020 season as well. (Hint, hint.)
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Yes, this website has been very quiet, as I've been very (very) busy building my business GermanWithNicole.com.
Music is still a part of my life, however I've made the very responsible decision to stop trying to do everything all at once and decided that this website just has to wait. its. turn.
That doesn't mean I don't think of you all, however, because I do. :) I see the statistics and know that some of you still stop by occasionally to listen to the music and to check out what is(n't) new.
It's a slow move back into performing. That's just how it is right now.
I hope you have some valuable moments over the holiday season and that you listen to loads and loads of beautiful music. Let it refresh your spirit.
Best,
Nicole
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Sunday, April 29th, 2018 at 4:30 p.m.
St. James' Episcopal Church
3279 Broad Street
Dexter, Michigan
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Early Americana - Southern Harmony/Shape Note Singing
from S.M. Denson, William Billings, and more.
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I love what the church has on their website:
We extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, divorced, widowed, gay, confused, filthy rich, comfortable, or dirt poor. We extend a special welcome to those who are crying new-borns, skinny as a rake or could afford to lose a few pounds. You’re welcome if you are Old Leigh, New Leigh, Not Leigh, or just passing by.
We welcome you if you can sing like Pavarotti or can’t carry a note in a bucket. You’re welcome here if you’re ‘just browsing,’ just woke up or just got out of prison. We don’t care if you’re more Christian than the Archbishop of Canterbury, or haven’t been in church since little Jack’s christening.
We extend a special welcome to those who are over 60 but not grown up yet, and to teenagers who are growing up too fast. We welcome keep-fit mums, football dads, starving artists, tree-huggers, latte-sippers, vegetarians, junk-food eaters. ...
And it goes on from there. Check it out by clicking here.
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Our Easter Evensong in Dexter, Michigan (just west of Ann Arbor) was a delight! It was a weekend of singing, community and connecting people with music. This Evensong service also functioned as a fundraiser for a club at this church, it's called the Open Hearts Club; this club it will provide a safe, fun, and inclusive drop-in space for area youth.
I think we can all get behind that. ♥
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Read more: Check out the photos of Evensong in Dexter, MI last weekend
Next weekend I'll be in Dexter, Michigan to sing with the Elm Ensemble. We'll be singing in an Evensong service on Sunday, April 29th at 4:30 p.m. It will be a small choir of wonderful singers and we'll be singing Early Americana pieces from the Southern Harmony. This is also known as shape-note singing and, believe it or not, I'd never heard of it until I moved back to the US in 2008.
Click here to see the calendar event.
Should I have named this "lower peninsula dwellers" instead? ;)
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Handel's Messiah
December 2, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.
Victoria Cannizzo, soprano
Nicole Warner, alto
Joshua Bouillon, tenor
Benjamin LeClair, bass
Delta David Gier, conductor
South Dakota Symphony Chorus
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra
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First Lutheran Church327 S Dakota AveSioux Falls, SD 57104Buy tickets here.
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If you haven't seen the calendar yet, you should pop over and check it out. This December I'll be rejoining the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra for Handel's Messiah on December 2nd.
The performance will take place at 7:00 p.m. and there is only one performance! So be sure to get your tickets now and book your hotel. It'll be a warm night of music in a cold month of the year.
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Johann Sebastian Bach: b minor Mass
Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 2:30 p.m.
Hannah Lu, soprano
Nicole Warner, mezzo
Joshua Kohl, tenor
Stephen Bryant, bass-baritone
Delta David Gier, conductor
South Dakota Symphony
Washington Pavilion
301 S Main St
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
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Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 3:00 p.m.
Mathilda Edge, soprano
Nicole Warner, alto
James Doing, tenor
Gerard Sundberg, bass
Richard Hynson, conductor
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St. Monica Parish
160 E Silver Spring Drive
Whitefish Bay, WI 53217
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When the lady sang another country's national anthem at the olympics and just sang "la la la," I thought that was really silly. A national anthem represents a country, just as the sports teams who are playing the game represent the country. And for an official meeting between countries that calls for music, it can set people at ease and give them a topic of conversation. Music bridges a lot between nations.
A couple of years ago I was asked to sing the German Nationalhymne (national anthem), known as Das Lied der Deutschen (The Song of the Germans) for Germany's Day of Unity celebrations (October 3rd) in St. Paul, Minnesota. It was an honor and I was floored. I enjoyed memorizing the words because they are tremendous.
(Would you believe I lived in Germany for five years without having learned the words?! More to that after the text.)
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Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit für das deutsche Vaterland. Danach lasst uns alle streben, brüderlich mit Herz und Hand. Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit sind des Glückes Unterpfand: Blüh im Glanze dieses Glückes, blühe, deutsches Vaterland! |
Unity and justice and freedom for the German fatherland. Let's all strive for that, brotherly with heart and hand. Unity and justice and freedom are the pledge of happiness: Blossom in the light of this joy, blossom, German Fatherland! Translation (C) Nicole Warner, LLC 2017 All rights reserved. |
You might have noticed that the German version rhymes, which is quite nice. And the ideas of unity, justice and freedom are qualities that are present in Germany's culture today.
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Read more: What's it like to be a singer for the German National Anthem?