Amherst Regional High School Chorale

Amherst, MA

Anita Cooper, Choral Director

www.arps.org/hs

Overture to The Barber of Seville by Gioacchino Rossini
Genre: Classical

Watch a video clip from this ensemble’s director.

Categories : High School

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1157191270 Diana Rogers Spurgin

This is terrific – everybody, please cast a vote for the Chorale!!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1157191270 Diana Rogers Spurgin

Hey everybody – give a listen and then please cast a vote for the ARHS Chorale!
http://www.longmeadowmusic.com Kayla Werlin

A really enjoyable performance!
Donna Griffin

You guys are so amazing – loved it!!!!!
Ryan DeGroot

<3
David Nunnelly

YOu guys are great! keep it up!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1425525128 Darlene Rose

Hand down the best.
Carol Bond

WOW!!! An incredible performance……. Well done, a winner for sure.
Karen Rennar

Fantastic. Enjoyed it!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1425525128 Darlene Rose

Not able to vote (?) but “Like”!
Bruce

I didn’t understand the lyrics because I don’t speak Italian.
Seriously … really amazing. I could sworn I heard violins and trumpets.
Cika

Like it!
Bessie

Like this a lot~!!!!
Teresa

Wonderful! You are incredible!!
Patricia Warner

Fabulous! Musically adept, wonderful control, great arrangement, and funny.
Ericka Alschuler

Love it! This has my vote.
Ellie Massengill

Whoa. That. Was. AMAZING!
peace,
Ellie
J forconi

Great Work! It’s extremely uplifting to see such dedication and seriousness from this age group. The importance of music in life is being promoted a thousand-fold here. Bravi tutti and Bravissima Anita.
– JF
Geoff Friedman

Fantastic!
Ellen Reich

Fantastic! Marvelous!

Ellen Reich
Teacher
Jeff Kalman

That was AMAZING! I swear I saw angels! Or was that phlegm? Either way, BRAVO!

P.S. Jaimon, you rock! (in a classical sort of way)
Chris

Totally fun (and even more amazing that something so difficult could look so effortless.) Great job!
Kelley Rathman

Really enjoyed this, and honestly feel they are far and above the best…I also appreciate the director’s comment about helping the kids to be exposed to something they will love all their lives..fantastic!
http://www.facebook.com/sdeslippe Sandra Deslippe

Excellent! Different! Amazing!
Hailey Gourinski

This group is the main contender against the group that I performed in for Together In Song. I must admit, they did a brilliant job with this piece and they definitely deserve a shot at winning this contest.

Good luck guys!
Shelley Timberlake (ARHS Chorale, class of ’72)

Ohhhhhhh Well DONE you all! Good to see the ARHS Chorale continuing in its longstanding tradition of Excellence !
Laura de Vera

For crying out loud, this is FANTASTIC. This sounds like rehearsal must’ve been fun. If anyone should win, it’s you guys. You chose such a hard song and did such a great job. Mrs. Cooper: you’re a genius. This is so fun and beautiful, you guys deserve everyone’s attention. GO CHORALE!!!!!!:D
http://WGBY Nina Wishengrad

Great musically and great fun.
http://www.singitproductions.net Diana Walters

What a good performance of a fun piece! I would recommend a bit more uniform standing posture (like the young man with white tie in front has) to even out the quality and gentler jaw openings of the men. A bit more vocal energy in the sopranos too. (You know what a technical nut I am, Anita!!) Brava to you and your students.
Maribeth Courtney

Simply brilliant!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1105458366 Brian McNamara

Ah, that was great fun! Watched it several times!
Margie Hutter

Wonderful performance! And, the facial expressions are delightful!
Christine Williamson White

How fun!!! That Choral Director is the best!!!
K Hartman

Loved it!!
http://www.vets-help.org Craig Northacker

Anita-your genius for taking an ordinary assignment and transforming it into a fun, beautiful and memorable performance is breathtaking. Congratulations, and the best of luck going to the top where you all belong.

When you’re done with that, maybe you want to move to LI and teach my Katie.

Best wishes, break a tonsil or something!

Best regards,
Craig
Robin Parsons

Oh, boy, it’s clear you are really having a lot of fun! The smiles at the end are well deserved. The head-shaking trill is absolutely brilliant! Your vocalizations are like you are a whole of chorus of Bobby McFerrin’s and if you don’t know who Bobby McFerrin is, you need to find out!
mitch vincent

thought it was great. Could of been a little better if they knew the words. “just kidding”
http://mjr9756@aol.com Mike R

Great work. Nice blended sound. Sounds like a very challenging piece. Enjoyed the head shaking without the heavy metal sound.
janet mcgowan

Love this! Wonderful and hilarious.
Chris Gentes

Wow, guys! Look how far Chorale has come!

Congrats!

-Chris (’06 Librarian)
Satish Adlurmohan

Awesome performance. Appreciate your talent
Dianna LaBonte

Absolutely excellent!
Kathy Niedzielski

Fabulous!! They have my vote. Great job!!
Ken & Carolyn Samonds

Really enjoyed it! Very complicated music delivered with verve, animation,8795 and humor.
Kathy Niedzielski

Fabulous!!! Great job!! You have may vote.
Patricia Warner

You stand out in the crowd. Wonderful — and fun. Great energy, great voices, great interpretation, great everything.
Ruth Knollmueller

Terrific piece. You get my vote.
Billie Bozone

Truly wonderful to see young people enjoying such wonderful music. The person above who noted how great the “blended” sound was is right on. Wow!
http://www.evelynharris.com Evelyn M. Harris

Ms. Cooper, you really have something here!! What an amazing idea that I must borrow for my chorus one day very soon! Had you heard this done acapella before? Or another classical piece? This is brilliant and brilliantly executed by your very talented students. You must have had a lot of fun learning this and I thoroughly enjoyed listening and watching it be done! You and the group look fabulous, I must say. Good luck to all. I wish I could vote for every group! But, alas, all are winners…already!
Ken Samonds

I’m old enough to remember the “Swingle Singers” (Paris, 1962) who made this scat-singing-to-classical-music style popular. [Hmmm... apparently the group still exists... or a revival group, at least.] This musical style is perfect for showing-off clear, young voices with perfect diction.. and the ARHS Chorale did an excellent job. I want to hear MORE!
Judy

Great work, very professional.

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