
PROGRAM
Sing For Joy - G. F. Handel/ Linda Spevacek
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Abendlied - Josef Rheinberger
Text from Luke 24:29:
Bleib’ bei uns, denn es will Abend werden,
Und der Tag hat sich geneiget, sich geneiget,
O bleib’ bei uns, denn es will Abend werden.
Translation by John Rutter (b. 1945):
Bide with us, for evening shadows darken,
And the day will soon be over, soon be over,
O bide with us, for evening shadows darken.
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Blackbird - Lennon/McCartney - arr. Rob Dietz
Soloists: Daniel Rodriguez, Natalia Angulo, Daniel Tang, Zarah Pinto
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Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to be free
Blackbird fly, blackbird fly
Into the light of a dark black night
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Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
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Blackbird fly, blackbird fly
Into the light of a dark black night
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Blackbird fly, blackbird fly
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We are thrilled to feature our mentor, Deborah Mar, for the first selection and the last two pieces. Her impact on the vocal program at Miami Arts Studio has been immeasurable. Having started her career in January of 1977, Mrs. Mar is currently celebrating her first year of retirement and 47 years with Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
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Flight - Craig Carnelia/ arr. Ryan Murphy
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Let me run thru a field in the night, let me lift from the ground ‘til my soul is in flight.
Let me sway like the shade of a tree, let me swirl like a cloud in a storm on the sea.
Wish me on my way thru the dawning day. Wanna flow, wanna rise, wanna spill, wanna grow in a grove on the side of a hill.
I don’t care if the train runs late, if the checks don’t clear, if the house blows down.
I’ll be off where the weeds run wild, where the seeds fall far from this earthbound town.
And I’ll start to soar. Watch me rain ‘til I pour. I’ll catch a ship that’ll sail me astray, get caught in a wind, I’ll just have to obey ‘til I’m flyin’ away...
Let me leave behind all the clouds in my mind. I wanna wake without wondering why, finding myself in a burst for the sky. High!
I’ll just roll. Let me lose all control. Wanna float like a wish in a well, free as the sound of the sea in a shell.
I don’t know, but maybe I’m just a fool. I should keep to the ground. I should stay where I’m at. Maybe everyone has hunger like this, and the hunger will pass. But I can’t think like that.
All I know is somewhere, thru a clearing, there’s a flickering of sunlight on a river long and wide, and I have such a river inside.
Let me run through a field in the night, let me lift from the ground ‘til my soul is in flight. Let me sway like the shade of a tree, let me swirl like a cloud in a storm on the sea.
Wish me on my way thru the dawning day. Wanna flow, wanna rise, wanna spill, wanna grow on the side of a hill, wanna shift like a wave rollin’ on, wanna drift from the path I’ve been traveling upon, before I am gone.
-Craig Carnelia (b. 1949)
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Sigue - Ivette Herrymen Rodriguez
Soloist: Zarah Pinto
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Spanish - Nicolás Guillén (b. 1902)
Camina, caminante, Sigue;
Camina y no pare, Sigue.
Cuando pase po su casa
No le diga que me bite,
Camina, caminante, Sigue.
Sigue y no te pare, Sigue.
No la mire si te llama, Sigue.
Acuérdate que ella es mala, Sigue.
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Translation
Walk traveler, continue walking;
Walk and do not stop, continue walking.
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When you pass by her house
Do not tell her that you saw me,
Walk traveler, continue walking.
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Continue and do not stop, continue walking.
Do not look if she calls out for you, continue walking. Remember that she is bad, continue walking.
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MAS MS
Chamber Singers
Scarlett Acosta
Natalia Angulo
Lucia Bilgili
Karla Calero
Jade Gonzalez
Soleil Jarquin
Penelope Lopez-Escoto
Isabella Metzgar
Emma Morales
Elizabeth Munguia
Zarah Pinto
Mila Pirela
Daniel Rodriguez
Victoria Rodriguez
Allison Sosa
Isabella Sosa
Daniel Tang
Alessandra Tovar
Ensemble Bio
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The MAS Middle School Chamber Singers is the advanced middle school treble ensemble at Miami Arts Studio 6-12 @ Zelda Glazer, a performing arts magnet school located in western Miami-Dade County, Florida. The ensemble is entirely made up of Hispanic students who are all first or second generation immigrants from Cuba, Central and South America. The school and the vocal program are predominantly Hispanic, which parallels the community in which the school is situated. Day by day, the MAS Vocal magnet strengthens both musically and as a family as we do our best to live into the following mission statement:
The MAS Vocal family consists of a united group of students, parents, alumni, teachers and administrators working toward our goal of building musical skills into performances that inspire our community, country and world. We provide a safe environment for expression using music from a variety of cultures, religions and time periods. In addition to being musically skilled, MAS Vocal students and alumni will be able to apply the value of hard work, community service, kindness and respect in their personal and professional lives.
In short, the goal is not to create professional musicians, but rather, kind, confident, passionate citizens who know what it is to be a part of something great, and who will reach for their full potential in any career they choose.
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Cindy Ellis is a Cuban-American vocalist and music educator. She earned her Bachelor of Music in Music Degree in Education and Jazz Voice from Florida International University and her Master's Degree in Music Education from the University of Missouri. She has performed and conducted her choral ensembles in a variety of venues including the Adrienne Arsht Center, New World Symphony Hall, Gusman Center, Kennedy Center, and Carnegie Hall. As a jazz solo artist, she is frequently featured in venues throughout South Florida. Additionally, Mrs. Ellis performs around the world as an alto with The Jason Max Ferdinand Singers. Most recently, the JMAX Singers performed with Coldplay and Jacob Collier on Saturday Night Live, and were the headlining ensemble at the 2023 ACDA National Convention.
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Mrs. Ellis is one of two full-time choral directors at Miami Arts Studio, a 6th-12th public performing arts magnet school in Miami, FL. In her 7 years at MAS, the vocal program has sent around 200 students to participate in Florida All-State Choirs and has earned only Straight Superior and Superior with Distinction ratings at the annual Music Performance Assessment. Most recently, Mrs. Ellis' high school treble ensemble, Bellarmonia, performed at the 2023 FMEA Conference, and will be performing at the 2024 Southern ACDA in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Miami Arts Studio 6-12
Administration
Dr. Miguel Balsera, Principal
Ms. Annie Diaz, Assistant Principal
Ms. Patricia Fleri, Assistant Principal
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