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<p class=MsoNormal>Dear Choir,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The venue map to Koka Booth is attached and the concert
order is listed below. The link to the word sheet from Armed Forces Salute is
also liste below or as attached. I have also pasted in a very interesting email
that I received from Amber Farrelly who visited Boston last weekend with
details about the Paul Revere story. See you at 2:15 on Sunday!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><a
href="http://concertsingers.org/documents/afs-lyrics.pdf">http://concertsingers.org/documents/afs-lyrics.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='color:black'>The
Star Spangled Banner </span></i><i><span style='color:black'>• Francis
Scott Key<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='color:black'>Summon
the Heroes </span></i><i><span style='color:black'>• John
Williams/Lavender<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='color:black'>The
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere (5 Movements) </span></i><i><span
style='color:black'>• Rene Clausen<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='color:black'>Text
by H. W. Longfellow<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='color:black'>Finale
from Symphony No. 2 </span></i><i><span style='color:black'>• Charles
Ives/Elkus<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='color:black'>Intermission<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='color:black'>American
Salute </span></i><i><span style='color:black'>• Morton Gould<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='color:black'>Hymn
to the Fallen </span></i><i><span style='color:black'>• John
Williams/Lavender<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='color:black'>Old
American Songs </span></i><i><span style='color:black'>• Aaron
Copland/Silvester<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none'><i><span
style='color:black'>1. Long Time Ago<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none'><i><span
style='color:black'>2. Simple Gifts<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;text-autospace:none'><i><span
style='color:black'>Laura Buff, mezzo soprano<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='color:black'>Armed
Forces Salute </span></i><i><span style='color:black'>• Bob Lowden<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='color:black'>America
The Beautiful • </span></i><i><span style='color:black'>S. A. Ward/Carmen
Dragon<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='color:black'>1812
Overture </span></i><i><span style='color:black'>• Tchaikovsky/Lake<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='color:black'>With
the Triangle Youth Brass Band<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='color:black'>Stars
and Stripes Forever </span></i><i><span style='color:black'>• J. P. Sousa<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Larry,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I just
returned from a weekend trip to Boston to visit family and we made a point of
walking the Freedom Trail there from Paul Revere's House to the Old North
Church and across the bridge into Charlestown...then the next day to the
Battleground Road between Lexington and Concord (where Paul Revere's Ride ended
and the battle began). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>While
the text of the poem by Longfellow is inaccurate in many places (on
purpose..apparently he researched the events carefully and then used poetic
license with his poem to make it more suspenseful and have better<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>flow)
just seeing the locations and overwhelming odds of that historic event was very
fascinating. For your information (in case you are not familiar with old
Boston), here are a few highlights (as they pertain to the poem).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>You must
realize that the Old North Church was (and is) the highest structure in old
Boston. You also need to know that the British army had taken over Boston
in a quasi-military state. So there was a strict curfew. That sets
up the events of the evening. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Paul
Revere instructed his friend (the pastor and only key-holder of the Old North
Church - then known as Christ Church) to hang the lanterns in the belfry
depending on if the British came by sea or by land toward Charlestown.
This was critical because if the British marched by land, they would add 4
hours of time to their journey. However, going by sea was much faster,
and potentially much more quiet. So after curfew that night, the town
really was dark and quiet because nobody was allowed <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>outside.
Hence you can see why Longfellow spent time developing the <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>'quiet'
portion of the poem. That curfew was critical to the story.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>So when
Paul Revere's friend (the pastor of the church) heard the troops mustering
outside in the streets, he knew they were on the move and he had to get to the
church to light the signal. Hence, he pondered the darkness and quiet as
if "all is well" within Boston-town as the troops were the only
people allowed outdoors and they were trying to be as stealthy as possible.
Clearly, he understood what his signal would indicate to the Patriots, and he
knew that death would occur because of his actions. A difficult decision
indeed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>But you
see, while the citizens in Charlestown could see the lanterns while they hung
(for _only_ one minute before being extinguished) so did the British occupying
forces. And they raced to the church to find it locked, but alas they
knew only one man had the key. Thankfully, he escaped by jumping out a
back window (now called the Freedom Window) and was not caught...with no proof
that the lanterns hung, he was never punished for this 'crime'. So the
British knew not what the signal meant (but they had all seen it).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Meanwhile,
Paul Revere was rowed to the other side of the bay (to Charlestown...ahead of
the British) where he borrowed a horse from a friend and took off on his
journey. His critical mission was to warn Sam Adams and John Hancock of
the British troop movements so they could escape to safety. This he
accomplished. But realize that there was ONLY ONE ROAD to
Lexington/Concord where there was a stash of munitions that the Patriots had
amassed (and the British knew this and were heading to destroy it). Hence
the critical nature of his journey was to warn the Patriots in the countryside,
or all their planning would be lost. And he had to make this ride as
quietly as possible so as not to be caught breaking curfew. I imagine his
ride, while heart-pounding, was also a very heavy weight on him.
Thankfully, there were about 12 other riders doing the same thing (most of
whose names have been lost to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>time) to
ensure the message delivery. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>In the
end, Revere did _not_ make it to Concord. He (and two other riders with
him) were caught by the British, accused of breaking curfew, and sent back to
Boston without his horse. A mighty long walk indeed. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Thankfully,
the British did not know the nature of his riding, and they did not manage to
capture the other two riders, one of whom made it to Concord to warn the
Minutemen in time. This is why the Minutemen (or country folk in the
poem) were ready to attack the British on their journey to-and-from Concord (on
that single solitary road...by peppering them with munitions from behind the
old road wall) and hence start the Revolutionary War.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Here is
a link to the poem in it's entirety. It truly is fascinating!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://poetry.eserver.org/paul-revere.html">http://poetry.eserver.org/paul-revere.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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