The Notables

Made in America

Songs of Our Musical Heritage

May 30 & 31, 2003

Program

• Introduction
  • How Can I Keep From Singing? (American folk hymn: anonymous) [Mary S]
• The Roaring 20's
  • Twentiana (Arr. Hawley Ades)
    1. I Want to Be Happy (1924: w. Irving Caesar; m. Vincent Youmans; from No, No, Nanette) [Mary S, Janine, Lee, Wendy, Dave S, Garry, Doug]
    2. I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover (1927: w. Mort Dixon; m. Harry Woods; popularized in 1948 by Art Mooney) [David E; Jerry, Sue, Melissa, Cindy]
    3. Carolina in the Morning (1922: w. Gus Kahn; m. Walter Donaldson; from Passing Show of 1922)
    4. Bye Bye Blackbird (1926: w. Mort Dixon; m. Ray Henderson) [Janine, Donna, Sharon, Dave H, Ed, Tony, Chauncey, Howard]
    5. Charleston (1923: wm. Cecil Mack & Jimmy Johnson; from Runnin' Wild)
    6. Tea for Two (1924: w. Irving Caesar; m. Vincent Youmans; from No, No, Nanette) [Roy; Dale, Paula, Patty, Nancy, Mary H]
    7. Hallelujah! (1927: w. Leo Robin and Clifford Grey; m. Vincent Youmans; from Hit the Deck!)
• The American Church
  • Deep River (1917: wm. based on a traditional black American spiritual c. 1875 or earlier) [Don]
  • Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho (1865 or earlier; Traditional American black spiritual) [Donna, Janine; Colleen, Mary H; Dave H, Dave S; Chauncey]
  • Hail, Holy Queen (1992: from Sister Act; wm. traditional; arr. Marc Shaiman) [Paula, Donna; women]
• Big Band Era
  • Ellingtonia: The Music of Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (Arr. Larry Farrow) [Mary S, David E, Ed; chorus] {Includes: Take the 'A' Train, Satin Doll, Mood Indigo, Prelude to a Kiss, Solitude, Sophisticated Lady, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, I'm Beginning to See the Light, It Don't Mean a Thing, Caravan, Azure, Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me, I'm Just a Lucky So and So, I Let a song Go Out of My Heart, I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good, In a Sentimental Mood, Love You Madly}
  • Skylark (1941, 42: w. Johnny Mercer; m. Hoagy Carmichael; arr. Ed Lojeski)
• R & B
  • You're All I Need to Get By (1968: wm. Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson; as performed by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell) [Roy, Paula; with Colleen and Randy]
  • Stop! in the Name of Love (1965: wm. Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr.; as sung by The Supremes) [Sue; Janine, Dale; with Paula on piano]
• The American Musical: Excerpt from The Music Man (1957: wm. Meredith Willson) [Director: Cindy; Charlie: Ed; Conductor: Don; Harold Hill: Mike; Marcellus: Garry; Salesmen: 1: Tony; 2: Roy; 3: Chauncey; 4: David E; 5: Dave S; Alma: Janine; Ethel: Lee; Boy: Sean; Mayor Shinn: Howard; Farmer: Nick; Farmer's Wife: Nancy]
  1. Rock Island
  2. Iowa Stubborn
  3. Ya Got Trouble

INTERMISSION

• The American Melodrama: The Perils of Pauline (story by Randall Schwalbe) includes:
  • Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1911: w. A. Seymour Brown; m. Nat D. Ayer) 
  • [Randy, Gary, Donna; Pauline=Patty; Girlfriend=Dale; Villain=Nick; Hero=Doug; Deputy=Chauncey; Posse: David S, David H, David E, Tony; Train: Engineer=Howard, Cars: 1=Kathy R, 2=Sharon, 3=Mary H, 4=Wendy, 5=Lee, 6=Nancy, Caboose=Janine; FE1=Melissa, FE2=Noble; "Vanna"=Sue; Chorus: Mary S, Paula, Colleen, Cindy, Jerry, Ed, Garry, Don]
• Tribute to the Heartland: Big River Medley (1985: wm. Roger Miller) [chorus]
  1. Waitin' for the Light to Shine
  2. Do You Wanna Go to Heaven
  3. The Boys [solos: Dave S, Chauncey]
  4. I, Huckleberry, Me [solo: Dave H]
  5. Worlds Apart [solo: Melissa A]
  6. Hand for the Hog [solo: Nick; cameo: Sue]
  7. River in the Rain
  8. When the Sun Goes Down in the South [solo: Lee]
  9. Muddy Water
  10. Free at Last [solo: Gary C]
• Country & Western
  • (Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend (1949: wm. Stan Jones; used in the film Riders in the Sky) [men, with Paula as "camp counselor" and Sue, Kathy R, Dale, Mary S, Nancy, and Lee as "campers"]
  • Stupid Texas Song (1998: Austin Lounge Lizards) [Nick, Janine, Jerry]
• Folk music
  • Turn Around (1968: wm. Les Reed & Barry Mason) [Mary S, Donna, Mary H]
  • Blowin' in the Wind (1963: wm. Bob Dylan) [Dave S; Mary S; Lee, Dave H; Colleen, Roy; Wendy, Garry]
  • Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (1951: w. Paul Campbell; m. Joel Newman) [Ma: Nancy, Pa: Doug; twin sons, after 3: Tony, Roy; daughters, after 4: Janine, Paula; sweethearts: Dale, Howard, Jerry, Sharon, grandkids: Cindy, Sue, Kathy R, Lee, Nick, Dave H, Garry]
• Made for America
  • A Salute to George M. Cohan (arr. Mac Huff) [Jerry & Donna, tap dancers]
    • Yankee Doodle Boy (1904: from Little Johnny Jones) [David E; Sue]
    • Give My Regards to Broadway (1904: from Little Johnny Jones)
    • You're a Grand Old Flag (1906: from George Washington, Jr)
  • God Bless America (1938; wm. Irving Berlin) [Cindy; chorus]

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Performances: May 30 & 31, 2003, O'Donnell Hall, American Martyrs Church, 624 15th St, Manhattan Beach, CA

An abbreviated version of this show was presented at the Joslyn Center, June 17, 2003.

Normal Rehearsals: Wednesdays, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

St John Lutheran Church (March 26; April 23, 30; May 7, 14, 21, 28)
El Segundo United Methodist Church (March 5, 12, 19; April 2, 9, 16)

Extra  Rehearsals:

Saturday, April 26, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. (location El Segundo United Methodist Church)
Saturday, May 10, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. (location: O'Donnell Hall)
Saturday, May 17, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. (location: Johnson Hall, at El Segundo United Methodist Church)
Tuesday, May 27, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. (location: O'Donnell Hall)
Thursday, May 29, 6 - 10 p.m. [dress rehearsal] (location: O'Donnell Hall)

Omitted from this performance:

• God Bless the USA

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