New Franklin Chorus Concert Announcement Wednesday, May 13, 2015 7:00pm at Portsmouth High School Dear New Franklin Parents, Our own New Franklin Chorus will be performing in the All City Holiday Concert on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 starting at 7:00pm in the Portsmouth High School Auditorium. Every student in grades 3, 4, and 5 is a member of the NFS Chorus and they have all been working extremely hard in preparation for the concert. In addition to the work that students have been putting in during music class, some students may be interested in practicing their chorus music at home. Please visit my NFS music webpage at http://nfsmusic.weebly.com under the “Chorus” tab to find the lyrics and audio recordings of each of our chorus pieces! Arrival Time: 6:30pm to the Portsmouth High School Choir Room. There will be signs pointing you in the direction of the choir room. Please do not leave any belongings in the choir room, as students will not be returning there after the concert. Concert Etiquette: The fifth grade band will perform first. We will be sitting respectfully in the auditorium to watch the band, and will perform immediately following. After our portion of the concert is through, we will return to our seats in the auditorium. I ask that you do not retrieve your child until the end of the concert. If you must leave prior to the end of the concert, please do so between performing groups. Out of respect to the other performers in the concert, no student will be permitted to leave while a group is performing. Dress Code: Black on bottom and white on top. Please avoid shirt with writing or logos, jeans, sweatshirts and sneakers. If you have any questions regarding the concert, please email me at [email protected]. I look forward to seeing you all at our performance on May 13th! Sincerely, Karen Smith Music Teacher Funga Alafia (Song of Welcome) Traditional African Folk Song Arranged by Jill Gallina Funga Alafia Funga! (4x) Funga Alafia ashé, ashé Funga Alafia ashé, ashé Funga Alafia ashé, ashé Funga Alafia ashé, ashé Our hearts are pure; our voices true, With open arms we welcome you! Funga Alafia Funga! (4x) Funga Alafia ashé, ashé Funga Alafia ashé, ashé Funga Alafia ashé, ashé Funga Alafia ashé, ashé Our hearts are full; Our friendship true, In peace and love we welcome you! Funga Alafia Funga! (2x) Funga Alafia ashé, ashé Funga Alafia ashé, ashé Funga Alafia ashé, ashé Funga Alafia ashé, ashé Funga! Funga! A Distant Shore By Mary Donnelly and George L. O. Strid Part 1: Once I gazed upon a distant shore… Watching sea birds as they filled the sky. Standing out there in the misty air… How I wished that I…could fly… Part 2: The water is wide…I cannot cross o’er… And neither have I…the wings to fly… Build me a boat…that can carry two… And both shall row…my love and I… (Repeat both verses, singing simultaneously) Part 1: How I wish that both shall row, my love and I… Part 2: How I wished that I could fly… Lightning! By Greg Gilpin Part 1: 3rd Grade & 4R and 4MW Part 2: Needham & 5th Grade Sing together Electric fingers reaching, reaching, reaching Skipping, darting, fleeting, fleeting, fleeeeeeeting. * * * Tapping on the clouds Rapping on their shroud of gray…lightning! Lightning…lightning, lightning, lightning…lightning! Now the night is waking, waking, waking See it sparkling, blinking, blinking, sizzzzzzling. Ohhh, what a storm of energy, crackling now, surrounding me! I am not afraid, I am not afraid, I am not afraid, I am not afraid…lightning! Rolling, rolling, then a flash…from cloud to cloud Sneaking, sneaking to the ground…without a sound. Then…then…then…then…then…then, then, then then then then BOOM! (Gasp)! I am not afraid, I am not afraid, I am not afraid, I am not afraid…lightning! Electric fingers reaching, reaching, reaching Skipping, darting, fleeting, fleeting, fleeeeeeeting. * * * Tapping on the clouds Rapping on their shroud of gray…lightning! Lightning…lightning, lightning, lightning…lightning! Now the night is waking, waking, waking See it sparkling, blinking, blinking, sizzzzzzling. Ohhh, what a storm of energy, crackling now, surrounding me! I am not afraid, I am not afraid, I am not afraid, I am not afraid, lightning! Ohhh, reaching…lightning! Ohhh fleeting…lightning, lightning, lightning, lightning… Sparking, blinking, sizzling, now the night is waking…lightning! BOOM! (Gasp)! If I Only Had A Brain Music by Harold Arlen Lyrics by E. Y. Harburg Arranged by Sally K. Albrecht Part 2: Nuttin’ Nuttin’ Nuttin’ Part 1: Hey, whatcha doin’? Hey, whatcha waitin’ for? Hey, whatcha thinkin’ about? What, nuttin’? No, nuttin’! No, nuttin’! I could while away the hours Conferrin’ with the flowers, Consultin’ with the rain. Hello, flowers! Hello, rain! And my head, I’d be scratchin’ while my thoughts were busy hatchin’, if I only had a brain. I’d unravel every riddle for any individdle, in trouble or in pain. Oo…ah! With the thoughts I’d be thinkin’ I could be another Lincoln, if I only had a brain. Oh, I could tell you why the ocean’s near the shore. I could think of things I’ve never thunk before, and then I’d sit…and think some more. I would not be just a nuffin’, my head all full of stuffin’, my heart all full of pain. Oo…ah! And perhaps I’d deserve you and be even worthy erv you, if I only had a brain. (Interlude) Oh, I could tell you why the ocean’s near the shore. I could think of things I’ve never thunk before, and then I’d sit and think some more. I would not be just a nuffin’, my head all full of stuffin’, my heart all full of pain. Oo…ah! And perhaps I’d deserve you and be even worthy erv you, if I only had a brain. If I only, if I only, if I only…my folks are hopin’…had a brain…!