Dearest Friends,
I want to share this with you; it is a recording of the faculty of Glendale Preparatory Academy 2012 singing Auld Lang Syne at the Spring Concert. I helped to organize this group, but could not have done it without the help of Tracy Peterson, who really whipped us into shape for the Spring concert. Also, special thanks to the wonderful accompaniment from Cara and Erin, who did such a wonderful job and helped to make us sound even better. Finally, thanks to the friends that sang alongside of me, it was a wonderful expression of our friendship and I will never forget it.
Singers
William Bertain – Baritone
Peter Bloch – Tenor
Stefano Coaloa – Tenor
Tracy Peterson – Director/Alto
John-Paul Poppleton – Bass
Alison Roberts – Soprano
Rachel Ulrich – Alto
Zach Weisse – Bass
Travis Wilson – Bass
Accompaniment
Cara Valle – Violin
Erin Zoutendam – Cello
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Note this recording is from one of our practices, and so it isn’t as polished as it was by the concert. The song is called ‘Auld Lang Syne.’ It is a traditional Scottish folk song. It is a poem written by the father of Romanticism Robert Burns. The title can be translated as ‘for old time sake’ or long time since. It is usually sung at departures and on New Years Eve. I thought it a fitting song, both as a departure song, but also as a true expression of the friendship among the faculty at Glendale Prep, which has always had a strong and wonderful faculty culture (may it continue).
