Youth for Understanding
Chorale Alumni

Making Memories Thru Music

June 23-24, 2012 - Date for Next Reunion!

Invitations will be sent out next month.

Here are some details:

Friday Evening, 7pm:  Meet and Greet in Pioneer High School Cafeteria


Saturday:

10-noon:  Sing selections from all the chorales (see list below.  Please  bring music if you have it.)

Noon:  Box lunch


1-3pm:  Continue Sing-a-long


3pm:  Families & friends are invited to hear us sing.


6:30pm:  Banquet at Holiday Inn ($35/person + cash bar)


Music Selections:

1958:  ?
1959:  Hallelujah Amen
1960:  Let Us Break Bread Together
1961:  Ehre Sei Dir Christe
1962:  My Fair Lady
1963:  Allelujah (Randall Thompson)
1964:  Sanctus (Faure) + I Gotta Sing
1965:  Set Down Servant + Deep River
1966:  Song of Our Own
1967:  Black is the Color, Soon Ah Will be Done
1968:  Music Man
1969:  Ezekial Saw de Wheel
1970:  Yellow Rose of Texas
1971:  Shadrack
1972:  I Want to be in America (West Side Story)
1973:  Promise of Living
Others:
Oh Freedom
Everytime I feel the Spirit
Instrument of Thy Peace
Onward Ye Peoples

For additional information please contact DuAnne Sonneville:
duannesonneville@hotmail.com
(248) 683-1542


 

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Michigan Archive Update!

The Michigan/YFU Chorale collection has been installed.  If you are in the Lansing area go check it out.
 (Our accession number is 2008-23.)
 
Archives of Michigan
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48908
 
CD Update:

Note:  Check out the CD Catalog page.  An updated list with remaining CDs is now listed there.

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2008 Memories

Share it with others - check out the fun & concert on You-Tube*:  

Click here: YouTube - YFU Chorale Alumni Reunion dinner

YFU Alumni Chorale 2008 

YFU Alumni Chorale 2008 When Johnny Comes Marching Home

*Recorded by Pat Snover-Tait's ('65,'66) husband

(Note:  To check out newspaper articles about the reunion click on the "Press Release" section.) 

Message from Bob Pratt:

To all the wonderful people who attended the recent Chorale Alumni concert,

Thanks from the bottom of my heart for your wonderful singing and friendship  that imbued the weekend with such success!  I love you all.  Best wishes to you and your families. Please keep in touch with me.   Words don't really express my thoughts except to say THANK YOU all.

Cordially,   Bob Pratt
(please, everyone, call me "Bob," since we're all  grown up now.)

Note:  New photo is now available on the "Photos" section! 

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 Did you enjoy Dan Berry's speech at the concert?  You can read it here

 

 

 

 

  *Recorded by Pat Snover-Tait's ('65,'66) husband

  


 

 

 

 

 

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