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Voices Carry Tradition Into the Rome Community
Oct 25, 2000 8:00 AM
By Stefan Eady - Faculty
In one unified voice, the Lower School sings the praises of a well-balanced, strong curriculum that encompasses academics, fitness, and fine arts. Each year, fifth-graders at the Lower School continue the fine arts tradition as they study choral music and sing as a group, the Darlington Singers. “This group is part of the total school curriculum and because it provides an important learning experience it is scheduled during the school day,” Diane Lumpkin, music teacher and choral director, said. “Our choral music program is child-centered.”
The goals of the choral program include helping children do the following: develop a means of aesthetic expressions and appreciation; understand the importance of a group as well as a personal experience and identity; experience the joy and satisfaction of performing well not only for themselves, but for others; and develop singing skills and attitudes that will encourage them to use their voices as lifelong musical instruments.
These 51 singers performed at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Heritage Holidays on Oct. 18, and will also perform on Nov. 10 at the dedication of a War Memorial at Myrtle Hill Cemetery. “A highlight of the holiday season is performing with the Concert Choir at the Festival of Lessons and Carols held annually at the Upper School on the first Sunday in December,” Lumpkin said. Performance dates scheduled at the Upper School include the Festival of Lessons and Carols, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. and the holiday assembly, Dec. 6, at 10:40 a.m., and at the Lower School, Dec. 7, at 1 p.m.
“I am so excited to be working with this year’s group of fifth-graders. They are a well-focused, talented, and enthusiastic group,” Lumpkin said.
The goals of the choral program include helping children do the following: develop a means of aesthetic expressions and appreciation; understand the importance of a group as well as a personal experience and identity; experience the joy and satisfaction of performing well not only for themselves, but for others; and develop singing skills and attitudes that will encourage them to use their voices as lifelong musical instruments.
These 51 singers performed at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Heritage Holidays on Oct. 18, and will also perform on Nov. 10 at the dedication of a War Memorial at Myrtle Hill Cemetery. “A highlight of the holiday season is performing with the Concert Choir at the Festival of Lessons and Carols held annually at the Upper School on the first Sunday in December,” Lumpkin said. Performance dates scheduled at the Upper School include the Festival of Lessons and Carols, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. and the holiday assembly, Dec. 6, at 10:40 a.m., and at the Lower School, Dec. 7, at 1 p.m.
“I am so excited to be working with this year’s group of fifth-graders. They are a well-focused, talented, and enthusiastic group,” Lumpkin said.
