Posts Tagged ‘Veritas’

6
Jan

Veritas School Choir

   Posted by: Doug    in Art, Education, Music, Video

My son Adam attends Veritas School in Newberg, Oregon and was a member of the Concert Choir last year. Their choir, directed by Sally Mehler, won the  OSAA 1A/2A Oregon State Choir Championship.  He has not been in the choir this year because of his very busy schedule. However, he has been able to work with Mrs. Mehler and rearrange his activities to re-join the choir this week – We are so pleased for him!

Here are come of the pieces performed by the choir at the State Choir competition.

“Masters In This Hall”

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[The camera centers on Adam at time-marker 1:14]

“If Ye Love Me”

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[The camera centers on Adam at time-marker 44 sec.]

“Bonse Aba”

The translation is “All who sing have the right to be called the children of God.”

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[The camera centers on Adam at time-marker 1:07 - He must be a popular and photogenic guy!]

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20
Jan

Veritas Concert Choir – Christmas Program

   Posted by: Doug    in Art, Family, Music, Theology, Video

The Veritas Concert choir performs “Masters In This Hall” a French Carol arranged by William Averitt

The Veritas School concert choir performs “The 23rd Psalm” a composition by Bobby McFerrrin

See if you can find Adam!

For those of you that viewed their performance of Psalm 23 you’ll have noticed that it is not the same as the one found in your Bibles. When talking with Adam about it yesterday he told me that the Veritas choir modified the words considerably – For The Better (believe it or not)! Here are the lyrics written by  Bobby McFerrin:

The Lord is my Shepard, I have all I need,
She makes me lie down in green meadows,
Beside the still waters, She will lead.

She restores my soul, She rights my wrongs,
She leads me in a path of good things,
And fills my heart with songs.

Even though I walk, through a dark and dreary land,
There is nothing that can shake me,
She has said She won’t forsake me,
I’m in her hand.

She sets a table before me, in the presence of my foes,
She anoints my head with oil,
And my cup overflows.

Surely, surely goodness and kindness will follow me,
All the days of my life,
And I will live in her house,
Forever, forever and ever.

Glory be to our Mother, and Daughter,
And to the Holy of Holies,
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,
World, without end. Amen

The Christian, biblical, Trinitarian God will not be mocked. He has revealed Himself to us perfectly. We have no need to change, mangle and distort His Word to fit our vision of what we want Him to be.  Fidelity to Him requires submission or our minds and wills to His Word. May God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit be our one true God: As it was in the beginning, in now and ever shall be, world without end!  Amen

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Adam is a member of the Concert Choir at Veritas Classical Christian School.  This year they were chosen to go to the state competition for all of the A and AA schools in Oregon – They are now considered the 5th Best Choir in the Sate of Oregon!  Well done!!!

Adam was chosen to do a solo, which he performed wonderfully!

Amy video recorded the Veritas performance of five songs and can be see in the follow three videos.

This one includes Adam’s solo (he starts at 3:50) with the song beginning after about one minute and thirty seconds.  The Choir is directed by the young man that wrote the song, and who recently graduated from George Fox University in Music.

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At his school, Veritas School, Adam had the opportunity to participate in a “Speech Meet” competition.  He recited the Saint Chrispian’s Day speech from Shakespeare’s Henry V.

He won the competition for the 7th and 8th Grade!

The winner!

The winner!

Today he gets to do it again (not something Adam is looking forward to) – This time in front of 180 people!

Speech Meeting - FIRST PLACE!

Speech Meet - FIRST PLACE!

For those who do not know what this speech is, check out this poor imitation of the same speech Adam is doing:

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