This Week in Choir: Week 12

Good Evening Grissom Choir,

I am SO excited for this coming week’s 55th Annual All-City Choral Festival!  Participating students, please be sure you know everything concerning this festival using the information below.  For students not participating, if you attend the concert on Tuesday night, and show me you are there, you will receive an extra 100 point test grade!  ALL students, please be sure you are aware of what your in-class assignments are on Monday-Wednesday while I am out via the update on Canvas!


This Week in Choir…

Women’s Choir:
Continue learning I Cannot Go & Carol of the Bells
Continue learning Veni, Stars on Snow, The Cold Wind Blows, & With Angels Sing

Men’s Choir:
Continue learning The Boar’s Head Carol & Gloria
Continue learning A Yuletide Chanty & Lullaby

Concert Choir:
Review Carol of the Bells Continue Learning Through the Shade & Fum, Fum, Fum
Continue learning Mid-Winter, The White Moon, & Resonate

Chamber Choir:
Continue learning Hodie
Continue learning AMEA Repertoire


All-City Festival Payment
The 2025 All-City Choral Festival will be held TOMORROW, on Monday October 27th & Tuesday, October 28th. An email was  sent out before Fall Break with important documents concerning this event, and was handed out to students in class.  Please see the provided email & paperwork for all details (same information found at www.grissomchoir.com/allcity2025).  Please note that the $30 Festival Fee was due by THIS PAST Friday, October 24th!

All-State Audition Date
The 2024 All-State Choral Festival Auditions are officially set for THIS COMING Thursday, October 30th!  More information, was emailed out this past week, and handed out in class.

Grissom Choir Glow Run
Our Registration & Sponsorship Form for our Grissom Choir Glow Run ends THIS COMING FRIDAY on our website at www.grissomchoir.com/glowrun.  This new fundraiser for this Fall will be held on the evening of Saturday, November 15th!  Proceeds from this run will benefit Grissom Choir as a whole and will go towards the various expenses that the department has throughout the year.  Grissom Choir GCPA Board Members, alongside the Leadership Team & Volunteers, will be organizing and manning the event, but we will need EVERY student and parent/guardian’s help in publicizing the event to the public in order to attract runners/registrants, as well as Corporate Sponsors.  Spread the word, encourage participation, and even considering RUNNING yourself!

Glow Run Corporate Sponsors
We need sponsors in order to make this event a success!  When they support the Grissom Choir Glow Run, they are supporting our student's and their continued Music Education!  If you own a business, or know of someone that does, please consider supporting, or sharing with them!!  Sponsorships information can also be found at www.grissomchoir.com/glowrun.

Tidal Wave Auto Spa Fundraiser
After Fall Break , Grissom Choir kicked-off its 2nd fundraiser of the school year, a Tidal Wave Auto Spa Car-Wash Fundraiser.  Each ticket can be sold for $10 (valued for the $30 Car Wash), of which $5 will go towards the student’s individual My Music Office Account.  This is an easy and fast way to raise money for Grissom Choir related fees!  Pre-Sell Ticket Order Forms were  available starting Monday October 13th in the Grissom Choir room, and students have had 2 weeks to sell.  Order forms will need to be turned in to the Grissom Choir Money Box on THIS COMING Wednesday, October 29th in order to receive tickets once the fundraiser ends.  Please visit www.grissomchoir.com/fundraisers for more information this week!


Sincerely,

Tucker Ratcliff
Choral Director | Grissom Choir
Webmaster & Editor | Alabama ACDA
Treasurer | Huntsville Choral Director’s Association
(256) 428-8000 ext. 2271 | [email protected]