This Week in Choir: Week 16

Good Evening Grissom Choir,

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break with friends and family, and is ready for one more full week of rehearsals until our Winter Concert!  Before our Weekly Updates, I wanted to give a few shout-outs to some of our Grissom Choir Members:

We are very proud of every student that auditioned for the 2023 Alabama All-State Choral Festival.  Learning collegiate level repertoire 100% on your own is a huge challenge to undertake, and you should be proud of all that you learned throughout the learning process.  Congratulations to the following 9 Grissom Choir members who were selected to participate in this year’s All-State!

Lilah Cantrell
Troi Cheeks
Nicholas Delgado
Ethan Doyle
James Graham
Paige Heller
Molly Malone
Seth Smith
Sophia Zajac

We are also excited to announce that the Grissom High School Chamber Choir has been selected by the Alabama State Department of Education, the Alabama Music Educators Association, and the Alabama Institute for Education in the Arts to perform in the rotunda of the Alabama State Capital Building during the 2023 Legislative Session.  We are honored and excited to have been selected for this collaborative project, and can’t wait to share in this experience with our students.


This Week in Choir…

Women’s Choir:
Music Theory Review
Carol of the Bells Review
Review memorizing & musicality of Stopping by Woods, On a Peaceful Winter’s Night, & In Winter
Finish memorizing & musicality of learning Snowflake Dancing, & Veni Veni Emmanuel

Men’s Choir:
Carol of the Bells Review
Finish memorizing & musicality of Sing We Now of Christmas
Continue memorizing & musicality of The Holly and the Ivy, The Winter Owl, & Into The Night
Begin memorizing & musicality of Psallite Hodie

Concert Choir:
Carol of the Bells Review
Finish memorizing & musicality of O Magnum Mysterium & Tidings of Comfort and Joy
Continue memorizing & musicality of No Room & Glow
Begin memorizing & musicality of Do You Hear What I Hear & No Room

Chamber Choir:
Carol of the Bells Review
Finish memorizing & musicality of  E’en So Lord Jesus, O Nata Lux, & Hurry Now to Bethlehem
Begin memorizing & musicality Go Tell It On The Mountain & Gaudete

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Winter Concert Performance
Our Winter Concert is NEXT WEEK!  The concert will be held on the evening of Tuesday, December 6th at 7:00pm. Student call time is at 5:00pm in their Concert Uniform attire.  We will be taking yearbook photos at this time, so it is important that everyone is on time!  Admission to this concert is $5 to the general public, & doors open at 6:45 for seating.  Please remember that it is a requirement for all Grissom Choir members to participate in our public concerts.

Winter Concert Final Rehearsal
There will be a required final rehearsal next Monday, December 5th for all students directly after school. It is imperative that all students are present at this rehearsal in order to figure out how we will be getting on & off the stage, and to have a final run-through with our accompanist. Students that are not present at this rehearsal will not be allowed to perform at the Winter Concert.  Men’s & Women’s Choir students will be dismissed by 5:00pm, Concert Choir students by 6:00pm, & Chamber Choir by 7:00pm.  Please remember that it is a requirement for all Grissom Choir members to participate in our final rehearsals.

Concert Uniforms
New students will receive their concert uniforms at our Final Rehearsal on Monday, December 5th.  Please remember that payment must be turned in for these uniforms in order for them to be taken home and worn.  Please reach out to our Treasurer, Karen Heller, at karen_heller@yahoo.com, to ensure that this has been taken care of, or check your CHARMS account!

Concert Uniform Requirements
Students, please remember that alongside your uniform, you are expect to also wear the following:
Dress Requirements: Black closed toed shoes, stud earrings (optional).
Tuxedo Requirements: Long black socks, black dress shoes.
All Students:  Nothing should be worn around the neck or around the wrists.  Hair should be styled out of the face.  Watches, necklaces, and hooped ear-rings are not allowed.