This Week in Choir: Week 17

Good Evening Grissom Choir,

It’s Winter Concert week!  I am so excited to share with friends and family all that our students have been working on this 2nd 9-Weeks.  Please see all the information below so that this busy week goes off without a hitch!


This Week in Choir…

Women’s Choir:
Review Winter Concert Repertoire
Friday - Party

Men’s Choir:
Review Winter Concert Repertoire
Thursday - Party

Concert Choir:
Review Winter Concert Repertoire
Friday - Party

Chamber Choir:
Monday - Grissom Caroling Day
Review Winter Concert Repertoire
Finish learning AMEA Repertoire


Winter Concert Performance
Our Winter Concert is THIS COMING WEEK!  The concert will be held on the evening of THIS COMING Tuesday, December 9th at 7:00pm. Student call time is at 5:30pm in their Concert Uniform attire, upon which new students will receive the week after Thanksgiving.  Admission to this concert is $10 for all adults, and $5 for students, with doors opening 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 on THIS COMING Monday, December 8th 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 5:30pm, Concert Choir students by 6:30pm, & Chamber Choir by 7:30pm.  Please remember that it is a requirement for all Grissom Choir members to participate in our final rehearsals.

Concert Uniforms
New students who have not picked up their uniform will need to do so at our Final Rehearsal on Monday.  Please remember that payment must be submitted or fundraised for in order for them to be taken home and worn at our concert.  Please reach out to our Treasurer, Amanda Francis, at [email protected], to ensure that this has been taken care of, or to begin a payment plan today!

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.
Chamber Choir Ladies: Pearl Necklaces & Ear-Rings
Chamber Choir Men: Metal Studs & Cuff-links

End-Of-Semester Party
All students, please remember to bring your food/drink/party item on your assigned day (Thursday or Friday) as we celebrate the end to a great semester!

GCPA Board Meeting #4 - Approved
At the most recent Grissom Choral Parents Association Board Meeting, the Meeting Minutes from last months’s Board Meeting on November 11th, 2025 was approved.  These minutes can be found at www.grissomchoir.com/gcpa.  Our Board Meetings are open to any Grissom Choir Stakeholder, of which meeting dates and times can be found on the Grissom Choir Calendar at www.grissomchoir.com/calendar.

Sweatshirts
Sweatshirts are in! For those that ordered a sweatshirt (and have paid the Basic Support Fee, Fundraised, or set up a Payment Plan), you may pick it up in class.  Come next week, I will offer up any remaining sweatshirts to those that may have forgotten to order!

Art Club Ornament Sale
Grissom High School’s Art Club is selling hand-made ornaments created by art students at our concert this week! The ornaments will be available for purchase before and after the concert in the lobby, and all purchases must be made with cash.  See the flyer below!


Sincerely,


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