This week in choir: week 20

​This Week in Choir: Week 20


Good Evening Grissom Choir,

We had a great first 1/2 week back after Winter Break.  All of our choirs are already sounding wonderful on their Spring Concert repertoire, and I am excited for what this semester holds for Grissom Choir students! Please see below for MANY updates that are coming up very quickly these next few weeks!


This Week in Choir…

Women’s Choir:
Review Harmonic Minor Scale
Continue learning Silver Rain & Joshua
Begin learning Laudamus Te

Men’s Choir:
Review Harmonic Minor Scale
Continue learning The Storm
Begin learning Ubi Caritas & All That Her Heart Desires

Concert Choir:
Continue learning Non Nobis Domine
Continue learning Cantate Domino & The River Sleeps
Begin learning Praise the Lord

Chamber Choir:
Continue learning Consecrate this Place and Day
Continue learning Non Nobis Domine
Continue reviewing repertoire for State Capitol with text study


Driven Coffee Roasters Fundraiser
This week, we will begin our 4th fundraiser to help students off-set their Basic Support Fees, Uniform Fees, & Trip Fees: Driven Coffee Roasters!  All information concerning this fundraiser can be found on our website at www.grissomchoir.com/fundraisers and will be discussed in class.  Students interested will be given physical order forms, as well as a handout specifying step-by-step instructions for how to sell over the next 2 weeks. This fundraiser has the potential to sell really well as tea, popcorn, and k-cups are also found on the brochure!

Grissom Choir Sweatshirt
This year’s Sweatshirt Order Form is now LIVE ont the website at https://www.grissomchoir.com/merchandise.html.  This year’s sweatshirts will be only $25, and will be be ordered and in by our Honor Choir trips.  The deadline to order is THIS Wednesday, January 10th!

Pizza & Pop Auditions
Auditions for our Pizza & Pop Showcase are now coming up in 2 weeks, on the afternoon of Friday, January 26th from 4:00-6:30.  I highly encourage any and all Grissom Choir students to audition for this evening of dinner & music.  All Student Audition Information can be found on our website at www.grissomchoir.com/pizzapop, along with the Audition Form!

Pizza & Pop Ticket RSVP
All friends and family members of Grissom Choir students are invited to join us for Pizza & Pop, located in the Martha deFord Hays Auditorium on Friday, February 2nd at 6:00pm!  1 Ticket @ $10.00 each (sold at the door, cash & card accepted) includes a "showcase" style performance evening featuring our multi-talented Grissom Choir students, along with 2 slices of Pizza, a drink, chips, & dessert.  All attendees are required to RSVP by Wednesday, January 31st in order to attend.  Please visit www.grissomchoir.com/pizzapop to reserve your dinner & entertainment today!

Solo & Ensemble
The deadline to register for this year’s Solo & Ensemble Festival is THIS Wednesday, January 10th!  If there are any students or groups of student’s that would like to participate in this year’s Solo & Ensemble Festival, please visit https://www.grissomchoir.com/soloensemble.html to find out more!  You must speak with Mr. Ratcliff by the end of this week so that we can discuss eligibility, repertoire selections & registration details.

Grissom Choir Honor Choir Participation
This spring, all 4 Grissom Choirs will be traveling down to the Birmigham Metro Area for 2 different Honor Choirs:

Men’s & Women’s Choirs: Monday, January 29th: University of Montevallo’s ChoralFest!
Concert & Chamber Choirs Monday, February 5th: University of Alabama in Birmingham’s Honor Choir:

These honor choirs are designed to affirm the participation of young singers in the vocal arts. The choirs are comprised of high school students throughout the State of Alabama. Students work closely with the festival clinician in intense rehearsals focusing on musicianship skills, voice building, and ensemble performance. The choir also rehearses and performs side-by-side the collegiate choirs. Students will experience concerts and masterclasses, and will perform with seasoned professionals on traditional and exciting new choral repertoire.  A more detailed letter per honor choir will be emailed out across the next 2 weeks with all information.  Please mark your calendars for these days!!

Sincerely,

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