This Week in Choir: Week 22

Good Morning Grissom Choir,

I hope that everyone stayed safe and warm this past week through our Winter Weather Threat! I am excited to see everyone this coming week and continue our preparations for State Choral Performance Assessment!  Please see the update below, with new items highlighted in Orange!


This Week in Choir…

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

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

Concert Choir:
Finish learning Non Nobis Domine
Continue learning There Will Come Soft Rains & The River Sleeps
Begin learning Praise the Lord & Cantate Domino 

Chamber Choir:
Finish learning Consecrate this Place and Day
Begin reviewing Non Nobis Domine
Continue reviewing Fall Semester repertoire for State Capitol Performance


Driven Coffee Roasters Fundraiser EXTENSION
Two weeks ago, we began 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 was discussed in class.  Students interested were given physical order forms, as well as a handout specifying step-by-step instructions for how to sell. This fundraiser has the potential to sell really well as tea, popcorn, and k-cups are also found on the brochure!  Due to the Winter Weather school cancellations, we are pushing back the due date for this fundraiser to allow students more time to sell.  The new deadline is January 30th/31st!

Grissom Choir Sweatshirt
For those that ordered Sweatshirts, they will be in this week!  All My Music Office accounts have been charged, and students who have paid/fundraised for them will receiving them!

Pizza & Pop Auditions
Auditions for our Pizza & Pop Showcase are THIS 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 NEXT 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!

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

Men’s & Women’s Choirs: NEXT 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 has been emailed out across the past 2 weeks with all information, as well as handed out in class (Concert Choir will receive a physical copy on Tuesday).  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]


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