This Week in Choir: Week 23

Good Afternoon Grissom Choir,

Grissom Choir sold just under $5,000 worth of popcorn this year through Poppin Popcorn, which equals almost $2,500 raised towards students My Music Office Accounts!  Congratulations to Bella Alexander, Brooklyn Johnson, Nydia McCaulley, Rebekah Pittenger, & Kollyns Cook, who raised over $200 EACH to go towards their accounts!


This Week in Choir…

Women’s Choir:
Continue learning The Water is Wide & The Music of Living
Continue learning Bring Me Back to My Heart
Begin learning Actus

Men’s Choir:
Continue learning Little Fishes, Don’t Cry! & The Music of Living
Continue learning Fire & Ice, Flight, & Love Never Leaves

Concert Choir:
Continue learning Measure Me, Sky!, Invictus, & Insane et Vanae Curae
Continue learning Eternal & Love: Then & Still

Chamber Choir:
Continue learning Kermis & Responsorials #1
Begin learning I Should Be Glad & Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Begin reviewing The National Anthem, Measure Me Sky!, The Alma Mater, & The Lord Bless You & Keep You


6th Annual Grissom Choral Festival
This school year, Grissom Choir will be hosting its 6th Annual Grissom Choral Festival TOMORROW, Saturday, January 31st, with a free public concert at 4:00pm that afternoon. This is a wonderful opportunity for current middle school students, grades 7th-8th, to sing and perform alongside current high school choir members and see what being in Grissom Choir is all about!  While this is a requirement for all Chamber Choir members & Leadership Team to be apart of, I encourage any and all current Grissom Choir students to attend this free 4:00pm concert that afternoon!  Those in attendance will receive an extra 100 point test grade in Schoology/PowerSchool.

Pizza & Pop Auditions
Auditions for our annual Pizza & Pop Showcase are coming up in 2 weeks, on the afternoon of Friday, February 13th from 3:00-5:30pm.  For those interested in auditioning, we have spoken in class concerning the criteria and what is expected out of you.  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!

UAB Honor Choir
This spring, all 4 Grissom Choirs will be traveling down to the Birmingham on Monday, February 23rd for the University of Alabama in Birmingham’s Honor Choir.  This honor choir is 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 UAB Concert Choir. Students will experience concerts and masterclasses, and will perform with seasoned professionals on traditional and exciting new choral repertoire.  A more detailed letter was emailed out & sent home this past week.  Please mark your calendar for this day!

Pizza & Pop Ticket RSVP
All friends and family members of Grissom Choir students are invited to join us for Pizza & Pop, located in the Student Center of First Baptist Church, Gov. Drive on Friday, February 27th at 6:00pm!  1 Ticket @ $15.00 each (sold online via RSVP form) 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 & pay online by Wednesday, February 25th in order to attend.  Please visit www.grissomchoir.com/pizzapop to reserve & pay for your dinner & entertainment today!


Sincerely,

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