This Week in Choir: Week 24

Good Afternoon Grissom Choir,

Grissom Choir welcomed 30 middle school students this past Saturday to our 6th Annual Grissom Choral Festival!  Thank you to our Chamber Choir & Leadership Team for running and participating in this annual event that encourages our feeder school choir students to continue singing!


This Week in Choir…

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

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

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

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


Pizza & Pop Auditions
Auditions for our annual Pizza & Pop Showcase are coming up NEXTY WEEK, 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!  The deadline to register is this coming Wednesday, with audition time slot and order being posted on Thursday.

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 last 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]