This Week in Choir: Week 31

Good Afternoon Grissom Choir,

Congratulations to the cast of Grissom Musical Theatre’s spring production of “Frozen: The Broadway Musical” on a fantastic run of this production.  It was a joy seeing you all on stage and working with each of you!


This Week in Choir…

Women’s Choir:
Finish learning Little Fishes Don’t Cry & The Gift to Sing
Finish reviewing The Storm is Passing Over & O Love

Men’s Choir:
Finish learning The Gift to Sing
Finish reviewing The Storm is Passing Over & O Love

Concert Choir:
Finish learning The Road Home
Continue reviewing Like a River, Eternal, & Measure Me Sky!
Continue learning the Music of Living

Chamber Choir:
Continue learning Goodbye Yellow Brick Road & Keramus
Finish reviewing Measure Me Sky!


Grissom Choir European Performance Tour
Grissom Choir is excited to announce that we will be traveling to the Czech Republic & Austria next summer for our European Performance Tour!  For those that are interested in traveling, please visit www.grissomchoir.com/europe27 to learn more, and pre-register today!

Course Verifications
All students should receive next year’s course verifications sheets in Advisory this coming week.  As it relates to Grissom Choir, please ensure that either Mixed Chorus III or Mixed Chorus IV is found on your sheet TWO times, as both Concert Choir & Chamber Choir are designed to be year-long courses.  If this is not accurate on your sheet, please email Mrs. Langford at [email protected], or go visit her directly.

Senior Scholarship Information
Each year, Grissom Choir provides it’s seniors the opportunity to apply for one of our four Grissom Choir Scholarships: The Annette Shingler Vocal Excellence Award, The Phillip Gross Memorial Award, The Elizabeth Stephenson Harmony Award, and The Clarance F. Gandy Outstanding Choral Student Award. For those seniors wishing to apply, all information concerning these awarded scholarships can be found at www.grissomchoir.com/endofyear! 

Choral Accords Slideshow Pictures
At our new Choral Accords Awards Ceremony on Saturday May 9th, we will feature our annual End-Of-Year Slideshow featuring all Choral Events that occurred in the school year, and will also honor any individual choral achievements. Should you have any photos from this past year that relate to Grissom Choir, please submit them at www.grissomchoir.com/endofyear! 

Senior Slideshow Information
At our new Choral Accords Awards Ceremony on Saturday May 9th, we will feature our annual Slideshow featuring all Choral Events that occurred in the school year, and will also honor any individual choral achievements. At this celebration, we also feature our seniors in our End-Of-Year Slideshow. All information concerning senior submissions for this slideshow can be found at www.grissomchoir.com/endofyear! 

Chamber Choir Audition Information
Chamber Choir auditions will consist of students learning a prepared piece via PDF and practice tracks, an online application, submission of a Teacher Recommendation Form, as well as a Scales & Sight-Reading. For those wishing to get a head start on the material, information concerning Chamber Choir Auditions for next school year can be found at www.grissomchoir.com/endofyear! 

Leadership Team Applications
Students, we want YOU to be apart of our Grissom Choir Leadership Team! For those wishing to apply for this team, all information for next school year can be found at www.grissomchoir.com/endofyear!

Paper Plate Award Submissions
At our Choral Accords, every student in the department will be given a “Paper Plate” Award: awards written & given by students to their peers, written on a paper plate.  Students, visit the following link to submit your nomination for a friend!  Remember, there is no guarantee this award will be chosen for this individual.  Each of the selected awards will be read at our Choral Accords, so ensure they are appropriate!  The link can be found at www.grissomchoir.com/endofyear!