This Week in Choir: Week 7

Good Afternoon Grissom Choir,

Thank you students for a stunning Fall Concert this past week.  Thank you Parents/Guardians for supporting our students and Grissom Choir as a whole.  I am very proud of every member, and you should be too!  Please see the information below which details important information concerning this week’s All-City Choral Festival Auditions!

Congratulations to the 20 Grissom Choir students that worked the concessions stand this past Friday at the football game! These students raised upwards of $150 EACH to go towards their Grissom Choir fees, and our upcoming Performance Tour to NYC!


This Week in Choir…

Women’s Choir:
All-City Review
Begin Winter Concert Repertoire

Men’s Choir:
Music Theory Review
All-City Review
Begin Winter Concert Repertoire

Concert Choir:
All-City Review
Begin Winter Concert Repertoire

Chamber Choir:
Music Theory Review
Continue Veteran’s Day Program Repertoire
Begin Winter Concert Repertoire


All-City Choral Festival Auditions
Auditions for this year’s All-City Choral Festival are NEXT week!  SSAA Auditions will be held on Monday, September 16th, & SATB Auditions will be held on Tuesday, September 17th, both of which will be held at Lee HS directly after school.  Lee High School is located at 2500 Meridian Street North.  Please enter the back parking lot on the left side of the building, or park over the railroad tracks at the baseball field, & walk over the sky bridge.  Please do not park in the front parking lot  Enter from the auditorium entrance and go to the registration desks.  There will be signs to direct you.  Students, please ensure that you have a ride to and from the auditions, and are fully prepared with the following:

    1. All Music in its Folder
    2. Measures Numbered
    3. Parts learned via Practice Tracks (grissomchoir.com)

It is my expectation that all students that registered follow through with their commitment by practicing and auditioning.  We have 75 students auditioning this year, and I want every single one of these Grissom Choir members to be accepted.  Should there be any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Tidal Wave Auto Spa Fundraiser
This past week, Grissom Choir will kicked-off its 2nd fundraiser of the school year, a Tidal Wave Auto Spa Car-Wash Fundraiser.  Each ticket can be sold for $10 (valued for the $20 Car Wash), of which $5 will go towards the student’s individual My Music Office Account.  This is an easy and fast way to raise money for Grissom Choir related fees!  Digital Pre-Sell Ticket Order Forms were made available this past week, and students have 2 weeks to sell.  All monies will need to be turned in to the Grissom Choir Money Box in order to receive tickets by the time the fundraiser ends.  Please visit www.grissomchoir.com/fundraisers for more information and to access the Digital Form!

T-Shirts
For those of you that ordered this year’s Grissom Choir T-Shirt, the merchandise is in!  Students that have paid for the Basic Support, set up a payment plan, or have fundraised will be able to pick up their shirt in class.

All-State Music
All-State music is IN!  Students who registered, and have also paid for the Basic Support, set up a payment plan, or have fundraised will be able to pick up their packets in class after All-City Auditions end this week.

Grissom Choir Digital Permission-to-Travel Form
Grissom Choir will be traveling multiple times through the school year in its continuous efforts to provide the highest-calibre of choral music education to it's students.  In order to mitigate paperwork, we are transitioning to a single, full-year, digital Permission-To-Travel Form, which will serve as permission-to-travel for all students and the trips that they will be traveling on.  Remember, EVERY student in Grissom Choir will be traveling this year on two required trips:  The UAB Honor Choir, and State Choral Performance assessment.  Please visit www.grissomchoir.com/permissiontotravel to access the List of Dates, as well as to sign the Digital Permission-To-Travel Form.


Sincerely,

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