Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who supported and participated in Marcato Children's Choir over the past 5 years. It has been a pleasure. Due to our family's recent move to Davis County. Marcato Children's Choir will no longer be held. Thank you again!

Choir Presidency Elections

Marcato Parents:

Last week at choir rehearsal, we discussed our upcoming elections for choir presidency. Below is the information about elections for choir presidency. This information will also be posted on the choir website:

 

CHOIR PRESIDENCY ELECTIONS

Election will be held on September 29 during rehearsal!!

If your child is interested in running for choir presidency, please have them write a short paragraph stating which position they would be interested in and why they feel they would be a good choice to fill that role. These paragraphs need to be emailed or given to me prior to rehearsal on September 29. I will also need parental permission for each child running for choir presidency stating that you've read the requirements and will allow your child to run for the presidency.
The requirements for presidency members are as follows:

President -- Must be in 5th or 6th grade
If there is enough interest, we will also elect a Vice President who will assist the President in fulfilling the following duties.
-Help will room set up, as needed
-Lead games during and before rehearsal, occasionally

-Help with choir parties (choir awards)

-Help clean up room and replace everything that was moved during rehearsal.

-Set an example for all other choir members
-Assist as needed

Secretary -- Can be in any grade (3-6)
-Take roll
-Help with room set up, as needed
-Make sure that all folders are collected at the end of rehearsal
-Set an example for all other choir members

-Assist as needed

If you or your child has any questions about presidency elections, please contact me.

Registration is now OPEN!

For those of you joining us for the first time, WELCOME! For those of you who have joined us before, WELCOME BACK!

Here are some quick highlights of what our upcoming season holds:

• Rehearsals will be held at Morgan Elementary School on the Stage every Tuesday beginning on September 8. Our official rehearsal time is from 3:25 to 4:45 pm.
• Our Christmas Concert--themed "'Twas the Night Before Christmas"--will include some "kid favorites" as well as some other Christmas classics.
• Our concert will be held in early December on the Morgan Elementary School Stage with the dress rehearsal being held the previous Tuesday during our regularly scheduled rehearsal. (Date is still pending)

 

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

1. Attached is a handout about Marcato Children's Choir that we would love to have you share with all of your friends in order to raise awareness and interest in our choir program.
2. Our Attendance & Participation Contract is also attached. Please complete one attendance form for each student participating. This should be printed, signed, and brought to our first rehearsal.

3. Our calendar is posted on our website: www.morganvalleychildrenschoir.blogspot.com

**Please note: We will always update the calendar on the website as well as notify members when anything on the calendar changes.

4. At MVV, we feel strongly that music should be open to everyone regardless of financial situation. Therefore, any donation made to our choir is on an optional basis. If you would like to make a donation to our choir, please contact Heidi Farmer.

 

5. FINALLY….. This year, we are doing all registrations electronically. This will save us on time and printing fees. Simply click below and fill out the registration information. Please submit separately for each participating child!  Upon successful submission a small message pops up telling you to watch for your “Welcome to Marcato Children's Choir” email which will be sent out September 1st. That email will give more specific info about our season.

We are so excited about our upcoming season! We hope you can join us for some amazing music making! We are always in awe of what these young people are able to do in such a short amount of time.

 

Thank you for all of your continued support of the arts in the lives of your young people and our community!

TO REGISTER CLICK HERE!

(MAKE SURE YOU FILL OUT A REGISTRATION FORM FOR EACH SINGER YOU ARE REGISTERING!)

If you have questions or difficulty filling out the registration form, please contact us either by email or by the phone number listed on the contact page. Feel free to share this information with your friends who may be interested in our program.

Inspirations Assembly and Remaining Schedule

We have been asked by the MES PTO to sing at their Inspirations Kick-off Assembly. They will actually be holding two different assemblies in order accommodate all of the students at the school. Both assemblies will be on MONDAY afternoon, April 13. I have made arrangements with the school to have the choir kids meet me prior to each assembly; so, for all MES students, you will not need to excuse them from class. (For those with MMS students, if I haven't discussed this with you, look for an additional email from me.) For your information, the assemblies will be at 2 and 2:30 pm. I have been told that our portion of the program will be at the beginning of each assembly. If you would like to attend, you are welcome. Since they are separating the students into 2 different groups, there should be some additional room for parents.

 

I have told the choir that they just need to wear regular school clothes for the performance, but it would be great if they looked nice. (No holey jeans or ratty t-shirts) For one of our songs, it would be helpful if they had pockets, but we can work around it if they don't.

 

Contact me with any questions.

 

This is our schedule for the remainder of our season:

 

MONDAY, April 13 -- Inspirations Assembly @ 2 pm & 2:30 pm -- MES

 

Tuesday, April 14 -- Choir Rehearsal -- ALL MUSIC MEMORIZED -- MES STAGE

 

Tuesday, April 21 -- Choir Rehearsal -- FULL RUN THROUGH -- MES STAGE

 

Thursday, April 23 -- SPRING CONCERT -- MES STAGE/GYM -- Call Time for Choir members is 5:30 pm -- Concert begins at 6 pm. ATTIRE: White on the top, black on the bottom. Ties for boys or scarves for girls are optional.

Register your choir member

Registration for our Spring 2015 Season is not OPEN! If you did not receive our registration email, you can find our registration information on the REGISTER tab on this website. You can request to be added to our mailing list by sending an email to morganvalleyvoices@gmail.com.

We are looking forward to another great season!

Choir Update - 11/14/14

I have several announcements for this week. Most importantly is our concert season schedule. We have several things going on in December, so hopefully everyone can get these dates on their calendars now and we can have everyone at the rehearsals & performances.

 

Concert Schedule

Dec. 6, AM -- Dress Rehearsal with the Morgan Community Choir. Casual dress. I don't have an exact time, but will pass it along shortly.

Dec. 6 -- Christmas on Commercial Street. CASUAL DRESS--but still look nice. When I find out time and location, I will let you know.

Dec. 8, 6:15 PM -- Morgan Community Choir Concert. Morgan High School Auditorium Sunday best. Choir members, please meet in the High School Choir Room at 6:15 pm for warm-ups. I will have seating for the choir in the auditorium during the concert.

Dec. 9 -- Dress Rehearsal. Casual dress. This rehearsal will take place during our regular rehearsal time right after school on the MES Stage.

Dec. 11, 6 PM -- Marcato Children's Choir Christmas Concert. Morgan Elementary School Stage/Gym. SUNDAY BEST. Choir members need to be on the stage at 6 pm for warm-ups. The concert will begin at 6:30 pm.

 

All of these dates and times have been added to our choir calendar on the website (www.morganvalleychildrenschoir.blogspot.com)
Concert Attire

We will not have t-shirts for this concert. We are working on them and hope to have them for our Spring season. Dress for each of our performances will be Sunday best unless I inform you otherwise. If your child would like to wear something the looks "Christmassy," that is fine, but please keep it classy (no flashing lights, reindeer antlers, etc.)

 

Solo Auditions

Solo auditions will be held next week during our regular rehearsal time beginning right after school. If your child would like to audition, they will need to be prepared to sing one of the solos in "Santa Around the World." They should know what those solos are, but there is a recording on the website that can help them remember if they forgot. They will also need to think about which song would be their #1 choice to sing a solo in.

 

The following songs will have solos in them:

Santa Around the World -- 4 solos

African Noel -- 4 solos

Go, Tell it on the Mountain -- 4 solos

Hanukkah, Candles Burning Bright -- 2 (possibly 3) solos

 

As you can see, not everyone will be able to have a solo, but there will also be some instrumental work as well as speaking parts that will assure that each member of the choir can be featured, if they want to be.

 

Practice Tracks

Just another reminder to have your choir member listen to the practice tracks on our choir website (http://www.morganvalleychildrenschoir.blogspot.com/p/practice-tracks.html). I will be adding a few recordings to this page including a counter melody that we will be singing to Silent Night with the Morgan Community Choir. I will also be adding practice tracks for our solos so that those who receive solos can practice with them. So, keep checking the website for updated information.

 

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for allowing your children to work with me in choir. I am amazed at how quickly they have picked up on some of the things I have thrown their way this season. This concert is going to be great! I hope your child(ren) are having as much fun as I am!