Thank you

Thanks for a great season! We'll see you all again in the Fall for our Winter 2014 season.

It's Concert Time!

Hi Choir Parents:
 
It is officially concert week! Are you ready? More importantly, is your choir member ready? Just a reminder that I have practice tracks on the choir website if they need a little extra practice between now and Friday.
 
I have attached a poster about our concert that you can pass along to any family or friends that you would like to invite to our concert.
 
I also have a few last minute needs for our concert:
1. We will need to set up and take down all of the chairs for our concert. So, after school on Friday, I will need some help setting up chairs. The more people that can help out, the faster it will go. Also, if you and your family can help out after the concert, we can quickly get the chairs taken down.
2. By way of decoration (you all know how good I am with this!), I am thinking it might be fun to put some large stuffed animals on the stage. Please let me know if you have something that might work.
3. I mentioned that I'd like the girls to wear spring colored scarves for the concert. It doesn't matter to me what style they are. If your daughter does not have a scarf to wear, please let me know, and I will provide one for you to borrow.
 
Please be sure that your choir member is right on time, or better yet, early for choir on Tuesday for our dress rehearsal. We have a guest coming to practice one of our songs at the very beginning so it is important to have everyone there. Also, our dress rehearsal may run a little past our 4:45 end time, depending on how quickly we get through everything. We will for sure be finished by 5 pm.

If you have any questions about our dress rehearsal and concert this week, please let me know as soon as possible!!

Concert Information

Concert Date & Time

Thank you for being flexible with me as I have changed our concert schedule. Our Spring concert will be held on Friday, April 18, at 6:30 pm at MES. We will be in the gym again, just like we were at Christmas. Call time for all choir members will be at 6 pm on the stage

 

Concert Dress

Concert Dress for choir members will be similar to our Christmas concert with white on top and black on the bottom. However, for the girls, if they would like to wear a springy scarf, that would be fine. (For those in choir last time, the ones we used last Spring would be perfect.) For the boys, if they could wear a light-colored tie, I think that would be best.

 

Night at the Arts

As for the Night at the Arts Festival, I went ahead and declined our performance for that. I hope that is okay.

 

Solo Auditions

We will be holding solo auditions for "Ladybug" on April 1 during our regular rehearsal time. The words and a video can be found on the website under the Practice Tracks. This will be the only solo for this concert.

Questions

If you have any questions, please contact me so we can clear them up quickly.

A Big Change

Marcato Parents,

 

Something has come up that is putting our performance schedule in full upheaval! My husband and I have been invited on a once-in-a-lifetime trip on his company yacht. (Wowza!!) The issue is that it is scheduled for the week of April 21, and the dates are not negotiable. So, since it would be ridiculous of me to turn an opportunity like this down, it means that we need to change our performances. Last week, I informed you all of a performance for the MES Evening of Arts. Well, unless one of you are willing to conduct in my place, we will have to cancel that performance. (I've already let the person who invited us know of that possibility.)

 

Also, if I keep the final concert on May 1, I would miss a key rehearsal just prior to the concert. So, I am proposing that we move the concert up a couple of weeks and do it on either Thursday, April 17, or Friday, April 18. Which of those dates would work out better for your family? Please let me know very quickly so that I can get the building reserved.

 

In moving the concert to the middle of April, that means we only have 5 rehearsals left before choir is over for the year. I am going to need extra focus and, if possible, perfect attendance from all choir members. (Please be sure to contact me if your child has something that prevents them from attending choir rehearsals and we can come up with a plan.)

 

I apologize for the changes. Thank you for your understanding! 

Performance Added

Our choir was asked to perform at an Evening of the Arts for Morgan Elementary School on Friday, April 25. The event will be held in the evening, but I do not know what time we will actually perform. When I receive that information, I will pass it along.

Also, I am preparing to schedule our concert for the evening of Thursday, May 1. If there are any major conflicts with this date, please let me know ASAP. The time will likely be at 6:30 pm.

Both of these events are on our Calendar of Events tab. Please write them in on your calendars.

Choir Canceled - February 10, 2014

Dear Choir Parents,

 

I hope you receive this in time to make different arrangements for your child(ren), but my baby has been quite sick tonight and I am not going to be able to have choir tomorrow. I'm sorry for the inconvenience. I would encourage choir members to take some time listening to the practice tracks on the website so that we don't loose too much of the songs we are working on.

 

Thanks for understanding. Please pass the word to other choir parents. I will try to get the word out the best I can.

New Season Starts Today!

Today marks a new season of Marcato. This season we will be singing some really fun songs that are all about animals! We are welcoming new voices to our choir at this time as well, so please tell your friends! Registration forms available on the Join Tab of this website and I will also have some at choir today. (www.morganvalleychildrenschoir.blogspot.com) If your child was part of choir last season and you turned in a registration form already, you do not need to fill out a new one. Registration will close at the end of January.

 

For those with children at MES, if your child will be attending choir today, please be sure their teacher is aware that they need to go to the stage after school today.

 

I am really looking forward to this season! It will be so much fun!! Please spread the word!