The Mona Shores High School Choir

“Bye-Bye Birdie” Updated rehearsal schedule!!!
February 5, 6 and 7

Shirt Discussion will now commence

Tuesday, Feb.5: 6:30-9:00: FULL CAST!!!! Finish/polish ACT ONE.

Wednesday, Feb 6: ***AFTER SCHOOL TODAY!!!***

3:00-4:30: Block/Choreograph Act Two, scene Two:

Chelsea Z., Jonny L., Nate A., Erin, Calder,

Jill , Laura & Molly W.

4:30-5:30: Block/Choreograph Act Two, Scene One:

Jill & Molly W.

** 7:30 ALL ALLEGROS GO AND SUPPORT/CHEER/APPLAUD

THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FINAL DRESS REHEARSAL OF

CHARLIE BROWN!*** This is always a really fun time :^)

Thursday, Feb.7: ***OFF***OFF***OFF***OFF***OFF*** :^)

NEW!! Set Help Needed: The Bye Bye Birdie Set Build and Tech Schedule has been posted under pages on the right of this blog. The build times for next week are as follows: (Allegros, remember that you have to put in 5 hours of set time. Choir students receive 2 points per hour of work as well!)

Monday, February 4 3pm-5pm Student/Parent Set Construction

Tuesday, February 5 3pm-5pm Student/Parent Set Construction

Wednesday, February 6 3pm-5pm Student/Parent Set Construction

Thursday, February 7 3pm-5pm Student/Parent Set Construction

REMINDER: Our cheesecake sale ends today (Friday) and all order forms are due the latest.

NEW!! The following people are past due paying for their solo and ensemble accompanist fees (It was due by the end of the day today!).

Rory Closz, Kassi Rindfusz, Matt Dobb, Stevie Hendrick, Ethan Hutton, Darrin Longmire, Justin Meyers, Nate Ayers, Eric Childers, Nick Schrier, Erica Brower, Mariah Perkins, Hannah Rouwhorst, Te’Asia Martin, Kim Sorenson, Nikki Fairfield, Shelby Hurst, Molly Wiener.

NEW!! I heard this through the grapevine so I am not sure of the details but, I heard that tonight at “The Coffeehouse” you can hear our own Melanie Gardner, Derrik Dile and 4Shore. I heard it begins at 7:00pm, although, this I cannot guarantee.

NEW!! Lost and found. Mr. Snell has been cleaning (THANK YOU!!). We have found a number of things, including old plates, containers (from the fall meeting), left over clothing from events like Allegretto Notte, etc. Claim it soon or we will be giving it away!

COLLAGE/SHOWCASE:

NEW!! Tickets are now available. They are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Checks can be made payable to, “Mona Shores Choir”. Tickets can be purchased in the choir office (Rm. 203) or at Meyer Music and Pic-N-Pac.

UPDATED!! Collage rehearsal will be on the 1/2 day, Friday, February 8th. The school day ends at 10:40am that day and rehearsal will be following. We will begin at 10:50am with “O Fortuna” and then go through the remainder of the program, beginning with Act 2.

The Collage Concert is coming up quickly. The date is Sunday, February 10th at 3pm in the MSHS Performing Arts Center (PAC). This is a really unique concert that features not only all of our choir students but the top performers in the choir, band and orchestra, chosen by audition. Their is no applause between numbers as the we move swiftly from one number to the next.

MUSIC THEORY:

Treble Choir: Unit, Lesson 21

OTHER THINGS WE DID YESTERDAY:

As usual, we began the day with a series of warm-ups followed by a sight-singing exercise. We have 21 different days of warm-ups (4 different warm-ups each day) and each of the choirs is singing from a different level of difficulty sight reading book.

SONGS PRACTICED YESTERDAY:

Treble Choir: O Fortuna

Men’s Choir: O Fortuna

Singers: O Fortuna, Living in a Holy City

Acappella: O Fortuna, Living in a Holy City

“Bye-Bye Birdie” Updated rehearsal schedule
Week of January 29,30 & 31

Thanks to you all for your patience with these rehearsal changes. After this week things should be back on track. Thanks!

Thursday, 1/31: 6:30-9:00 (This is a repeat of yesterday’s schedule) The following people ONLY:

Erin R. Molly W. Calder B.

Nate A. Chelsea Z. Jonny L.

Ackree P. Logan W. Spencer S.

Pat J. Chris B. Erik C.

Nick S. Bridget W. Brooke S.

Jill N. Seth O. Dan Bloom

The Adult “Octet”(“Turn back history’s pages…”)

NO TEENS OR TEEN CHORUS THIS NIGHT

We will be piecing together Scene NINE

NEW!!! Our cheesecake sale is (DONE TOMORROW) Friday. All order forms are due by Friday, 3pm (at the latest). Please try and take orders for a few cheesecakes (or more….) by Friday.

NEW!! The choir student executive board will be meeting is TODAY after school.

COLLAGE/SHOWCASE AUDITIONS:

Collage rehearsal will be on the 1/2 day, Friday, February 8th. The school day ends at 10:40am that day and rehearsal will be following. Time TBA soon! We start with the big group so most of you will be done fairly quickly–unless you are in Singers, Chamber Choir and/or were selected as a specialty act–then the rehearsal will last longer!

The Collage Concert is coming up quickly. The date is Sunday, February 10th at 3pm in the MSHS Performing Arts Center (PAC). This is a really unique concert that features not only all of our choir students but the top performers in the choir, band and orchestra, chosen by audition. Their is no applause between numbers as the we move swiftly from one number to the next.

MUSIC THEORY:

Treble and Men’s Choir: Snow Day yesterday.

OTHER THINGS WE DID YESTERDAY:

As usual, we began the day with a series of warm-ups followed by a sight-singing exercise. We have 21 different days of warm-ups (4 different warm-ups each day) and each of the choirs is singing from a different level of difficulty sight reading book.

SONGS PRACTICED YESTERDAY: SNOW DAY YESTERDAY!

Treble Choir: 

Men’s Choir:

Singers: 

Acappella: 

“Bye-Bye Birdie” Updated rehearsal schedule
Week of January 29,30 & 31

Thanks to you all for your patience with these rehearsal changes. After this week things should be back on track. Thanks!

Wednesday, 1/30: 6:30-9:00 The following people ONLY:

Erin R. Molly W. Calder B.

Nate A. Chelsea Z. Jonny L.

Ackree P. Logan W. Spencer S.

Pat J. Chris B. Erik C.

Nick S. Bridget W. Brooke S.

Jill N. Seth O. Dan Bloom

The Adult “Octet”(“Turn back history’s pages…”)

NO TEENS OR TEEN CHORUS THIS NIGHT

We will be piecing together Scene NINE

Thursday, 1/31: 6:30-9:00: FULL CAST

Put Scene Nine together with all.

Review/polish dances (TBA)

NEW!!! Our cheesecake sale is DONE this week Friday. All order forms are due by Friday, 3pm (at the latest). Please try and take orders for a few cheesecakes (or more….) by Friday.

NEW!! The choir student executive board will be meeting tomorrow (Thursday at 3pm) in the choir room.

COLLAGE/SHOWCASE AUDITIONS:

Collage rehearsal will be on the 1/2 day, Friday, February 8th. The school day ends at 10:40am that day and rehearsal will be following. Time TBA soon! We start with the big group so most of you will be done fairly quickly–unless you are in Singers, Chamber Choir and/or were selected as a specialty act–then the rehearsal will last longer!

The Collage Concert is coming up quickly. The date is Sunday, February 10th at 3pm in the MSHS Performing Arts Center (PAC). This is a really unique concert that features not only all of our choir students but the top performers in the choir, band and orchestra, chosen by audition. Their is no applause between numbers as the we move swiftly from one number to the next.

MUSIC THEORY:

Treble and Men’s Choir: Unit 5, Lesson 19

OTHER THINGS WE DID YESTERDAY:

As usual, we began the day with a series of warm-ups followed by a sight-singing exercise. We have 21 different days of warm-ups (4 different warm-ups each day) and each of the choirs is singing from a different level of difficulty sight reading book.

SONGS PRACTICED YESTERDAY: Friday we had a substitute teacher, as the music staff attended the Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids.

Treble Choir: I will be Earth, Barter, Living in a Holy City

Men’s Choir: Lament for a Fisher’s Wife, I’ve Got Peace Like a River, Living in a Holy City

Singers: Into and Among You, Peace Like a River, Living in a Holy City

Acappella: I will be Earth, Living in A Holy City

NEW!! Allegro Costume Fittings: For the following people tonight at rehearsal: C. Zobl, E. Robere, S. McBride, N. Fairfield, L. Cole, E. Burns. Mrs. Patten will be there by 6:15pm.

BYE BYE BIRDIE:

“Bye-Bye Birdie” Updated rehearsal schedule
Week of January 29,30 & 31

Thanks to you all for your patience with these rehearsal changes. After this week things should be back on track. Thanks!

TODAY: Tuesday, Jan 29: 6:30-7:15: ALL involved in Act One scene 7(The scene we blocked Thursday, 1/24) PLUS

ALL ADULT CHORUS (No Cathleen Z.)

7:15-9:00 FULL CAST Run Scenes 1-8

9-9:30: HAPPY FACE trio (Calder, Emily T & Hannah)

Wednesday, 1/30: 6:30-9:00 The following people ONLY:Erin R. Molly W. Calder B.

Nate A. Chelsea Z. Jonny L.

Ackree P. Logan W. Spencer S.

Pat J. Chris B. Erik C.

Nick S. Bridget W. Brooke S.

Jill N. Seth O. Dan Bloom

The Adult “Octet”(“Turn back history’s pages…”)

NO TEENS OR TEEN CHORUS THIS NIGHT

We will be piecing together Scene NINE

Thursday, 1/31: 6:30-9:00: FULL CAST

Put Scene Nine together with all.

Review/polish dances (TBA)

LYRIC SHEETS “…Of Earthly Things” Lyric Sheets: Are now posted on the blog under “Pages” on the right. Use these and the blog music to help you learn/memorize your pieces. Special THANKS to Maggie Barnard for taking her time to type up every one of these lyric sheets. It was a ton of work and she volunteered to do it. NOW IN PDF FORMAT!

We started our Cheesecake sale this past Wednesday. Here are the details:

The sale began last week Wednesday and will last until THIS Friday, Feb. 1st. The cheesecakes will be delivered to the high school on Tuesday, Feb. 12th (just in time for Valentine’s Day!).

They are restaurant quality cheesecakes, weighing approximately 4 lbs. and are presliced into 14 restaurant size portions. They are less expensive than any bakery or restaurant:

Cost per cake: Cost per slice:

15.50 1.10

19.00 1.35

There are 14 delectable flavors to choose from, including a Variety which features 7 different flavors, two slices of each.

Thawed cheesecakes can be frozen more than once. Shelf life in the refrigerator is 5 days. They can be frozen for up to 6 months.

The Cheesecakes are delivered frozen from the Chicago, Il. area (Gormet’s Delight, Inc.) and are made with the highest quality, freshest available natural ingredients with no preservatives added.

Incentives include:

Sell the most cheesecakes in your choir class and receive $25 cash. (4 choirs at $25 per choir).

Also, anyone who sells 4 cheesecakes will have their name put in a drawing (every additional 4 cakes sold–your name will go in again.) We will draw 3 names and give away $50, $50 and $100 cash to three lucky winners!

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: Brazil Passports needed NOW! If you did not bring it in on time (by Thursday) we must have it TODAY (AT THE ABSOLUTE LATEST) and we will make a copy of it and give it back to you. The airline needs this info. ASAP. If you have a parent going, we need their passport as well.

Here is the list of missing passports as of Thursday, 9pm:

We need your passports Monday!

If you think this is incorrect, please contact Patti immediately!!

Patty Abdelkader

Ph. 557-5169

email: pattyabdel@comcast.net

Boucher, Lorin*

Dobberstein, Amber*

Kleinsorge, Samantha*

Lieb, Ashley*

Saheb, Hannah

Saheb, Sally

Webb, Chelsey*

NEW!! The choir student executive board will be meeting this week Thursday at 3pm in the choir room.

COLLAGE/SHOWCASE AUDITIONS:

NEW!! Collage rehearsal will be on the 1/2 day, Friday, February 8th. The school day ends at 10:40am that day and rehearsal will be following. Time TBA soon! We start with the big group so most of you will be done fairly quickly–unless you are in Singers, Chamber Choir and/or were selected as a specialty act–then the rehearsal will last longer!

NEW & IMPORTANT!! All Collage and Showcase participants need to see me today for a gathering information session…sounds important, No?

The Collage Concert is coming up quickly. The date is Sunday, February 10th at 3pm in the MSHS Performing Arts Center (PAC). This is a really unique concert that features not only all of our choir students but the top performers in the choir, band and orchestra, chosen by audition. Their is no applause between numbers as the we move swiftly from one number to the next.

NEW!! All 9-11 Choir Participants–I have certificates of participation for you (better late than never) signed by Pete Hoekstra.

MUSIC THEORY:

No music theory Monday.

OTHER THINGS WE DID YESTERDAY:

As usual, we began the day with a series of warm-ups followed by a sight-singing exercise. We have 21 different days of warm-ups (4 different warm-ups each day) and each of the choirs is singing from a different level of difficulty sight reading book.

SONGS PRACTICED YESTERDAY: Friday we had a substitute teacher, as the music staff attended the Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids.

Treble Choir: Living In a Holy City, Barter

Men’s Choir: Living In a Holy City, I’ve Got Peace Like a River

Singers: Ka Hia Manu, Barter, I’ve Got Peace Like a River

Acappella: Into the Sky, Barter

BYE BYE BIRDIE:

“Bye-Bye Birdie” Updated rehearsal schedule
Week of January 29,30 & 31

Thanks to you all for your patience with these rehearsal changes. After this week things should be back on track. Thanks!

Tuesday, Jan 29: 6:30-7:15: ALL involved in Act One scene 7

(The scene we blocked Thursday, 1/24) PLUS

ALL ADULT CHORUS (No Cathleen Z.)

7:15-9:00 FULL CAST Run Scenes 1-8

9-9:30: HAPPY FACE trio (Calder, Emily T & Hannah)

Wednesday, 1/30: 6:30-9:00 The following people ONLY:

Erin R. Molly W. Calder B.

Nate A. Chelsea Z. Jonny L.

Ackree P. Logan W. Spencer S.

Pat J. Chris B. Erik C.

Nick S. Bridget W. Brooke S.

Jill N. Seth O. Dan Bloom

The Adult “Octet”(“Turn back history’s pages…”)

NO TEENS OR TEEN CHORUS THIS NIGHT

We will be piecing together Scene NINE

Thursday, 1/31: 6:30-9:00: FULL CAST

Put Scene Nine together with all.

Review/polish dances (TBA)

NEW!! Costume explanation sheets have now been posted on the blog under “Pages” to the right.

Also, The REQUIRED meeting for ALL Allegro Parents is TONIGHT (Monday, January 28th) at 7:00pm in the high school choir room (Room 203). Please make plans to attend this very important and informative meeting. It will last less than one hour…promise! These young, talented performers are your children. Thanks so much for your support of them and our program.

Allegretto Notte: Order forms are now available for the DVD. The form can be downloaded here under “Pages” on the right of this blog (See “Allegretto Notte DVD Order Form”. They are also on the table in the front of the choir classroom.

NEW!! “…Of Earthly Things” Lyric Sheets: Are now posted on the blog under “Pages” on the right. Use these and the blog music to help you learn/memorize your pieces. Special THANKS to Maggie Barnard for taking her time to type up every one of these lyric sheets. It was a ton of work and she volunteered to do it.

We started our Cheesecake sale this past Wednesday. Here are the details:

The sale began last week Wednesday and will last until THIS Friday, Feb. 1st. The cheesecakes will be delivered to the high school on Tuesday, Feb. 12th (just in time for Valentine’s Day!).

They are restaurant quality cheesecakes, weighing approximately 4 lbs. and are presliced into 14 restaurant size portions. They are less expensive than any bakery or restaurant:

Cost per cake: Cost per slice:

15.50 1.10

19.00 1.35

There are 14 delectable flavors to choose from, including a Variety which features 7 different flavors, two slices of each.

Thawed cheesecakes can be frozen more than once. Shelf life in the refrigerator is 5 days. They can be frozen for up to 6 months.

The Cheesecakes are delivered frozen from the Chicago, Il. area (Gormet’s Delight, Inc.) and are made with the highest quality, freshest available natural ingredients with no preservatives added.

Incentives include:

Sell the most cheesecakes in your choir class and receive $25 cash. (4 choirs at $25 per choir).

Also, anyone who sells 4 cheesecakes will have their name put in a drawing (every additional 4 cakes sold–your name will go in again.) We will draw 3 names and give away $50, $50 and $100 cash to three lucky winners!

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: Brazil Passports needed NOW! If you did not bring it in on time (by Thursday) we must have it TODAY (AT THE ABSOLUTE LATEST) and we will make a copy of it and give it back to you. The airline needs this info. ASAP. If you have a parent going, we need their passport as well.

Here is the list of missing passports as of Thursday, 9pm:

We need your passports Monday!

If you think this is incorrect, please contact Patti immediately!!

Patty Abdelkader

Ph. 557-5169

email: pattyabdel@comcast.net

Abdelkader, David

Abdelkader, Lauren

Abdelkader, Patty

Boucher, Lorin

Brown, Victoria

Cox, Shelby

Dobberstein, Amber

Dunlap, Ben

Evans, Andrew

Garrett, Branden

Kleinsorge, Samantha

Knapp, Jenna

Lieb, Ashley

Saheb, Hannah

Saheb, Sally

Shetterly, Kyrie

Smith, Jamie

Smith, Lauren

Smith, Spencer

Sorenson, Kim

Turrell, Cora

Webb, Chelsey

SENIOR TRIP BALANCE (WAY) PAST DUE: IT WAS DUE THIS PAST WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23RD!!

NEW!! The choir student executive board will be meeting this week Thursday at 3pm in the choir room.

COLLAGE/SHOWCASE AUDITIONS:

NEW!! The Collage and Showcase audition results have been posted on the bulletin board in the choir hallway (right outside the choir room doors). Congratulations to all!!!

The Collage Concert is coming up quickly. The date is Sunday, February 10th at 3pm in the MSHS Performing Arts Center (PAC). This is a really unique concert that features not only all of our choir students but the top performers in the choir, band and orchestra, chosen by audition. Their is no applause between numbers as the we move swiftly from one number to the next.

MUSIC THEORY:

No music theory Friday.

OTHER THINGS WE DID YESTERDAY:

As usual, we began the day with a series of warm-ups followed by a sight-singing exercise. We have 21 different days of warm-ups (4 different warm-ups each day) and each of the choirs is singing from a different level of difficulty sight reading book.

SONGS PRACTICED YESTERDAY: Friday we had a substitute teacher, as the music staff attended the Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids.

Treble Choir:

Men’s Choir:

Singers:

Acappella:

BYE BYE BIRDIE:

NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW

“Bye-Bye Birdie” Updated (again; as of Thursday 6pm!!) rehearsal schedule
Week of January 29,30 & 31

Thanks to you all for your patience with these rehearsal changes. After this week things should be back on track. Thanks!

Tuesday, Jan 29: 6:30-7:15: ALL involved in Act One scene 7

(The scene we blocked Thursday, 1/24) PLUS

ALL ADULT CHORUS (No Cathleen Z.)

7:15-9:00 FULL CAST Run Scenes 1-8

9-9:30: HAPPY FACE trio (Calder, Emily T & Hannah)

Wednesday, 1/30: 6:30-9:00 The following people ONLY:

Erin R. Molly W. Calder B.

Nate A. Chelsea Z. Jonny L.

Ackree P. Logan W. Spencer S.

Pat J. Chris B. Erik C.

Nick S. Bridget W. Brooke S.

Jill N. Seth O. Dan Bloom

The Adult “Octet”(“Turn back history’s pages…”)

NO TEENS OR TEEN CHORUS THIS NIGHT

We will be piecing together Scene NINE

Thursday, 1/31: 6:30-9:00: FULL CAST

Put Scene Nine together with all.

Review/polish dances (TBA)

NEW!! Costume explanation sheets have now been posted on the blog under “Pages” to the right.

Also, The REQUIRED meeting for ALL Allegro Parents is this Monday, January 28th) at 7:00pm in the high school choir room (Room 203). Please make plans to attend this very important and informative meeting. It will last less than one hour…promise! These young, talented performers are your children. Thanks so much for your support of them and our program.

Allegretto Notte: Order forms are now available for the DVD. The form can be downloaded here under “Pages” on the right of this blog (See “Allegretto Notte DVD Order Form”. They are also on the table in the front of the choir classroom.

NEW!! “…Of Earthly Things” Lyric Sheets: Are now posted on the blog under “Pages” on the right. Use these and the blog music to help you learn/memorize your pieces. Special THANKS to Maggie Barnard for taking her time to type up every one of these lyric sheets. It was a ton of work and she volunteered to do it.

We started our Cheesecake sale this past Wednesday. Here are the details:

The sale began Wednesday and will last until Friday, Feb. 1st. The cheesecakes will be delivered to the high school on Tuesday, Feb. 12th (just in time for Valentine’s Day!).

They are restaurant quality cheesecakes, weighing approximately 4 lbs. and are presliced into 14 restaurant size portions. They are less expensive than any bakery or restaurant:

Cost per cake: Cost per slice:

15.50 1.10

19.00 1.35

There are 14 delectable flavors to choose from, including a Variety which features 7 different flavors, two slices of each.

Thawed cheesecakes can be frozen more than once. Shelf life in the refrigerator is 5 days. They can be frozen for up to 6 months.

The Cheesecakes are delivered frozen from the Chicago, Il. area (Gormet’s Delight, Inc.) and are made with the highest quality, freshest available natural ingredients with no preservatives added.

Incentives include:

Sell the most cheesecakes in your choir class and receive $25 cash. (4 choirs at $25 per choir).

Also, anyone who sells 4 cheesecakes will have their name put in a drawing (every additional 4 cakes sold–your name will go in again.) We will draw 3 names and give away $50, $50 and $100 cash to three lucky winners!

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: Brazil Passports needed NOW! If you did not bring it in on time (by Thursday) we must have it ASAP. Bring them in on Monday (AT THE ABSOLUTE LATEST) and we will make a copy of it and give it back to you. The airline needs this info. ASAP. If you have a parent going, we need their passport as well.

Here is the list of missing passports as of Thursday, 9pm:

We need your passports Monday!

Abdelkader, David

Abdelkader, Lauren

Abdelkader, Patty

Barrett, Christopher

Boucher, Lorin

Bourne, Emily

Bradfield, Chelsea

Brown, Victoria

Clock, Kellie

Cox, Shelby

Dobberstein, Amber

Dunlap, Ben

Evans, Andrew

Filius, Blake

Garrett, Branden

Kleinsorge, Samantha

Knapp, Jenna

Lieb, Ashley

Peterson, Ackree

Peterson, Matt

Saheb, Hannah

Saheb, Sally

Shetterly, Kyrie

Smith, Jamie

Smith, Lauren

Smith, Spencer

Sorenson, Kim

Turrell, Cora

Webb, Chelsey

REMINDER!! Chamber Choir will rehearse this Sunday from 1pm until 3pm at the latest, due to conflicts with the orchestra’s performance at the Michigan Music Conference.

SENIOR TRIP BALANCE (WAY) PAST DUE: IT WAS DUE THIS PAST WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23RD!!

COLLAGE/SHOWCASE AUDITIONS:

NEW!! The Collage and Showcase audition results have been posted on the bulletin board in the choir hallway (right outside the choir room doors). Congratulations to all!!!

The Collage Concert is coming up quickly. The date is Sunday, February 10th at 3pm in the MSHS Performing Arts Center (PAC). This is a really unique concert that features not only all of our choir students but the top performers in the choir, band and orchestra, chosen by audition. Their is no applause between numbers as the we move swiftly from one number to the next.

MUSIC THEORY:

No music theory today.

OTHER THINGS WE DID YESTERDAY:

As usual, we began the day with a series of warm-ups followed by a sight-singing exercise. We have 21 different days of warm-ups (4 different warm-ups each day) and each of the choirs is singing from a different level of difficulty sight reading book.

SONGS PRACTICED YESTERDAY:

Treble Choir: Into and Among You, I Will Be Earth

Men’s Choir: Into and Among You, Lament of a Fisher’s Wife

Singers: Into and Among You, Ka Mia Hanu

Acappella: Into and Among You, This We Know

BYE BYE BIRDIE:

REMINDER: Due to the snow day this past Tuesday, our rehearsal plan has been altered:

Tonight’s (Thursday) Rehearsal will now be:
6:30pm-8:00pm-See names on original schedule (for Thursday Jan. 24th) PLUS ADD Angie W. and Molly B. BUT, THE ADULT CHORUS NOW DOES NOT NEED TO BE THERE ON TONIGHT. Blocking Scene 7.

8:00pm-9:00pm Calder B., Laura F., Jill N., Cathleen Z. Block Scene 8.

And, Next Tues. Jan. 29th is now:

6:30pm-7:00pm All people in Scene 7 PLUS ADULT CHORUS MEMBERS.

7:00pm-9:30pm Full Cast Run Scenes 1 Thru 8.

Also, The REQUIRED meeting for ALL Allegro Parents is coming up soon! (This Monday, January 28th) at 7:00pm in the high school choir room (Room 203). Please make plans to attend this very important and informative meeting. It will last less than one hour…promise! These young, talented performers are your children. Thanks so much for your support of them and our program.

Allegretto Notte: Order forms are now available for the DVD.

UPDATE!! We started our Cheesecake sale yesterday. Here are the details:

The sale began Wednesday and will last until Friday, Feb. 1st. The cheesecakes will be delivered to the high school on Tuesday, Feb. 12th (just in time for Valentine’s Day!).

They are restaurant quality cheesecakes, weighing approximately 4 lbs. and are presliced into 14 restaurant size portions. They are less expensive than any bakery or restaurant:

Cost per cake: Cost per slice:

15.50 1.10

19.00 1.35

There are 14 delectable flavors to choose from, including a Variety which features 7 different flavors, two slices of each.

Thawed cheesecakes can be frozen more than once. Shelf life in the refrigerator is 5 days. They can be frozen for up to 6 months.

The Cheesecakes are delivered frozen from the Chicago, Il. area (Gormet’s Delight, Inc.) and are made with the highest quality, freshest available natural ingredients with no preservatives added.

Incentives include:

Sell the most cheesecakes in your choir class and receive $25 cash. (4 choirs at $25 per choir).

Also, anyone who sells 4 cheesecakes will have their name put in a drawing (every additional 4 cakes sold–your name will go in again.) We will draw 3 names and give away $50, $50 and $100 cash to three lucky winners!

UPDATE: Brazil Passports needed NOW! Did you remember your passport today?! We need your Passports ASAP. Just bring them in and we will make a copy of it and give it back to you. The airline needs this info. ASAP. If you have a parent going, we need their passport as well.

UPDATE!! Chamber Choir will rehearse this Sunday from 1pm until 3pm at the latest, due to conflicts with the orchestra’s performance at the Michigan Music Conference.

HELP!! SENIOR TRIP BALANCE PAST DUE: IT WAS DUE THIS PAST WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23RD!!

COLLAGE/SHOWCASE AUDITIONS:

The Collage Concert is coming up quickly. The date is Sunday, February 10th at 3pm in the MSHS Performing Arts Center (PAC). This is a really unique concert that features not only all of our choir students but the top performers in the choir, band and orchestra, chosen by audition. Their is no applause between numbers as the we move swiftly from one number to the next.

MUSIC THEORY:

No music theory today, as we kicked off our cheesecake sale.

OTHER THINGS WE DID YESTERDAY:

As usual, we began the day with a series of warm-ups followed by a sight-singing exercise. We have 21 different days of warm-ups (4 different warm-ups each day) and each of the choirs is singing from a different level of difficulty sight reading book.

SONGS PRACTICED YESTERDAY:

Treble Choir: Rain Come Down

Men’s Choir: Lament of a Fisher’s Wife

Singers: Ka Mia Hanu

Acappella: This We Know

BYE BYE BIRDIE:

NEW!! Due to the snow day, our rehearsal plan has been altered:

Tonight’s (Wed.) rehearsal will be as follows:

6:30pm-7:15pm Molly W., Kalie B., Morgan G., Seth O., Jill N., Calder B., Choreograph and Block Scene 5.

7:15pm-7:30pm Above people stay and add the following people: Kellie C., Angie W., Brooke M., Te’Asia M., Tyler H., Chris B., Emily Bourne.

7:30pm-8:00pm Jill N. only on “Let’s Settle Down”

8:00pm-9:30pm? could go longer…Calder B., Hannah R., Emily T. Choreograph “Happy Face”.

Thursday’s Rehearsal will now be:

6:30pm-8:00pm-See names on original schedule (for Thursday Jan. 24th) PLUS ADD Angie W. and Molly B. BUT, THE ADULT CHORUS NOW DOES NOT NEED TO BE THERE ON THURSDAY. Blocking Scene 7.

8:00pm-9:00pm Calder B., Laura F., Jill N., Cathleen Z. Block Scene 8.

And, Next Tues. Jan. 29th is now:

6:30pm-7:00pm All people in Scene 7 PLUS ADULT CHORUS MEMBERS.

7:00pm-9:30pm Full Cast Run Scenes 1 Thru 8.

Also, The REQUIRED meeting for ALL Allegro Parents has been rescheduled. The new date is Monday, January 28th at 7:00pm in the high school choir room (Room 203). Please make plans to attend this very important and informative meeting. It will last less than one hour…promise! These young, talented performers are your children. Thanks so much for your support of them and our program.

ALLEGRETTO NOTTE:

NEW!! Outstanding Job to all the participants! And to the Allegros, you were simply amazing yesterday. From the bottom of my heart, you all made me gush with pride!! Jill and her “A crew” did an outstanding job organizing the event this year. The choreography was awesome. The workshops were really fun. And all of you really shared your energy and love of music and people with others. Everyone had a blast!!!! I am really, really proud of you!!

NEW!! CHEESCAKE SALE STARTS TODAY!!!!

NEW!! We need your Passports ASAP. Just bring them in and we will make a copy of it and give it back to you. The airline needs this info. ASAP. If you have a parent going, we need their passport as well. Please bring this in tomorrow (Thurs.).

NEW!! We have a practicing issue again with Friday…any ideas? Saturday perhaps?

SENIOR TRIP BALANCE DUE: BY THIS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23RD, 2008!!!!

FROSTY OASIS FUND RAISER:

NEW!! Was a huge success….in fact, we ran out of ice cream by about 6:15pm!!!! Yipee!! Thanks to all of the students and parents that volunteered their time and energy to make this 1st time event a success. Great job everybody. We make around $1,300 on this event!!

COLLAGE/SHOWCASE AUDITIONS:

REMINDER: Collage & Showcase auditions are rescheduled for today (Wed., Jan. 23rd) in the choir room. See the time schedule posted in the choir room for your a specific time. (They are the same as the original Tuesday times).

The Collage Concert is coming up quickly. The date is Sunday, February 10th at 3pm in the MSHS Performing Arts Center (PAC). This is a really unique concert that features not only all of our choir students but the top performers in the choir, band and orchestra, chosen by audition. Their is no applause between numbers as the we move swiftly from one number to the next.

MUSIC THEORY:

Snow Day Tuesday–No School.

OTHER THINGS WE DID YESTERDAY:

As usual, we began the day with a series of warm-ups followed by a sight-singing exercise. We have 21 different days of warm-ups (4 different warm-ups each day) and each of the choirs is singing from a different level of difficulty sight reading book.

SONGS PRACTICED YESTERDAY:

NO School Tueday, (Snow Day)

Treble Choir:

Men’s Choir:

Singers:

Acappella:

 

The info. is found under “Pages” on the right of this blog.

Thanks so much to Maggie Barnard for all of her hard work in typing all these lyric sheets up!!!

They are located under “Pages” on the right of this blog. Click on, “…Of Earthly Things Lyrics Sheets”.