Seasons Greetings, Gregory Chorus Families!
December is a busy month for our young musicians. Here are some reminders and updates that are important to be aware of…
· Practice tracks for students in Concert Choir, Men’s Ensemble, and Mixed Vocal Ensemble are on the chorus website, under the “Practice Tracks” tab at the top of the page. Please be sure you are practicing regularly at home (a minimum of 15 minutes per ensemble) and working on being fully memorized on all repertoire heading into our final set of rehearsals!
· Extracurricular rehearsals for the month of December:
Concert Choir – M 12/3; Th 12/6; M 12/10 (all before school);
Men’s Ensemble – W 12/5; Tu 12/11 (all after school);
Mixed Vocal Ensemble – Tu 12/4 (after school; changed from before school due to STARS Breakfast event); Th 12/13 (after school).
There will be no extracurricular rehearsals the week of 12/17. In addition, be aware that all after-school ensemble rehearsals for chorus end at 4:00; parents, please make sure all singers have a ride home promptly at 4:00. Thank you for your attention to this!
· Triptych Concert performance schedule:
Concert Choir – Wednesday, December 12, 7:00pm (students report to the Chorus Room at 6:15pm);
6th Grade Chorus & Mixed Vocal Ensemble – Monday, December 17, 12:45pm;
6th Grade Chorus & Men’s Ensemble – Monday, December 17, 2:00pm;
7th Grade Chorus – Monday, December 17, 6:30pm (students report to the West Gym at 5:45pm);
8th Grade Chorus – Monday, December 17, 8:00pm (students report to the West Gym at 7:15pm).
Note: Men’s & Mixed Vocal Ensembles are performing at the 6th Grade Triptych concerts; this differs from the original calendar at the beginning of the year. All five Triptych performances will be streamed online; information about this streaming with links to each concert will be distributed at a later date.
Attire for every Triptych performance is nice, dress clothing (no Gregory music polo). Please no jeans, gym shoes, etc. Bright, festive colors are encouraged!
· We will be looking for poinsettia donations to decorate the gym for our Triptych concerts. Information will be sent home as we approach the concerts. Thank you in advance for your contributions!
· Special reminders for our 6th Grade singers…
o Thank you to everyone who has brought in a flashlight for our special Triptych performance. If you have not already done so, please bring one in on Monday, December 3.
o If any of you are still interested in being mentored by one of our 8th grade MOD (Musician of Distinction) students, please fill out the form on Google Classroom no later than Monday, December 3.
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