Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Welcome to Gregory Chorus 2022-23

Welcome to the Gregory Middle School Choral Department!  The chorus offerings here are a significant part of our school curriculum and will enhance your middle school experience greatly.  The chorus program is designed to help each singer improve their own vocal skills, expand their musical understanding, and increase their personal growth through working together in class and in performances.

It is the goal for each chorus student to:

1.      Discover, appreciate and value his/her own talents, the talents of
         others and the beauty of all types of music.

2.      Improve skills in using his/her vocal instrument, learning music
         theory and reading skills, and general musical knowledge.

3.      Gain a desire to continually improve upon past performances.

4.      Experience self-fulfillment after having communicated to others
         through music.

5.      Experience music in a way that will bring lasting enjoyment and as
         an activity that can be continued long after leaving GMS.

In addition to all of these goals, we also love to have fun together in chorus!  Of course, it is expected that every student give his or her best effort and cooperation.  With all of us working together, it will be an exciting, inspiring, and rewarding year.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I look forward to meeting and working with each one of you this year!

Mr. Pfenninger

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Fine Arts Festival - Saturday, May 21

As our 4th quarter concert, we will be singing at the District 204 Fine Arts Festival at Neuqua Valley High School on Saturday, May 21. This is a required performance for ALL Gregory chorus students and participation in this event will go in as a student’s quarterly performance grade. We will be combining with singers from Crone MS and Neuqua Valley HS, so this is sure to be a fantastic day of music making!

The schedule for the day is as follows:

7th & 8th Grade - report to the Neuqua orchestra room at 9:40am; performance in the auditorium from 10:40-11:00am.

6th Grade - report to the Neuqua orchestra room at 2:40pm; performance in the auditorium from 3:40-4:00pm.

Attire for singers is nice dress clothing (no jeans, gym shoes, torn clothing, athletic wear, etc.). All performances are open to the public!