Kelly

Dear parents and members of Honor Choir:
Honor Choir has been working hard and everything has come together so beautifully. As a director, I make guesses as to how fast it will take to pull together a show. Things are going very well, and we are a little ahead of schedule. So, rather than having a rehearsal we don’t need, we are going to cancel the Wednesday, September 20 rehearsal. This will give us a chance to get the stage ready and practice our costume changes at home. We will resume with our practice on Thursday as scheduled.

Thank you for getting flyers up and tickets out! Everyone is doing so much to help our children succeed.

Below you will find the schedule for the rest of the week. Please take a few minutes to review it with your students. Students will need to arrive with enough time to get mics on (if needed), costumes on and set, and make sure their props are ready by call time. Please plan on arriving with enough time to get ready.

Thank you!
Brad Thompson

Thursday:
12:15 p.m.   Those who use mics need to enter the theater quietly through the door by the tech room to get wired for sound.  There will be a class going on, so thank you for being as quiet as possible.
12:35 p.m.  Call time in auditorium with your choir uniform (for Into the Woods).  Make sure your costumes and props are in place, ready to go. Please be seated and ready to warm up.

3:00 p.m. Help clean up and depart for your other adventures of the day.  Try and get some rest!

Friday:

9:15 a.m.   Those who use mics need to enter the theater quietly through the door by the tech room to get wired for sound.  There will be a class going on, so thank you for being as quiet as possible.

9:30 a.m.  Call time in room 49 (choir room) with your choir uniform (for Into the Woods).  Make sure your costumes and props are in place, ready to go.  Please be seated and ready to warm up for the show.  At 9:55 a.m., we will go to our beginning position in the lobby, ready to enter for Into the Woods.

10:00 a.m. Showtime.  There will be an intermission between Into the Woods and Sleeping Beauty that will give everyone about 8 minutes to get their costume on and get to your entrance for Sleeping Beauty.  Remember to hang your choir uniform up.  Please do not leave it on the ground for others to step on.

11:00 a.m.  Show is over.  Greet the students as they leave the theater, and then immediately get props and costumes ready for our 11:40 a.m. show.  Change back into your choir uniform.  Hang your Sleeping Beauty costume up so it looks sensational for all performances.

11:25 a.m.  Meet back in the choir room with your choir uniform on to discuss the show and anything that needs to be fixed.

11:35 a.m.  Go to our beginning position in the lobby, ready to enter for Into the Woods.

11:40 a.m.  Showtime!

12:35 p.m.   Show is over.  Greet the students as they leave the theater, and then immediately get props and costumes ready for our evening performances.

12:40 p.m.  Cast party.  Delicious food, fun, socializing for 45 minutes.  No food in the theater, please.  It attracts bugs. No one can eat in their costumes, please bring clothes to change into.

1:30 p.m.  Help clean up and depart for your other adventures of the day.  Try and get some rest!

5:15 p.m.  Those who use mics need to enter the theater quietly through the door by the tech room to get wired for sound.

5:30 p.m.  Call time in room 49.  Call time in room 49 (choir room) with your choir uniform (for Into the Woods).  Make sure your costumes and props are in place, ready to go.  Please be seated and ready to warm up.

6:00 p.m.  Showtime!

7:00 p.m.  We only have 30 minutes between shows.  As soon as the show is over, leave the theater to use the restroom, get a drink of water, and then immediately get props and costumes ready for our 7:30 p.m. show.  Change back into your choir uniform.  Hang your Sleeping Beauty costume up so it looks sensational for all performances.

7:30 p.m.  Showtime!

8:30 p.m.   Show is over.  Greet your guests.  Hang up your costumes.  Make sure props are in place for tomorrow’s performance.  Let’s work together to keep everything clean.  Thank you for not eating in the theater and particularly backstage.  Water is fine.

9:00 p.m.  Theater closes.  Get a good night sleep so you can perform well tomorrow morning!

Saturday Morning:

12 noon Sleeping Beauty and Into the Woods are a wonderful memory of excellent performances and enthusiastic crowds that appreciated your hard work.

12:15 p.m. HELP NEEDED: Begin collapsing the risers to set up for the high school classes.  We also need someone with a truck to transport the platforms used to set the thrones on.  They are stored just 5 blocks down the street.  We also need four strong men to lift the risers (about 50 pounds) into and off of the truck.  The Sleeping Beauty set needs to be struck by 1:00 p.m., so the high school can start building the set for their performance of Oklahoma at 1:30 p.m.

If you can help with the transporting of the risers please respond back to this email. Thanks!

Honor Choir will adjourn until 2:35 p.m. on Wednesday, October 4th.

Dear Honor Choir Families,

Wow! Today we got to see the kids perform the show from start to finish and it looked great! Even better, everyone looked like they were having a great time! Below you will find all kinds of information. Please take a moment to read everything so you will know what is going on.

• Parking Tomorrow: Tomorrow is Hughson High Homecoming. Even though the high school will not be having classes there will be lots of activity going on while we are practicing. They will be working on floats in the back parking lot so we will not be able to park there. At 2:00pm students will be starting to arrive to participate in a parade. The parade route will include 7th street, Main st, and Whitmore by the elementary school. The front parking lot, and Whitmore in front of the high school will still be available. Please plan on the possibility that it may take a little longer to find parking. Thanks!
• Animal Costumes: All animals, please bring your animal costumes tomorrow so we can see them all on the stage together.
• Backstage Help: We are needing parents to help backstage for the shows. We need: 2 volunteers for the Friday school performances, 1 volunteer for both Friday evening performances, and 2 volunteers for the Saturday morning show. If you are able to help, please contact Rochelle Cox. You will be able to find her at the rehearsal back stage =)
• Tickets: We still have over 100 tickets for each of the shows. Kara is still selling tickets and will continue until the shows start =) If you want to buy tickets please see her any time. Remember to tell your friends and families they order tickets on line and they will be held at the door for them.
• Cast Party: Remember that we will be having a cast party next Friday after the school performances. If anyone plans on eating besides the cast, we are asking that you help off set the cost by paying $3 per person that will be eating. Please pay Stacy Meas before next Friday so she can plan accordingly.

  If you have any questions please let us know! Thanks!

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Hello Honor Choir Families,

Dear Honor Choir Families,

Stacy Meas has kindly offered to organize the cast party. Please read her message below =)

We will have our cast party Friday September 22 after the second school performance about 1:00pm. The Honor Choir cast cost is covered but I will be collecting $3 for each additional parent or sibling that would like lunch.
I will also be taking sign ups for items to be brought such as, cuties, cookies, and juice boxes/pouches. We have a BIG cast in Honor Choir this year so we will need extra signs ups for items this year. If you have any questions you can contact Stacy on her cell (510) 378-6562.

I'll be at choir today to start collecting money and sign ups. Thank you!

Blessings,
Stacy


PS. If your child has food allergies, please make sure you talk to Stacy and let her know. We want to make sure everyone gets to enjoy the party. Thanks! Kelly

Dear parents and members of Honor Choir:

A performance invitation has come to Honor Choir.   Because this is not on the regular calendar we handed out, I would like to explain the invitation, the performance time, and commitment, so that you can make a decision as to whether or not you are able to come.  If you have questions, please email me, and I will try and get you the answers.

What?

The invitation has come from an organization called Better Together: Benefit Choir Concert.  Modesto area musical groups and churches join forces to benefit various food banks in our community.  Some of the groups in the past have included choirs from St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Candy’s Choristers, Christian Love Baptist Church, Golden Valley Chorus, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, San Joaquin Valley Swiss Echoes and Sweet Harmony, and the Modesto Suzuki Association Cello Choir.

When?

The actual concert begins at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 11.  There is one rehearsal the preceding Thursday (November 9).  Each group sings 2 pieces on their own, and two pieces with the combined choirs.

Admission?

There are usually over 1,000 people in the audience.  Admission is a bag (large or small) of non-perishable groceries in non-breakable containers, collected by the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts.  Close to 5,000 lbs. of food is normally collected and distributed to food pantries in Salida, Riverbank, Modesto, and Escalon.

Who and where?

The public is invited to attend the concert in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 4300 Dale Road in Modesto.

This is a great opportunity for our children to use their talents to serve those in need in the days leading up to Thanksgiving and Christmas.  It will also give our children an opportunity to get more performance  experience.

Please discuss this together as a family, and reply back to this email or email Kelly Osterhout by Friday, September 8 if you would be able to attend.  If most of the choir is able to participate, we will commit ourselves and help in this worthwhile project.

Your children have been an absolute delight to work with for Sleeping Beauty!

Brad Thompson