Parents

Good Afternoon Honor Choir Families,

It has come to our attention that there is some errors in the rehearsal schedule. Here is the Corrected Pinocchio Rehearsal Calendar.  The corrections have been written in red so you can find them easy.

Thank you!

Dear Honor Choir:

What a wonderful thing you did last night: 

• lifted an audience with your beautiful singing, 
• inspired them with your sincerity and goodness, 
• helped bring in over 5,000 pounds of food to stock the shelves of food banks in the area, 
• and helped raised over $2,000 in cash to help that poor grandmother who has 11 grandchildren living with her on her husbands meager social security check.  

Thank you (and your parents, and choir leadership) who helped make all of this possible!

This Wednesday, we will assign the rest of the solos and prepare for our next two performances.  On Monday, November 20, we will be handing out scripts and rehearsal schedules for “My Son, Pinocchio.”  There are lots of parts in this play, and it has a wonderful message of pulling together as a family.  

I love working with you and your parents!
Brad Thompson

Dear Parents,

What an amazing start to this year. The students are doing a wonderful job learning their songs are getting prepared for all the upcoming events. Many of you know that we have been quietly working behind the scenes to get everything prepared for the students and their performances. Now it is time for us to give you all of information and deadlines you need to make this year a success. Below you will find a lot of important information so please take the time to read everything and reread it as needed so you can make sure you don’t miss any hidden gems of information. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitant to ask any of us. We are here to help!

Thank you,
Mr. Thompson, Ruth, Deanna, and Kelly

Monday, November 13^th  Formal Dress up Day at Hickman Campus:

•  Please DO NOT allow your students to wear their choir uniforms to classes. We would like to keep the uniforms special for choir performances. Thank you!

Uniforms:

• Please check to make sure your students have all of their uniforms pieces and they fit properly. If you are missing any part of the uniform please see Deanna tomorrow, November 8^th. The last students will be getting their hemmed uniforms tomorrow.
• Girls please make sure you have a properly hemmed red dress and a necklace. ALL Girls will need to pick up a wire that they will be using to shorten their necklace. They can pick it up after class and shorten it at home or bring it to choir and we will help you.
• Boys please make sure you have properly hemmed tuxedo pants, white tuxedo shirt, black vest, red bow tie, and blue bow tie.

Black T-Shirts:

• Please see Ruth tomorrow, Wednesday, November 8^th to pick up your t-shirts.
• If you are purchasing shirts for family members please bring your payment tomorrow:
  • Cost of shirts are $9.00, payment needs to be made out to Hickman Charter School
  • If you are adding words (dad, mom, sister, alumni) the cost is $3.00 and payment needs to be made to Alice Connors. Ruth is collecting everything for Alice.
• Please be aware that you need to pay for the shirt separately from the adding of words.

Benefit Concert:

• Rehearsal: Thursday, November 9^th from 6:10- 8:15 at 4300 N. Dale Rd
• Please have your student wear their black t-shirt to rehearsal so the choir will look like nice.
• The schedule is as follows:
  • 6:15 p.m. Meet in the north foyer of the chapel to be escorted to our rehearsal spot.  Please be 5 minutes early.  We have a 10-minute warm up time before being escorted into the performance hall.
  • 6:30 p.m.  We are escorted into the chapel for a 10-minute sound check with mics, and to run through our pieces one time.
  • 6:40 p.m. We will be escorted back to our warm up area to continue to prepare.
  • 7:00 p.m. We will be back in the chapel to learn and rehearse the combined choir numbers (Because I Have Been Given Much and America the Beautiful).  All 10 choirs will also practice going from their seats to the staging area in a cue to cue rehearsal of the show.
  • 8:15 p.m. Rehearsal is over.
• Concert: Saturday, November 11^th from 6:50-9:00pm at 4300 N. Dale Rd
• Please wear the red uniform. Make sure you review the dress code for proper hair, make-up and shoe requirements.
• The schedule is as follows:
  • 6:55 p.m. Meet in the North lobby of the chapel at 4300 N. Dale Road to be escorted to our warm up room.
  • 7:00 p.m. Warm up
  • 7:15 p.m. Sit in our seats
  • 7:30 p.m. Performance begins
  • 9:00 p.m. Projected time for the performance to end.  We leave with happy memories and joy our hearts.
• Please remember to bring a bag of non-perishable food items if you plan on watching the concert. If you can’t bring something, they will still let you in. Thank you!

Disneyland:

• It’s time for the fun to start =) We are now at a point in which we need families to make a commitment to attending Disneyland this coming March 23^rd -24^th. You will need to commit to having your students attend both days. One day will be the workshop and the other day will be the performance.
• Disneyland is no longer offering one park passes so everyone will need to purchase hopper passes. The discounted cost of hopper passes is:
  • 2-day Hopper: $192
  • 3-day Hopper: $233
  • 4-day Hopper: $276
  • 5-day Hopper: $318
• Honor Choir Students will get a credit of
• Wednesday, November 15^th deposits are due: $50 per family. All deposits need to be turned into Ruth. Checks can be made out to Hickman Charter School.
• If you are not planning on attending Disneyland please respond to this email or tell Ruth by Wednesday, November 15^th
• Wednesday, December 13^th ticket orders are due. You will need to need to let Ruth how many tickets you need and for how many days. Once she gets your order she will make an invoice for you showing the total amount after your choir student’s credit has been deducted. Checks are payable to Hickman Charter School.
• Wednesday, January 10^th final payments are due. We will need all payments by this date so we can get everything filled out and sent to Disneyland in time. All checks can be made out to Hickman Charter School.
• As we got more information we will pass it along to you.

Winter Concert:

• Rehearsal: Tuesday, November 28^th from 11:00-12:30pm. Please have your student wear their Black T-shirt.
• Concert: Tuesday, November 28^th: Call Time 6:30pm in Room 49. Please have your student wear their red uniform.

Important Upcoming Dates:

• Wednesday, November 8^th
  • Black T-shirts handed out and payments due
  • Last check on uniforms
  • Necklace pieces handed out
  • Disneyland deposits being accepted
• Thursday, November 9^th Benefit Concert Rehearsal
• Saturday, November 11^th Benefit Concert
• Wednesday, November 15^th Disneyland Deposits due
• Monday, November 20^th Winter concert rehearsal @ 10-12pm
• Wednesday, November 22^nd NO CHOIR
• Tuesday, November 28^th Winter Concert
• Wednesday, November 29^th Auditions
• Saturday, December 2^nd Nativity Festival
• Wednesday, December 13^th Disneyland Ticket Orders are due
• Wednesday, January 10^th Disneyland Final Payments are due

Dear parents and members of Honor Choir:

There are three items of which you need to be aware.  Please note the information that applies to you, as this will be the only communication you will receive regarding these two subjects.

1. Altos.

Altos were scheduled to work with Mrs. Winberg this Wednesday.  She has another engagement.  The altos will not have a voice lesson on Wednesday, October 25 at 2:00 p.m.  Honor Choir will begin at the normal time or everyone at 2:35 p.m. in room 49 (the normal room).  We will continue the following week with the regular voice lesson schedule.  Thanks for your flexibility.

2. Solos for upcoming performances.

Those interested in auditioning for solos, please come prepared to sign-up and sing them at our rehearsal on Wednesday.  We may not get through all those that sign up, but I need to know who is interested so I can give as many people an opportunity as we can.  A list of the solos is found at the end of this mailing  You were given the music last Wednesday.  Preparation increases your chance for success!

3. Better Together Benefit Concert.  

This next item is for those who will be able to attend the Better Together Benefit Concert rehearsal (Nov 9-Thursday) and performance (Nov 11-Sat).  Thank you for your willingness to participate.  If you can’t attend the rehearsal, but can attend the performance, that is OK.  We still want you to perform with us.  Let us know, however, so we can save you a seat.  I suggest you print the following schedule and instructions, or save them to your phone so you have easy access to them.  Please come with an attitude to do all we can to help this be a successful event.

On Thursday, November 9, the schedule is as follows:

6:15 p.m.   We will meet in the north foyer of the chapel at 4300 N. Dale Road to be escorted to our rehearsal spot.  Please be 5 minutes early.  We have a 10-minute warm up time before being escorted into the performance hall.

6:30 p.m.     We are escorted into the chapel for a 10-minute sound check with mics, and to run through our pieces one time.

6:40 p.m.     We will be escorted back to our warm up area to continue to prepare.

7:00 p.m.     We will be back in the chapel to learn and rehearse the combined choir numbers (Because I Have Been Given Much and America the Beautiful).  All 10 choirs will also practice going from their seats to the staging area in a cue to cue rehearsal of the show.

8:15 p.m.     Rehearsal is over.

On Saturday, November 11, the schedule is as follows:

6:55 p.m.     Meet in the North lobby of the chapel at 4300 N. Dale Road to be escorted to our warm up room.

7:00 p.m.     Warm up

7:15 p.m.     Sit in our seats

7:30 p.m.     Performance begins

9:00 p.m.     Projected time for the performance to end.  We leave with happy memories and joy our hearts.

Thanks for your desire to refine your talents, to work hard, and to strive for excellence.

Brad Thompson

Solos for  Benefit Concert, Winter Concert, and Nativity Festival

Hodie

Solo 1 (The entire song.  The soloist will start singing it by themselves, and everyone else will march in and gradually add their voices to the soloist:

Carols Three

Solo 1: p. 20-23

Solo 2: p. 21-23

Solo 3: p. 22-23

O Come Little Children, p. 26

String ensemble and conductor

Violin 1

Violin 2

Viola

Cello

Rehearsal conductor:

I Will Sing With the Spirit, p. 40-41  (Benefit Concert)

Solo 1:

Solo 2:

Solo 3:

Inscription of Hope, p. 48   (Benefit Concert)

Narrator:

Solo:  p. 49-50

Mary’s Lullaby, p. 57

Solo 1 (p. 57):

Solo 2 (p. 57):

Solo 3 & 4 alto duet (p. 58):

Male Solo 5 (p. 59):

Solo 6 (p. 59):

Solo 7 (p. 60):

Born Is the Light of the World, p. 61

Solo 1 (p. 61, m. 7-24)

Solo 2 (p. 63-64, m 47-64):

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.