THS Choirs

All Chamber members are required to be present for the THS Awards Night performance on Thursday, May 31st (only one member is excused).  We will be singing The Star-Spangled Banner and Famine Song.  In order for us to have a strong performance, all members must be present.  PLEASE NOTE:  I have changed the meeting place/time.  Arrive warmed-up and ready to sing at 6:15 SHARP in the gym.  I had previous asked you to meet in the choir room at 6:00 – this is not necessary.

For more information, see ”Important Dates” on right sidebar or see earlier post about upcoming performances.  Be sure to follow guidelines regarding attire - not concert dress.

Chamber Auditions will take place June 5, 6 and 7 after school.  Sign up sheet is posted inside choir room door.  All first year Chamber members must re-audition.  The audition piece is The Star-Spangled Banner.  I will be posting Music Minus One files to Charms.  The audition will consist of singing with the MM1 file, tonal memory and vocal range.  No other prepared music is necessary.

Choir performances from the Farewell Concert have been posted on Charms in the 2012 Farewell Concert folder.  Enjoy!  You should be very proud – excellent performances all around.

Thank you for striving for excellence and (my second favorite phrase) “transcending mediocrity”.  Chamber and Concert choirs demonstrated the value of hard work (sometimes “trying harder”) and focus on preparation.  I could not have been prouder of your performance of each piece tonight.    At times I found myself listening as an audience member – just taking it all in.   The soloists/duets and four tenors did a fabulous job!!!  Wow.

The culminating finale was incredible.  I was so taken by “Storm” in addition to seeing all the past alums, that I forgot to speak about my awesome Seniors!  So I will just have to do that here.

First of all, thank you for your gestures of appreciation – cool cards, yummy chocolates and beautiful (my favortites!) flowers.  Concert seniors, I don’t know if you are aware, but I collect angels!  Your gift is beautiful and extra special because it came from you.  Thank you.  Chamber seniors - a Broncos blanket!!!!  I cannot wait to cuddle up in it while watching my Broncos make their way to the Super Bowl next year.  It is a perfect remembrance of my 2012 Chamber seniors.  Thank you.

Chamber Seniors:  My gratitude for each of you is unique because your individual contribution has made such an impression on me.  From the veterans to the first year newbies, I am amazed at how each of you rose to and even surpassed the high standard I set before you.  Jon and Pat, thank you for sharing your voices with us for this one year.  Your contribution was immense – please know that I have great regard for your abillity to jump in and hit the ground running!!  Hunter, I am so glad you returned to Chamber!  Thank you for making the decision to finish your senior year with us.  Teresa, Tiana, Cherelle and Nicole, I have enjoyed watching each one of you blossom into not only fine musicians, but fine young women.  Thank you SO MUCH for your dedication to choir over the years.   You have shared how much you have been inspired over the years in choir, but that inspiration goes both ways!  I am so proud of each of you.  I can’t imagine next year without you.

Concert Choir:  Cherelle, thank you for your example in concert choir,  your leadership and unique ability to inspire all the concert choir members.  Samantha, I can’t believe you are a senior!  I still have this feeling that I will walk into choir next year and you’ll be sitting there ready to sing!  Thank you for your dedication to choir over the years.  Carrissa and Felicia, even though you are “late arrivals”, I value you both so much.  Thank you for taking the chance on concert choir.  I hope you enjoyed it!  Garet, I think you already know how grateful I was for your presence in concert choir two years ago, but when I saw you were back this year, I was overjoyed!  Thank you very much for sharing your awesome voice with us.

Choir rocks!

Mrs. Morin

Please let your parents know class will be over at 8:00 p.m. tonight.

Thank you for representing THS Music with pride at the TEA Retirement Banquet last night.   Your performance was strong and a good indicator of what is to come next Thursday for your Farewell Concert!   Please review your music daily.  Sopranos and Altos – be fully prepared to sing Asikha Thali on Monday night.   We will focus on Asikha Thali and Storm Is Passing Over at the beginning of class, then sing through the full program twice (if time allows).

I have decided to substitute The Storm Is Passing Over for Keep Your Lamps.  All practice files, performance file and pdf of the music will be posted to Charms.  Usually, the last combined choir song is open to all THS Choir alums.  It is an easy song to learn – just look it over before Monday.  Concert Choir, I will be teaching it to you on Thursday.

Chamber Choir:  Thursday, May 17th, 7:30 p.m. at The Cornucopia.  Arrive warmed up and in uniform.  Please look over Set Me As A Seal, No Mirrors and I Hear A Voice A-Prayin’ to be sure they are ready for performance.  Performance should be around 8:00 p.m.  You will easily be finished by 8:30 p.m.

Concert Choir:  Spend some time working on The Prayer – needs to be fully memorized on Thursday.  Song for the Mira lyrics also need attention.

SENIOR CHOIR MEMBERS:    It is YOUR responsibility to practice Always There.  We will go over it in concert choir class on Friday and the last 15 minutes of Chamber Choir on Monday.  If you do not have the music, please pick it up asap.

Chamber Choir:  Be sure to make note of all upcoming performances (see calendar or previous updated post for dates/times).  Please review your part for I Hear A Voice A-Prayin’ so we can sing through it on Monday.  I would like to include it in the TEA and possibly the Awards Night performances.  Have Keep Your Lamps ready for Monday’s class (you may use music on Monday, but be memorized for the 21st).  Next Monday, I would like to run through all other concert pieces fully memorized at performance level.  Asikha Thali and The Prayer need extra attention.

I didn’t specify Soprano split for Famine Song on the voice assignments sheet.  Sop 1 – Nicole and Michaela;  Sop 2 - Casey, Cherelle, Sarah and Katie. 

Concert Choir:  Song for the Mira needs attention – be sure to spend extra time practicing!  I need everyone confident on their part before accompaniment is added on Monday.   Our class time over the next two weeks is going to be focused on expressing your music through projection, dynamics and diction.  Be prepared!

Auditions:

I was very impressed with the quality of all solo/duet auditions.  Thank you for investing the preparation time to ensure a strong audition.   I’m already looking at music for next year to feature our outstanding singers!

Congratulations to those selected.  Now it is your responsibility to honor the solo/duet you received – be fully prepared/memorized as soon as possible.

The Prayer - Teresa and Jon

City Called Heaven - Tiana

Song for the Mira – Verse 2 – Marissa,   Verse 4 - Brittany Anderson-Buel,   Verse 6 – Dave and Mike  (I plan to create an accompaniment practice file for this piece).

What A Wonderful World - mm. 38-46 – Johanna,   mm. 47-54 – Sarah,   mm. 23-26 (2nd time) - Garet