Roanoke Valley Children`s Choir March 2016 Newsletter

Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir
March 2016 Newsletter
Kim Davidson, Director
kimdavidson@childrenschoir.com
676-7265
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29 Annual Spring Concert
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April 17 , 2016
Tickets for the 1:30 Grand Concert go on sale at the Jefferson Center on
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March 7 at 8:30a.m. Ticket are: $21, $18, $15
Please purchase your tickets early. This concert sells out.
Tickets for the 4:30 abbreviated community-focused Highlights Concert will go on sale
at the Jefferson Center on March 21st at 8:30a.m. Tickets are: $15, $13, $10
For the Spring Concerts we have a full “Grand” concert and an abbreviated “Highlights” concert.
As a new non-profit organization, we’ve encountered too many people who don’t know who we are!
Instead of being the Valley’s best kept secret, we would like to be the Valley’s best asset. We
would like to fill the seats of the second concert with your business and community friends who
are unfamiliar with the choir. With a reduced ticket price and a shorter concert, the Highlights
concert is an “easy sell”! Please plan to invite lots of friends to the Highlights concert!
All choir families should plan to attend the 1:30 concert. This is the only full concert of the day.
1:30
Full Grand Concert
This is our traditional RVCC Spring Concert including all of the prepared
songs by all choirs, the Siblings, Awards and Special Senior Recognition
honoring our seniors and their parents. The concert length of the Traditional
Grand Concert is 2’15”. All choir parents and chorister families should plan to
attend this full concert.
4:30
Abbreviated Highlights Concert
This concert is especially geared for Community and Business Contacts to be
introduced to the choir. Each choir will only sing half of their prepared
repertoire. The Siblings will not sing in this concert. The Broadway selection
will not be performed. This is a very abbreviated version of our concert.
All Choir families should plan to attend the full Grand Concert at 1:30.
RehearsalOnWednesday
Wednesday,March23
4:00-5:30A/B
5:00-6:30B+
7:00-9:00CChoir
Spring Music
ABB+ Choirs must have all music memorized by April 4th and all music will be collected
on Monday, April 11th. C Choir music must be memorized by April 4th and will turn in all
non-Carnegie music in on April 11th. Please make sure that your child’s music folders
have their name in them so that they will receive credit for turning in their music.
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2.
3.
B+ should turn in their Red Sight Singing Book.
All choristers should hand in their RVCC warm-up booklet.
Do NOT hand in your Sing Legato or Theory Book that you purchased.
Thank you!!
BuddyNight:
AllnewlyauditionedCChoirmemberswillbeattendingourregularCChoirrehearsal
induPontChapel,sitting&singingwiththeirbuddy.
CookieMonday:
Bringyourfavoritecookiestosharewiththechoir.We’llhavetablessetupintheback
toputyourcookieswhenyouarriveatchoirandwe’llinclude“cookietime”aspartof
ourrehearsal!
JBringlotsofcookies!Eatlotsofcookies!J
NEWCOMER AUDITIONS!!!!
INVITE A YOUNG SINGER TO JOIN US!
WE’RE ESPECIALLY LOOKING FOR RISING 2
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ND
TH
THROUGH 7
GRADERS.
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Newcomer Auditions will be held on May 9 and May 12 from 3:30-8:30pm,
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as well as May 16 from 4:00-7:00pm in duPont Chapel.
Please encourage a young singer you know to try out! Our Choir Families have a
wonderful opportunity to enhance the life of a child by introducing them to the Children’s
Choir!
Students will be required to sing “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” and a short song of their
choice. Choristers are welcome to attend the audition with their friend.
Appointments for Auditions begin April 1.
Call or text 540-Rchorus or email auditions@childrenschoir.com
MUSIC:
“Heigh-Ho”fromDisney’sSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarfs.
SnowWhite,AdalynEller(CChoir),willsingtoyouandthenyousingtoher!
SIGNUP:
Pleasehavebigbrother/sistersignyournameandget
yourmusicandCDonMarch7or14.
REHEARSALS:
April11
April16
CONCERT: 5:30-6:00duPontChapel
10:00-10:30ShaftmanHall
April17
1:30PMShaftmanHall
TheSiblingswillsingatthe1:30concertONLY–notatthe4:30concert.
*TheSiblingChoirshouldmeetinthelobbyaftertheCChoirsings
“HereComestheSun”.TheSiblingChoirperformancefollowstheCChoir
singingatthe1:30concertonly.
DRESS:
DwarfCostumeIdeas:Plaincoloredt-shirtwithsuspenders,tunicor
jacketthatisbelted,maybeavest,baggypants,andaplaincoloredstocking
capordwarfhat.BeyourbestandcutestDisneyDwarf!
HELPERS:
Wewillneedatleast4Moms/Dadstoleadthechildrenonandoffthestage.
Pleaseletmeknowifyoucanhelp.Thanks!
PROGRAM:
ABB+CChoiropening,2songs
AChoir,2songs
BChoir,2songs
B+Choir,3songs
ConcertChoir,7songs
SIBLINGCHOIR(about45minutesfromthestartoftheconcert)
AwardsandSeniorfarewell,1song
ABB+CChoirs,3songs
KimDavidson,676-7265
kimdavidson@childrenschoir.com
Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir
Whistle Choir of Moms, Dads and relatives!
Spring Concert April 17, 2016
Shaftman Hall
Colonel Bogey’s Grand Old Flag!
We need LOTS of whistlers!!! Do you whistle? Here is your chance to shine!!! It’s going to be a
“surprise” to have a whistling choir stand up in their seats (anywhere in the audience) and whistle back
and forth with the A/B choirs who will be playing kazoos.
It’s going to be fun and I hope you can join us! I would like to have at least 60 whistlers. (I hope we get
100+ whistlers!!!!)
Kirsti has written out music especially for the whistlers that is easy to read and understand. We’ll
also have a practice example online on our RVCC website and it will also be sent to everyone as an email.
Whistlers can sit in any seat in the auditorium. It would be great if you could pair up with some
other whistlers when you buy your tickets and get seats close to each other. All whistlers will whistle from
their seat in the auditorium and need to buy a ticket to the performance. We’ll have whistlers spread out
through Shaftman, but hopefully in some clusters.
The Whistling Choir participates in both concerts. All parents attend the first concert (The Grand
Concert) and the second concert is the Highlights Concert. If you don’t plan to attend the second concert,
you can wait in the lobby and after the C Choir finishes their last song, come into the auditorium and stand
in the back.
Colonel Bogey’s Grand Old Flag!
During the song, all Whistlers will stand with an American Flag and start whistling at their solo part. The
tune is familiar and patriotic! Whistlers will remain standing from their solo part until the end of the song
and keep whistling! J
Sign-ups will be on March 7 and 14. Your chorister signs your name at rehearsal and picks up the
music for you. Your name will be listed in the concert program.
I would love to have 100+ whistlers in the audience! It will be a patriotic moment to remember.
Please practice your whistling skills and join in on the fun!!!
Important dates and information:
March 7 and 14
Have your chorister sign your name to be listed in the concert program and also pick
up the Whistlers Music.
April 11 5:15-5:30
Whistlers Rehearsal duPont Chapel
April 16 2:45-3:15
Whistler Rehearsal at Jefferson Center
April 17 1:30 and 4:30Concerts!
Ms. Davidson
kimdavidson@childrenschoir.com
540-676-7265
RVCCAnnieAuditionAnnouncement
KevinJoneswillonceagainserveasourdirectorandchoreographer.
WewillconsiderperformersfromallChoirs!
AuditionswilltakeplaceinTalmadgeHallatHollinsUniversityon
Thursday,March17from6-7:30pm.
Thisauditionwillbeadance-callonly.Allauditioningchoristerswillneedto
arriveatHollinsby6pm.KevinJoneswillteacheveryoneashortdance
combination,andthenyouwillperformthedanceingroupsoffour.Everyone
willbereleasednolaterthan7:30pm.Pleasewearcomfortableclothesthat
youcanmovein,alongwithtennis/runningshoesorjazzshoes.
Ifcast,youMUSTattendallrehearsals,whichwillbe:
Friday,March18thfrom6-8pminTalmadgeHall
Saturday,March19thfrom10am-4pminTalmadgeHall
Saturday,April16thDressRehearsalatJeffersonCenter
(Youwon’tnecessarilycalledtheentiretimeonSaturday,March19th,butwe
willneedyoutocommittotheentireblockofrehearsalsbeforeauditioning
sothatwemayconsideryou.Thank-you!)
Availablerolesinclude:
Annie
Orphans
DaddyWarbucks
GraceFarrell
Drake
Parent Volunteer Forms
are Available!
The Parent Volunteer sign-up forms
have been emailed to you. Our
parents make our program
SPARKLE! Please be generous with
your support & sign up for a
committee! Forms can also be found
on the RVCC website:
childrenschoir.com
Thank you so much!!!
The following committees need
leadership for next choir year as a
chair or a co-chair. Please contact Kim
Davidson if you have any questions or
are ready to sign up and join our super
team of committee chairs!!
A/B Attendance
A/B Costumes
C Choir Costume – Co-Chair to
train to take the lead the following year
Spirit Wear Chair
Scholarship Committee Chair
Practice CD Duplication
Patron Support – Co-Chair to train
to take the lead the following year
$$ Wendy Bucks $$
Did you know that Wendy Bucks are a great way to earn money for your chorister’s
personal account? For every $1.00 worth of Wendy Bucks that you purchase, 25 cents goes
into your chorister’s personal account. Wendy Bucks can be sold to anyone that likes to
eat at Wendy’s, and they can be used like cash at all area Wendy’s! This is an easy
fundraiser and personal account funds can be used to pay for trips, the Fall Retreat, and
Tuition. If you would like to purchase Wendy Bucks, please send a check or cash in an
envelope marked “Wendy Bucks” with your chorister to rehearsal. Please make sure to
include your chorister’s name, as well as what choir they are in. Your request will be filled
and given to your chorister at their next rehearsal.
TheMusicintheParksFestivalfortheA/B/B+ChoirsisApril8-9,2016.
Detailedinformation,theregistrationformandpaymentschedulewere
emailedtoyou.Thatinformationisalsoavailableonourwebsite,
www.childrenschoir.com.Thecostofthetripis$160forchoristersand
$130forchaperones.ThisisoneofthefavoritetraditionsintheRVCCand
we’relookingforwardtoanothergreattrip!
The2ndpayment($80forchoristers/$65forchaperones)
isdueMonday,March7.
Questions?
ContactVolunteerChair,MichelleSublett,at
michellesublett@childrenschoir.com.
Poor Weather??
In case of bad weather on any
performance or rehearsal day please
check the website:
www.childrenschoir.com
CChoirMake-upRehearsals
Saturdays,10:00-11:30am,
ChapelChoirRoom
March5th
ANotefromtheMusicLibarian:
Pleaseencourageyourchoristertotakespecialcareoftheirchoirmusic.Lostordamagedmusicwill
resultinachargetothechorister.Nodrawingorwritingonthemusicorbinderisallowed–except
formusicalnotations.
ChargesforSpring2016binders:
AChoir-$16.00
BChoir-$16.00
B+Choir-$17.00
CChoir-$23.00
Questions?ContactSandraChurchatsissandralane@hotmail.com
MakesureyouhaveyourRVCCnew“I’mHappy”T-shirt!!
v A/B/B+needsthemfortheWilliamsburgFestival
v CChoirwillbewearingthemattheCarnegieFestival
Shirtsareavailableatrehearsals.PleaseasktheAttendancehelpers.Shirtsare$10.
Volunteering!!!!
Pleasemakeeveryefforttovolunteerin
supportofyourchildandthearts.
Whetheryoucanhelpalittleoralot,we
LOVEyouforit!
“Like”theRVCCon
Facebook!
RVCCWebsite:
www.childrenschoir.com
Haveyouseenthephoto
albumonourwebsite?
Takeapeek!
Calendardatesfor
RVCC15-16FullCalendar
AllRVCCchoirsrehearseeveryMondaybeginningAugust31unlessnotedotherwise.
Newitemswillbemarkedwithan*whenthecalendarissenttoyouatthebeginningofeachmonth.
WelcometotheRoanokeValleyChildren’sChoiratHollinsUniversity!AllrehearsalswillbeheldatHollins
UniversityintheduPontChapel.Wearesoappreciativeoftheirgenerosityforprovidingfreerehearsalspace
forus.
TheSpringSemester March
March5
March7
March12 March14 March17 March18 March19 March21(Monday)
CChoirMake-upRehearsal10:00-11:30ChoirRoom
ConcertTicketsfor1:30GrandConcertgoonsaleJefferson
Center8:30AM
Siblingchoirandwhistlingsign-ups
MondayRegularABB+Rehearsalsand..
CChoirRehearsal&BuddyRehearsal7:00-9:00
WelcomenewCChoirmembers
CChoir7thannualCOOKIEMONDAY!
SeniorSharingdueintypedform.
*RVCCBookFairatBarnesandNoble(ValleyView)
A/BChoirsperformingat1:00(12:30warm-up)
ComeandsupportthechoirandwearyourchoirT-Shirt! Handoutconcertposters
Week#2forSiblingChoirandWhistlingSign-ups
AuditionsforSpringMusicalMontage
6:00-7:30 TalmadgeHall
6:00-8:00SpringMusicalRehearsalforselectedactors
TalmadgeHall
10:00-4:00 SpringMusicalRehearsalforselectedactors
TalmadgeHall
HollinsChapelisnotavailabletotheRVCC
Norehearsalsonthisregularrehearsalday
*ConcertTicketsfor4:30HighlightsConcertgoonsaleat
JeffersonCenter8:30AM
March23(Wednesday) March28 RVCCrehearsaldayforthisweekonly
4:00-5:30 A/BChoirs
5:00-6:30 B+Choir
7:00-9:00 CChoir
NoChoir,SpringBreak
April
April4
April8/9
April11
April16
April17
MemoryCheckforallChoirs
*5:00WilliamsburgChaperoneMeeting,choirroom
ABB+ChoirstoWilliamsburgforFestivalintheParks
ABB+rehearsetogether4:00-5:30
5:15-5:30 WhistlersRehearsalwithchoir
ABB+handinmusic
NOTE:B+rehearsalfrom4:00-5:30
SiblingChoir5:30-6:00
CChoirregularrehearsal7:00-9:00
ConcertRehearsalatShaftmanHall
10:00 Siblings
10:15 Allchoristersarrive
10:30-3:30 Concertrehearsal
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29 AnnualSpringConcerts
ShaftmanHallattheJeffersonCenter
12:00-12:15choristerarrival,bringsnacksand2waters
12:30PHOTOS
12:45Warm-up
1:30 GrandConcert
4:30 HighlightsConcert
*StrawberryFestival9:00-5:00RVCCtent!
ActivityTBA
May7
Blue
Purple
Red
Green
Pink
BOLD
RegularChoirrehearsalsarefinishedfortheyear.
Costume Ordering Days and Costume Check
First Day of choir in each semester
Concert Tickets go on sale
Additional or altered C Choir rehearsal times
Altered A B B+ rehearsal times
PerformancesandEvents
AprilforCChoironly
April18
April23
April24
April25
April28
7:00-8:30 CChoirselectmembersCarmina
BuranarehearsalatHUChapel
SelectCChoirMembersDressRehearsalwithRSO
CarminaBurana RoanokeCivicCenter
SelectCChoirMembersPerformancewithRSO
CarminaBuranaRoanokeCivicCenter
7:00-8:30 CChoirNYCRehearsal
7:00-8:30 CChoirNYCRehearsal
May2
May7
7:00-8:30 CChoirNYCRehearsal
10:00-11:30 CChoirNYCRehearsal(requiredrecordingfor
approvalforNYCfestival)
NewcomerAuditionsHollinsChapel
3:30-8:30
NewcomerAuditionsoverflowdate4:00-7:00
MusicorderingdayinHUChapelchoirroom5:00-8:00
May
May9,12
May16
May31
June
June8
7:00-8:30 CChoirNYCRehearsal
June9
7:00-8:30 CChoirNYCRehearsal
June13
4:00-6:00 CChoirNYCRehearsal
June14
4:00-6:00 CChoirNYCRehearsal(ifnecessary)
June16-20 CChoirtoNYC,ManhattanConcertProductions
Children’sChoirFestival
Pleasemarkyourcalendarswiththesedates.Participationintheseeventsisrequired.
*ChoirmeetseveryMondayunlessnotedotherwise.
Choristersareallowedupto2absencespersemester.
PleasecalloremailMs.Davidsontoreportanabsence.
HappySingingtoyouall!
Pleasefeelfreetocontactmewithanyquestions.
Ms.Davidson
kimdavidson@childrenschoir.com Phone:676-7265
C Choir Make-up rehearsals: Chapel Choir Room 10:00-11:30
March 5
RVCC2015-16VolunteerCommittees
Updated2/9/16
A/B/B+ChoralFestival:Chair:MichelleSublett(776-0918)
A/B/B+LocalSchoolTour:Chair:KimRoudebush(366-3511)
JoslaineAustin,CoryGregory,WendyJohnston,KathyLynch,MelissaPhillips,JanetWilliams
AlumniCommunication:JeanneTruesdell(552-3362)
Attendance(A/B):Chair:ChrisRatliff(525-1855)
KarenChilders,JennaGiannini,MariaGonzalez,TiffanyHall,AmandaHeasley,MarthaMcMahon,SusanNixon,Tim&Candace
Poling,JessicaRosello,HeatherWiggins,RachelWisdom,KimYonce,DaveZuschin
Attendance(B+):Chair:AllisonParkhurst(598-6034)
DebbieBell,SandyCales,HopeCogen,MichaelCogen,MichelleCordle,ClaraEnriquez,MelissaFleming,LisaFouch,Jenna
Giannini,LatoyaHash,MelissaHepler,WendyJohnston,VickieMeyer,RebeccaMorford,MichelleStephenson,YvonneWebb,
GabriellaWeston,KellyWilliams,
Attendance(C):Chairs:CindyBeMent(574-527-7793)
MaeAlexander,KatieBrown,RoseCampbell,AmyFrazier,AnneLawson,GailLee,SusannaMitchell,MariaMorales,Katy
Robinson,JeanneTruesdell,LatishiaPatterson
BusinessandCommunitySponsorship:Frank&JennaGiannini(521-4293)
CChoirTrip2016:Chair:MichelleSublett(776-0918)
Transportation:TeresaGoerner(725-9279)
Rooming:CynthiaTodd(387-1834)
Meals:LynneLatino(966-3184),TinaBourne(389-8955)
JennBjurman-Birr,HopeReynolds,AshaRiegodeDios,GwenVieth,MichelleWilliams
CDSales:Chair:TeresaGoerner(725-9279)
ChasityFitzpatrick,HollyFrye,MarieGepitulan,SharonHaig,LisaHeffron,HilaryKennard,AnneLawson,FayOlinger
ConcertDecorating:Chair:HeatherWray(919-414-4569)
LeeBrown,SharonClark,AngelGillum,SusanHolt,HeatherJones,AngelaLayman,AlexandriaMoore,TylerNguyen
ConcertPerformance:Co-Chairs:SophiaBerkel(423-737-3614),KiaPriceWade(761-0343),
KirstiDavidson(204-0389);StageLeft:JennaGiannini(521-4293)
ConcertPowerpoint:Chair:CathyWallin(989-1312)
LisaGarst,MarshallMiller,LisaUotinen
ConcertProgram:Chair:AnneMiller(420-3444)
AmyFrazier,Pattie/RogerHanson,ShareceKincer
ConcertRound-up:Chair:CherieEller(389-2612)
SophiaBerkel,DianeEakin,AngelGillum,MarkKasmer,RebeccaMorford,VivienOshuorah,AngelReynolds,Darrell/Melissa
Royal
DVDSales:Chair:TeresaGoerner(725-9279)
JoslaineAustin,RoseCampbell,MichelleCordle,MarieGepitulan,SharonHaig,LisaHeffron,AnneLawson,
FayOlinger,YvonneWebb,
EventsandPromotions:Co-chairs:MichelleBurnett,CharlotteCorrell
FallRetreat:Chair:GailLee(384-6504)Co-Chair:CharlotteCorrell(875-0111)
Registration:SandraChurch(265-2626),AshaRiegodedios(904-7432)
Activities:LynnLatino(397-2691)
Rooming/Chaperones:CynthiaTodd(387-1834)
CheckIn:PaigeGreenShropshire(427-0213)
FormalCostumesABB+:
A/BChair:JenniferBroyles(797-6266)
CrystalCooper
B+Chairs:RebeccaCapuano(650-2132),CathySwain(362-0034)
FormalCostumesC:CoChairs:AngieLane(427-3816),LezlePfleger(204-2550)
MissyArmes
Fundraising:CharlotteCorrell(875-0111),DianeGlenn(989-2816)
MaeAlexander,HollyFrye,Pattie/RogerHanson,LatoyaHash,ChristineWalters
TeenaWilkin(SCRIP)
GrantProposals:MichelleBurnett(706-414-2500),KirkOlinger(537-9259),
AshaRiegodeDios(301-641-2195)
Historian:Chair:CathyWallin(989-1312)
MichelleLionberger
Music:Chair:SandraChurch(265-2626)
DarrylChurch,MaeAlexander,JonathanBagby,CynthiaBowen,Ann-MarieConner,AmyFrazier,LeanneHall,MelissaHepler,
BarbaraMoore,SusanNixon,CarolynPaige,MelissaPhillips,KellySeidel,JeanniTogo,JeanneTruesdell,LisaUotinen,Donna
Wardell,HeatherWiggins
NewcomerAuditions:Co-Chairs:KristinAyersman(526-7792),KellyBrown(588-8551),DianeKossow(314-4635)
RashmiAgarwal,TracyCaldwell,MariaGonzalez,LindaGustad,MelissaHepler,JeniMurphy,AndiOrtt,VivienOsuorah,Allison
Parkhurst,OlindaPully,MichelleStephenson,SamanthaSukarai,StephanieSylvester-Johnson,LisaUotinen,GwenVieth,Karen
Wheeler,JanetWilliams
PatronSupport:Chair:TracyCaldwell(309-2225)
CrystalBarkesdale
Photography:KirstiDavidson(204-0389)
ChristinaAcker,Asim/SabrinaAlli,DianneGlenn,ChuckLionberger,StephanieMiller,DaveZuschin
PracticeCDDuplication:SusanSchofield(892-3061)
Publicity:ChrisHenson,AccessMarketing;ChairforPosterDistribution:ChasityFitzpatrick(525-6569)
Helpwithposterdistribution:B.T.Fitzpatrick,LisaGarst,AshuJain,Tim/CandacePoling,AlexMoore
Risers:Committeemembersonly–nochairneeded
JonathanBagby,MarwoodLarson-Harris,TimPohlad-Thomas
Scholarship:Chair:RhesaBailey(322-7488)
AmyHatheway,MaynardKeller,JudithMcKeon,GlendaSteffekCynthiaTodd,TonyaWeed
SpiritWear:Chair:DawnEspalage(682-3885)
LindaGustad,AndiOrtt,DebbieSylvester,RhondaWebber
Website:SteveCaldwell(353-0051)
WendyBucks:ABB+C:SunnyZiegler(597-8417)
JessicaRosello(A/B),EnidMau(C)