Fall Concert

It’s here! Our first concert of the year is this Thursday, October 1, at Holy Angels Catholic Church. Holy Angels is located at 2309 South A&M Ave. It is the large building at the intersection of A&M Avenue and Sac Avenue (just south of the area between HEB and ASU).

The concert will start at 7:30 PM, but the groups have the following report times for roll call and dress rehearsal: 

• HarmoniCats - 4:45 PM
• Chorale - 5:15 PM
• Bella Voce, Men’s Choir, and Concert Ladies – 5:45 PM (arrive in uniform) 

All choir students are required to be in attendance, on time, in the correct uniform, perform with their group, and stay for the entirety of the concert. Each of those elements is an evaluated component of this major grade and a requirement to earn credit for this performance-based course. We need your help to work out any conflicts in advance so that all of the students can be present and on-time to their group’s scheduled dress rehearsal. Students who miss a dress rehearsal could run the risk of not being allowed to perform with their group.

If you have not already done so, PLEASE get the the $35 activity fee turned-in ASAP. We cannot issue uniforms to students until this has been done. Students not in uniform will not be allowed to perform at the concert. This includes improper shoes and socks. J

We will open the sanctuary doors for seating no earlier than 7:00 PM. All audience members need to patiently wait outside or in the foyer until a booster club officer or director opens the doors for audience seating. Observing this request is crucial for the successful preparation of the choirs for their performance that evening. Also, we ask that upon entering the sanctuary of the church you keep the noise level down as much as possible. We will have our piano tuner trying to make fine-tuning adjustments to the harpsichord right before the concert (7:00-7:30). The instrument is very temperamental and has to be tuned several times prior to a performance. Excessive noise makes it hard to hear and slows down his process.

We will wear our formal choir uniforms. For complete information on what to wear and the dress code, please see Chapter 6, Subchapter B (pages 20-22) of our choir handbook (which can be found under Files > Downloads > Handbook & Syllabus on our website).

Help Needed: We always need a bit of help from parents and students before each concert to setup the risers and clear the platform at the church before the rehearsals begin that afternoon. If you would be willing to help us with that, please send let me know that we can count on you. We will meet at the church at 4:00 PM. If we have a lot of hands it only takes about 15 minutes. 

Thank you for your attention to these details. As always, please email myself or Mrs. Vaught with any questions and we will do our best to help you.

We are SO PROUD of these students and all of their hard work. They are a delight to work with each day. See you Thursday!