Nov.10, 2006

Dear Families,
 

• Next week—is large group rehearsal.  Chaperones please arrive at 9:15 to set up chairs.  Chaperones are: Borden, Casella, Gretton, Kruschwitz, Ooyama, Roets.

• Gala meeting—everyone who is interested in helping with the Gala, please come to a meeting during large group from 8:30-10:30 in the student lounge.  The Gala is our major fundraiser and is a lot of fun for all the families.  This year’s gala will take place at Nazareth.  We need everyone’s help to make this event a success.

• Website:  Our new website has launched!  Please check it out at www.bachkidsusa.org. There are many new features and more are planned.  Please let us know if there is anything specific you would like to see included in the website.  Your ideas are welcomed.  Huge thanks to Skeeter Harris (Emma’s dad) for all the work he put into changing our site!

• NEW MAJOR SCHEDULE CHANGE:  Our apologies, but due to problems with scheduling the orchestra the Dec 9th rehearsal will now look like this:  Large group rehearsal at Nazareth from 9:30- 11:30.  Then, break for lunch and reassemble at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church from 12:30-1:45.  This was out of our control, but as most of you know, we usually have double rehearsals prior to Messiah.

•   School newspaper announcement: We would like all of you to let your school know about your accomplishments.  Please use the attached sample email to send to your individual school principals or local papers.  Feel free to modify it to suit your needs.  Just copy and paste it into the body of a new email and edit as necessary.  Most school principals enjoy hearing and sharing their student’s extra-curricular accomplishments.  They may even come to see you perform!

• Nutcracker chaperone schedule is attached.  The December chaperone schedule should be ready soon, as well.

• Major schedule change!!!—On Monday December 4th, we will be taping “Sounds of the Season: at WROC Channel 8 (201 Humboldt St, near Culver) instead of having Messiah rehearsal.  We will arrive at the studio at 6:30 for 7:00 taping.  We will be singing Dormi Dormi and Maoz Tsur for this event.  Concert uniform required.

• Sunday night Nutcracker announcement:  The RPO and RCB have reserved seats for the chorus to watch the Sunday night performance.  We will watch the first half, take our places to sing from inside the theatre and then sing.  We will have our cast party during the second half, but choristers may choose to go back to the theatre to watch the ballet.  All choristers are welcome to attend this performance and sing regardless of whether or not you are scheduled.

• Nutcracker—. Party.  Sign up with Mrs. Danielak to bring something for the party on Sunday night. Sign up sheets will be at large group next week.

• Nutcracker gifts— Thank you to everyone who is out scouring the stores for gifts.  We appreciate everything you’ve done so far!

• Next week—is small group rehearsal.  It is a test week on: Noel Nouvelet, Les Anges, Maoz Tsur, Dormi Dormi, Schafe, and Beau Soir.  If absent for any reason, a make-up test must be scheduled directly with Mrs. Krogstad before any performances.  Students who need an additional try at the test will be able to do so during Nutcracker..

• NEW MAJOR SCHEDULE CHANGE:  Our apologies, but due to problems with scheduling the orchestra the Dec 9th rehearsal will now look like this:  Large group rehearsal at Nazareth from 9:30- 11:30.  Then, break for lunch and reassemble at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church from 12:30-1:45.  This was out of our control, but as most of you know, we usually have double rehearsals prior to Messiah.

• Chicken BBQ: thanks to everyone for all their help with the bbq.  Those of you who helped will receive a credit to your chorister’s trip account.

• Major schedule change!!!—On Monday December 4th, we will be taping “Sounds of the Season: at WROC Channel 8 (201 Humboldt St, near Culver) instead of having Messiah rehearsal.  We will arrive at the studio at 6:30 for 7:00 taping.  We will be singing Dormi Dormi and Maoz Tsur for this event.  Concert uniform required.

• Sunday night Nutcracker announcement:  The RPO and RCB have reserved seats for the chorus to watch the Sunday night performance.  We will watch the first half, take our places to sing from inside the theatre and then sing.  We will have our cast party during the second half, but choristers may choose to go back to the theatre to watch the ballet.  All choristers are welcome to attend this performance and sing regardless of whether or not you are scheduled.

• Nutcracker tickets:  vouchers are in your folders today.  Vouchers must be redeemed at the RPO box office on East Ave.  Choristers need a ticket to see the second half of the show, except Sunday night.
• Nutcracker schedule-is attached today. 

• Nutcracker—. Party.  Sign up with Mrs. Danielak to bring something for the party on Sunday night.

• Nutcracker gifts—At the Sunday night cast party, all choristers receive a thank you gift.  First choice is given to those choristers who have sung in all six performances, then five, then four and so on.  We need some help this year in procuring the Nutcracker/holiday themed gifts.  Please consider purchasing and donating one or two gifts for the raffle.  These can be brought to any rehearsal between now and Nov 19th or brought directly to the Eastman school during Nutcracker.