Notes For Choir- Showcase and Following

Notes for the week of January 7-11, 2019

This is Showcase 2019 week! Students will be in rehearsal this week on Tuesday through Thursday at the Montgomery Performing Arts Center inside the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Montgomery.Based on the schedule sent today, choral students need to attend rehearsal on Wednesday and Thursday night only. All rehearsals begin at 4 pm and end at approximately 8:30 pm each night. Students should arrange to ride with a classmate or have someone bring them to rehearsal each night. You will receive information Monday on Showcase meals for performers only.Please be mindful that this is an important week for the entire BTW community. Students should try to maximize downtown during rehearsals by studying, preparing for other assignments, catching up or getting ahead on reading, etc, so that time is not lost. It is important to get a good night’s rest daily, stay hydrated, and be prepared to give your best in performance.

Showcase tickets will be handed out to those students who have paid their Blue/Gold Event Fee. If you need additional tickets, please bring the money to the school and Mr. Williams will receipt it and give you tickets. Non-performers and individuals not involved in BTW’s performance are not allowed backstage. Attendees will need a ticket; performers will not.

There are three performances of Showcase: Friday morning, Friday evening, and Saturday. Students will need to coordinate a drop off/ride to the Friday morning performance. However, transportation will be provided by school bus back to the Hayneville Rd campus for those who do not drive. Students are cleared to go home and rest after the morning performance. Parents may pick them up from the MPAC or at Hayneville Rd. Students may ride the school buses provided back to campus if they need to. Call time for the morning performance in 8:00 am and the performance begins at 9; Friday evening-6 pm and start time is 7pm; and Saturday is 1 pm with start time of 2 pm. Parents may not attend the morning performance on Friday. 

Choral performers- per Gary Moore, the creative director for Showcase, choral students will wear concert attire. This means dresses, tuxes, and pearls for ladies. Please wear makeup! You will not be seen if you do not. Make sure to follow all directions when given during performance and rehearsals. If you fail to have the required costumes or fail to follow directions, you will not perform and will receive the appropriate grade reflecting your actions.

Week of January 14-18, 2019

Following Showcase week, we have been asked to sing for Governor Kay Ivey’s inauguration. It will take place on January 14, 2019 at the Capital Building (same place we sang for the tree lighting ceremony). It will begin at 10 am. We need to arrive by 8:30 am. This is early! However, we need the publicity for our school and this will be a great opportunity to showcase the hard work we have been doing in choir. The plan (most likely) is to meet that morning at the old BTW campus, park cars, and have a bus transport us together to the capital building. I will finalize this with Dr. Starks. Parents I am sure you are welcome to attend. Dress is dresses and tuxes (note that this is not a school day for us).

Tentatively we have planned a PBIS day for choir since we have been working hard lately. The plan is either to go bowling, go to Launch park in Prattville, or some other activity per Dr. Starks approval. TBD

Hallelujah!!!!

This is our last blog post for the grading period. In this post, we are going to listen to two different versions of Hallelujah Chorus which we have been learning. In your response, please compare and contrast the two and give musical reasons about which you like. Be as specific as possible in your one paragraph (5 sentences) response. All posts must be made by 11:59 pm on Friday, December 14, 2018.

The Holidays Are Here!

This week we are looking at holiday music.  As we approach the holiday season, we should begin to look at music that would be appropriate for a holiday or Christmas performance.  In this blog post you will need to find one holiday or Christmas piece that will be appropriate for a choral performance.  Your selection can be for a choir or for a solo singer.  Include in your post why you chose the selection, what musical elements about it make it appropriate for holiday or Christmas, and whether or not you would perform in the selection yourself either as a solo or in a choir. All posts should be made by Friday November 16, 2018. No late posts accepted. Include a link to the video.