Auditions for the 2013-2014 season:
MANDITORY PARENT MEETING: September 5, 2013 at 7 pm
Redlands Middle School Cafeteria
Auditions for prospective members grades 4th & 5th:
September 7, 2013 by appointment
The Grand Valley Children’s Choir will present their spring concert at 4 p.m. on March 3, 2013 at the Central High School Auditorium. The concert will feature a variety of music performed by children 4th to 7th grade, including classical music, show tunes and African arrangements. Tickets will be available at the door, $5 for adults and $3 for students and children.
The concert will feature, Carrington Schaeffer, a local singer who is a graduate of Colorado Mesa University and a member of the 1940’s-inspired vocal jazz group, The Tonettes. It will also showcase several other guest vocalists.
The Grand Valley Children’s Choir (GVCC) is a complimentary group of the Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra. It is an auditioned choir made up of 40 children from across the Grand Valley. The Directors are Dazie Kirtland and Danielle Behrens.
For more information about the GVCC visit www.gvcchoir.wordpress.com
For more information about Carrington Schaeffer visit www.thetonettes.com/carrington-schaeffer
Just a reminder that January 31st is our scheduled CHOIR PICTURE DAY! We are asking for students arrive by by 6:15pm that evening dressed in full concert attire. We will take the photos and then have our normal rehearsal from 6:30-7:45pm. Every student will receive a 5×7 group photo that was included as part of your tuition payment.
We hope everyone has a very restful and joyful Holiday Break. Weekly rehearsals begin again on January 10th at 6:30pm. Please plan to be on time and ready to sing!
DressRehearsal and Concert Schedule
LOCATION: Grand Junction High School Auditorium
DATE: November 12, 2012
4:15pm – arrive at Grand Junction High School and check in with us and get name badge. Students should be wearing their rehearsal T-Shirts.
4:30-4:55 – Finale rehearsal with College and High School Choirs * THIS IS MANDATORY. IF YOUR CHILD IS NOT AT THIS REHEARSAL HE/SHE WILL NOT PERFORM THE FINAL SONG!
4:55-5:15 – Grand Valley Children’s Choir Dress Rehearsal * THIS IS MANDATORY. IF YOUR CHILD IS NOT AT THIS REHEARSAL HE/SHE WILL NOT PERFORM IN THE CONCERT! We will end with children in their seats and they can leave their name badges on the chair so they will know where to sit.
5:15-6:40 – Children are dismissed with their parents to go eat dinner and change into concert attire.
6:40 – Students will report back to their seats in the Grand Junction High School Auditorium and turn in their name badges to check in.
7:00 – Concert Begins
During the final song of the concert the GVCC will be sitting on the edge of the stage. Parents will need to come stand by the stage to get your child after the concert. We will NOT be dismissing them into the audience. Volunteers should also come up on stage to help put choir risers away.
DON’T FORGET TO:
Wear your rehearsal T-SHIRT for the rehearsal
Wear your concert attire for the concert
Be on time and ready to go!
***Audio recordings are being sold of this performance. If you would like to order a CD please print out the order form that was emailed to you and please mail (with payment) to the address on the form.
The CCD concert is November 12, at 7pm. (The original calendar for the GVCC Season said 7:30 but this concert has been changed to 7pm this year.) Tickets can be purchased at the door and are $5 for adults and $2 for students/children. We will have a dress rehearsal on stage for the finale piece at Grand Junction High School at 4:15pm. THIS IS REQUIRED IN ORDER FOR YOUR CHILD TO PERFORM THE FINALE WITH THE GROUP. The Grand Valley Children’s Choir will also be given a time slot to run through our own music on stage but we haven’t been given the details yet. We will provide a complete itinerary for November 12 for you very soon.
